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Williams’ record catches up with him

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Dan Kennedy has dug out some of Armstrong Williams' old columns to see whether the $240,000 he was taking from the Department of Education might have had just the teensiest effect on what he was writing.  The results are, in a word, … [Read more...]

24 is back!

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Fox's TV show "24" has been one of my favorite shows for the last three years, and now it's about to start its fourth season (Sunday night at 8 pm).This year, though, some are seeing more in 24 than just a really good TV … [Read more...]

More on Novak

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This article from Washington Monthly is a great read.  It's an eye-opening look at how a douchebag of liberty like Robert Novak has managed to commit a truly disgraceful and unpatriotic act -- publicly disclosing the name of an … [Read more...]

Real electoral college reform

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Let's first lay some groundwork.  Under the Constitution, a group of people called "electors" -- not the people at large -- elect the President and Vice President.  Each state gets a number of electors equal to the … [Read more...]

Ah — NOW I get it!

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I was wondering why my post on Armstrong Williams' somewhat incoherent column on the Supreme Court was generating so much interest today -- frankly, I had never heard of the guy before I read his column and decided to blog about it.Then I … [Read more...]

Even more on Thomas

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As expected, today brings a new crop of Justice Thomas commentary.  This one, by Edward Lazarus, argues that liberals shouldn't dismiss Thomas as a lightweight or as a Scalia clone, but that Thomas's radical views and unwillingness to … [Read more...]

Be afraid, be very afraid

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Josh Marshall has the full text of the leaked memo from Karl Rove's deputy regarding the administration's strategy to destroy Social Security.  It's all scary, but the scariest part is the paragraph on tactics:Our strategy will … [Read more...]

Curious commentaries

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The yakkity-yak over Clarence Thomas and all other matters relating to the possibly-soon-to-be-vacant Chief Justice's seat continues apace.  Two of today's commentaries caught my eye.First, John Yoo (Berkeley law prof, former Thomas … [Read more...]

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