<p> Over on the <a href="http://washingtonmonthly.com/">Washington Monthly</a> site, Hilzoy, <a href="http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_10/015094.php">in talking about some crazy conspiracy theorist stuff about Obama over at The National Review</a> made a reference to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Prophecy_Fails">When Prophecy Fails</a>.</p> <p> So, when you consider that the the name of this blog comes from a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_%C3%96yster_Cult">Blue Oyster Cult</a> song, it should be no surprise (to those who know their catalog as well as I, at least) that I immediately assumed that he was making a reference to their song <a href="http://www.blueoystercult.com/Studio/lyrics/5-ETI.html">Extra Terrestrial Intelligence</a>.</p>