The Ekpyrotic Universe

I don't think it is a new level of stupidity, I think it is a new level of lame-duckedness. From the few clips I saw of him at the summit it reminded me of employees who had turned in their resignations, really didn't give a rat's ass about the job anymore, but still had to attend some high level meetings. When asked a question the answer was typically, "Doesn't matter to me, I won't be here then!" followed by a $h!t-eating grin to communicate a sense of "What are you going to do about it, fire me?"