This has been a busy week for fans of political game theory. Over the past six years, the actions of our political leaders have been building the friction between the Executive and the Legislative branches of the federal government. Bush and Cheney have been actively expanding the list of inherent powers they claimed, and until [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Making History
Posted in constitution, ethics, impeachment, politics on June 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Move Over
Posted in education, technology on June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I could have used one of these yesterday.
J.A. Tosti came up with the idea of putting a thin vinyl strip on the top of the windshield with an arrow pointing to the right lane that literally tells drivers to “Move Over.” The words are spelled backwards on the sticker, so a driver looking in [...]
Your Liberal Media
Posted in criminal law, ethics, free speech, impeachment, politics, privacy on June 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
From the AP, just now:
WASHINGTON – The Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney’s office Wednesday for documents relating to President Bush’s warrant-free eavesdropping program.
Um, guys? “Warrant-free eavesdropping?” Is that like “Fat-free Ice Cream: all of the flavor but none of the guilt?” Seriously. The issue here is that NSA [...]
A Happy Day for Jesus
Posted in constitution, economics, ethics, free speech, politics on June 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Or at least, a happy day for all those dirtbags who are taking your tax dollars to push their right-wing xenophobic social agenda and pretend that they’re doing it for Jesus. I guess Sam Alito has never heard of “Separation of Church and State.” I would love to spend an hour searching for evidence of [...]
A Sad Day for Jesus
Posted in education, free speech, medicine, politics on June 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
No bong hits for him.
The Fourth Branch
Posted in constitution, ethics, impeachment, politics on June 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Firedoglake has a nice roundup. If this doesn’t force impeachment, I don’t know what will.
Debbie Palfrey + Geraldo = Hookerlicious
Posted in criminal law, economics, ethics, privacy, public domain on June 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Looks like we might not have heard the last from Debbie. After the hotel broadcast debacle, Geraldo isn’t the most credible reporter, but this should be pretty juicy if she gets to release the names. I can’t wait to see how many current members of Congress are on the list. Or how many current [...]
