There is a report that Justice Clarence Thomas told a new Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court that "a judge should be evaluated by whether he faithfully upholds his oath to God, not to the people, to the state or to the … [Read more...]
Social security: the word is finally getting out
The facts are finally starting to catch up to President Bush. Despite his and his administration's incessant efforts to portray the Social Security system as on death's door, and on the verge of collapse unless his radical revisions … [Read more...]
Actually, yes, I can spare a dime.
So, when is the MBTA going to get some dollar machines for the buses? Usually I just end up sticking a dollar bill in the transfer box anyway; it's less trouble than trying to find 90 cents of change in the couch...Hell, I say just raise … [Read more...]
All the President’s balls
As you undoubtedly know, there are several balls planned for W's inauguration, all with names like "Constitution Ball," "Freedom Ball," "Independence Ball," etc. Now, coming up with humorous names for fake … [Read more...]
J.S. Bach is still speaking
Last night I attended a concert featuring some choral works of J.S. Bach. I was struck by the following passage from Bach's Cantata no. 179, sung by the tenor soloist (this translation from the original German is by Pamela … [Read more...]
Scalia v. Breyer
There are several reports today about the 90-minute debate between Justices Scalia and Breyer on whether American judges should consider foreign law in interpreting the U.S. Constitution (How Appealing has collected some of them here and … [Read more...]
The Cowboy’s still got the cart before the horse
So now Bush regrets having used certain colloquial Hollywood expressions, like saying "Bring 'em on," to the Iraq insurgency, and saying he wanted Osama bin Laden "Dead or Alive".Of course, if he'd actually gone … [Read more...]
National Intelligence Center’s Director calls Iraq a terrorist magnet
The WaPo has the story on a 119-page report just released by the National Intelligence Center, a CIA thinktank (hat tip: Oliver Willis). The NIC's director told the Post: "At the moment, Iraq is a magnet for international … [Read more...]