Well, the new year has brought lots of commentary on the ongoing Chief Justice derby. Law prof Steven Lubet opines here (hat tip: How Appealing) that Democrats should not filibuster Scalia for CJ, because (among other things) Scalia … [Read more...]
MA Election Law Violator Bankrolls Romney, Bush and State GOP
Major Massachusetts Republican underwriter and convicted election law violator John W. Childs, one of Romney's major supporters, has joined a select list of donors by pledging $100,000 to Bush's upcoming inauguration, according to the … [Read more...]
R.I.P. Shirley Chisholm
I love this quote from Shirley Chisholm's 1970 book, as reported in the NY Times's obituary today:Our representative democracy is not working because the Congress that is supposed to represent the voters does not respond to their … [Read more...]
Homeland insecurity
A hat tip to Ben for noting that the Trust for America's Health has rated Massachusetts as tied for last (with Alaska, arguably the state least likely to be hit by a terrorist attack) in emergency preparedness for a bioterrorist … [Read more...]
The Novak mystery … solved?
Somehow I missed the NY Times's latest article on the Valerie Plame affair (hat tip: MyDD) and the mysterious role of douchebag of liberty Robert Novak, who for reasons unknown has remained unscathed as other reporters face jail time, even … [Read more...]
Fool me twice, uh… We can’t get fooled again!
AARP also joins in the pre-mortem of Bush's Social Insecurity plan.This could be fun: I'll nominate the SS privatization as the first nominee for the 2005 Great Thud of Non-Event. You can nominate your own Bush initiatives for a big ol' … [Read more...]
Justice Thomas accepted tens of thousands of dollars worth of gifts; ethicists balk
The odds on Clarence Thomas becoming the next Chief Justice may be getting longer (see our related posts here, here, and here). The LA Times reports here that Thomas has accepted over $40,000 in reportable "gifts" over the … [Read more...]
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You Can Make a Difference
Help survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunamis and their families by making monetary donations to these organizations: American Red Cross International Response Fund AmeriCares South Asia Earthquake Relief Fund Direct Relief International … [Read more...]
The perfect death penalty
His Excellency the Governor has said that he plans to file a bill to reinstate the death penalty in Massachusetts. And this time it's going to be perfect: "it will guarantee only the guilty are executed."We expect Romney's … [Read more...]