Some big Supreme Court cases today. I'm going to leave discussion of the Vermont campaign finance decision until tomorrow. In the meantime, I'm going to take a page from LizardBreath and defend a coalition of 5 justices I almost never would. Generally, the odds that...
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After Iraq and massive deficit busting upper-class tax cuts and Ashcroft and Abu Gonzales and Strip Search Sammy etc. etc. etc. it's very difficult to continue to defend the narcissistic.
Hilzoy identifies the crucial problem with Lieberman, and identifies another classic example of Holy Joe putting himself above the party that I had forgotten:Prizing genuine pragmatism, reasonableness, and statesmanship is.
Chessboxing:Two competitors face each other in 11 alternating rounds, six of chess, five of boxing. A bout begins with chess, which is played on a board placed directly in the middle of the ring. Each round of chess lasts four minutes. After each chess round,...
Yeah, I'm pretty much with Neil; cheering for a Green candidate to sabotage Cantwell is one of the dumbest things to come down the pike since... oh, well, since some.
In Washington D.C. now, for the first time in my life. Some people seem shocked to find that one could get a Ph.D. in political science without stepping foot in.
I've wondered about this, too. In Seven Ages of Paris, Alistair Horne suggested that Baron Hausmann did a grave aesthetic disservice to Paris in the 1850s. But, as Mr. Trend points out, some changes can be functional as well as aesthetically pleasing. Also, the increase...
Aspazia: "Next time you meet a "pro-choice" Republican, just remember, they might care about their own choice, but they could give a rat's ass about yours." Indeed, and this goes.
...but someone asked and I suppose it involves the minor "beat" I've carved out for myself, so I should say something.The whole DKos/Jerome Armstrong brouhaha -- the details of which.
Dr. Strangelove: Of course, the whole point of a Doomsday Machine is lost, if you *keep* it a *secret*! Why didn't you tell the world, EH?Ambassador de Sadesky: It was to be announced at the Party Congress on Monday. As you know, the Premier loves...
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Drilling Firm Seeks Favor as ExpatriateThe language in the House measure seems innocuous enough. Tucked into the Coast Guard budget bill, it says merely that Section 608 ( c ).