Via climateprogress, the Onion has the latest:

"While I recognize that intelligent minds may disagree on this issue, I believe we have an obligation to prevent our citizens from having their flesh seared off in a global firestorm that transforms our planet into a broiling molten wasteland," Obama added. "I think Americans deserve better."

What the article fails to mention is that the science isn't settled. In what must be the final, FINAL nail in the coffin for the stroidists, a leaked peer reviewed paper revealed last week that it's not 100% certain the asteroid is even going to hit. If the scientists aren't even sure, why the hell are we still talking about this?