"We're going through a tough time as a country. That brings out the blowhards and demagogues . We usually find our way, without any help from them. We will this time, too." SOME NEWS: * 'What constitutes justice for the Guantanamo detainees ?' * Republicans take two governorships , and a closely-watched New York district goes the way of the Democrats, thanks to a Republican split . * Whoah. A crazy tale of Scientology espionage . * Nice. British MPs told to get smaller apartments . * Mapping the water on Earth. * Why does it seem like helicopters crash all the time? * The only-slightly-weird healing powers of lab-created skin . * Heh. Ten reasons the idea of having kids is freaky.