I’m surprised that Eugene Volokh is surprised that O’Connor and Breyer vote together 70% of the time, the 8th most common pairing on the court. Breyer–as was proved yet again in his appalling dissent inAshcroft v. ACLU–is the “liberal” most likely to roll over, especially on civil liberties cases. More broadly, O’Connor and Breyer have commonalities […]
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As some of you may have noticed, I’m reaching the stage of frustration with the whole Nader thing I should have reached about four years ago. In a few weeks I should be reaching the “sputt
Michael Ignatieff has another mea culpa for his support of W’s Iraqi adventure. His previous apology back in March (no link, behind a pay-per-view wall) I recall only hazily. It showed up durin
Good post at Crooked Timber about Turkish prospects in the EU. Here’s Chirac letting GW have it for meddling in European affairs by arguing that Turkey should be a member. And here’s Digby being, I think, a bit unfair. There are a few reasons why some EU member states don’t want let Turkey in. Turkish human rights policy […]
I saw it Sunday afternoon. Not quite as boisterous a crowd as Rob and Scott were treated to, but enthusiastic enough. I found the film uneven, but undeniably and surprisingly powerful (especially give
Admittedly, identifying the worst manifestation of a silly concept badly executed is a wearying, impossible exercise, so identifying the very worst “Kerryism” is as inherently futile as di
I’m happy to be wrong…
My predictions, based on the extremely reliable method of “half-assed guesses derived from thin research”: Con 115 Lib 108 NDP 28 Bloq 55 IND 1 It’s basically too close to call, but
In a way that was vaguely consistent with my earlier prediction, the Court refused to fully cede jurisdiction and give unlimited executive power to the presidency, but did so in a way that didn’
From Ralph Nader’s campaign site: A semi-literate screed denouncing Michael Moore for fraternizing with Democrats and being fat. Classy.
Just back from the Farmer’s Market. Nader 04 campaigners were out in force, which is to say there were about five of them milling about. One approached me as I entered and asked who I plan to vo
Given the consistent and pronounced difference between Fox News polls and all other reputable polls, and the general….proclivities of the Fox News crew, I’ve long suspected they’ve h