Ex-Harvard student accused of living a lieTells us nothing. Could be so many (in)famous people.Name names.--------------------------------------------Follow me on Twitter and Facebook...
If you don't know what "it" is, then go back to sleep.If you do know what "it" is, I'd be interested in your thoughts.Because "good journalism" isn't quite satisfying."Guilty conscience"?"Atoning for sins"?"Providing cover"?Update 5-19-2010 - Here is the punch line to the editorial in The...
The bullying by Congressional committees of various unpopular industries has taken on warp speed.But in a very disturbing new tactic, Congressional Democrats specifically are targeting a sponsor of conservative media shows, particularly the Glenn Beck Show, on a flimsy pretext: Forget Goldman. New York Rep....
We are being led by ideologues who are wilfully ignorant of the legal topics about which they do not hesitate to opine. These people lack a simple inquisitiveness of the mind on topics about which they already have made up their minds.First, Attorney General Eric...
In Graham v. Florida, the Supreme Court held that it violated the constitutional prohibition against cruel and unusual punishments to imprison someone with no possibility of parole based upon crimes, other than homicide, committed while a juvenile.These lines (at page 40 of the pdf.) in...
Richard Blumenthal, current Attorney General of Connecticut and Democratic candidate for Senate, has a problem. A big problem.Blumenthal is considered the overwhelming favorite to keep Chris Dodd's seat in Barack Obama's hands.But, if this NY Times report is true, Blumenthal's days should be numbered, because...
and American Jews have not done a good job at forcing Israelis to create the Middle Eastern version of the Upper West Side, or something like that, from Peter Beinart and the usual suspects.You know what, they really don't care what you think. And they...
Apparently, it constitutes race baiting to mention Al Sharpton when criticizing the boycott of Arizona, according to Kevin Johnson, at ImmigrationProf Blog:The Securetheborder.org website mentioned in Palin's message includes the following "defense" of Arizona:"instead of taking action to help, the state has come under attack...
Also known as killing two birds with one stone.We get to apologize to and beg forgiveness from China for the sin of Arizona seeking to enforce the U.S. immigration laws, thus satisfying the 11th Commandment, "thou shall apologize profusely."And, as the twofer, we get to...
A lot of people are upset about these lines in Pat Buchanan's column, Are Liberals Anti-WASP?: If Kagan is confirmed, Jews, who represent less than 2 percent of the U.S. population, will have 33 percent of the Supreme Court seats.Is this the Democrats' idea of...
The evidence mounts of bungled permitting, delays in response, and understating the impact:U.S. Said to Allow Drilling Without Needed Permits - "Those approvals, federal records show, include one for the well drilled by the Deepwater Horizon rig, which exploded on April 20, killing 11 workers...
He just can't wrap his mind around it. So he sinks ever deeper into his belief that we fail to understand.But in fact, it is he who fails to understand:Is “Left” becoming a four-letter word? You’d think so lately with each day bringing more news...
For all you Charlie Crist fans out there, Crist's answer was "I'm going to keep it" (at 3:10)(via The Buzz):[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BLaPcYK1CE]--------------------------------------------Related Posts (Heckler-mania):President Protects Critic's Right To Speak At Town HallShocking Lack of RespectWe Are All Gillian Duffy NowThe First HecklerFollow me on Twitter and Facebook...
This is the latest in a series on the use of the race card for political gain: Yesterday, Sam Stein, a lead reporter and blogger for HuffPo, ran a post titled Group Sends Racially-Tinged Mailer Targeting Bill Halter In Arkansas Senate Race: The already racially-tinged attacks being...
The fiscal equivalent of Stockholm Syndrome:A term used to describe a paradoxical psychological phenomenon wherein government officials express adulation and have positive feelings toward unsustainable union contracts that appear irrational in light of the danger or risk posed by such contracts to the government.Our politicians...
It's like a class reunion. My law school classmate Elliot Spitzer swears he didn't date Elena Kagan. Now my classmate Ruth Marcus swears Kagan is not gay (and neither is Ruth, she makes sure to note).The main point of Ruth's column is that it's tough...
So says Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley (remember her?), regarding the arrests in Boston of possible Times Square bombing suspects on immigration charges.As reported by Where Are My Keys blog, via Howie Carr:The question at the press conference at the State House yesterday was, Why...
