YouTube - Hillary's Great Bosnian Adventure?
Watch this You Tube video for yourself and see what you think. Hillary Clinton had better be able to show that the video of this landing is from a different trip than the one she was describing in her recent press conference. She said it was a dangerous landing with no landing strip ceremony and they had to run for their cars because there were snipers around. This is being circulated as proof she was lying, but I'm waiting to see if she was in Bosnia more than once.
Saturday, March 22, 2008
My Way News - Obama Aide: Bill Clinton Like McCarthy
My Way News - Obama Aide: Bill Clinton Like McCarthy: "Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign is trying to clarify comments by former President Clinton that seemed to question Barack Obama's patriotism - comments an Obama aide likened to Joseph McCarthy.
Clinton's campaign said the comments were being misinterpreted and quickly posted a clarification on its Web site. But retired Air Force Gen. Merrill 'Tony' McPeak said he was disappointed by the comments and compared them to those of McCarthy, the 1950s communist-hunting senator.
The former president made the comments while speculating about a general election between his wife and Republican John McCain.
'I think it would be a great thing if we had an election year where you had two people who loved this country and were devoted to the interest of this country,' said Clinton, who was speaking to a group of veterans Friday in Charlotte, N.C."
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Bill Clinton escaped again and found a live microphone he could stand behind and shake his finger at people. If Bigfoot Bill gives Hillary any more "help" she will be lucky to hold onto her Senate seat next time around.
Clinton's campaign said the comments were being misinterpreted and quickly posted a clarification on its Web site. But retired Air Force Gen. Merrill 'Tony' McPeak said he was disappointed by the comments and compared them to those of McCarthy, the 1950s communist-hunting senator.
The former president made the comments while speculating about a general election between his wife and Republican John McCain.
'I think it would be a great thing if we had an election year where you had two people who loved this country and were devoted to the interest of this country,' said Clinton, who was speaking to a group of veterans Friday in Charlotte, N.C."
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Bill Clinton escaped again and found a live microphone he could stand behind and shake his finger at people. If Bigfoot Bill gives Hillary any more "help" she will be lucky to hold onto her Senate seat next time around.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Election Board Considers Prosecuting Party Switchers - Politics News Story - WEWS Cleveland
Election Board Considers Prosecuting Party Switchers - Politics News Story - WEWS Cleveland: "CLEVELAND -- The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is investigating whether any Republicans broke the law when they switched parties in the March 4 presidential primary to back the candidate that they perceived to be a weaker opponent for GOP nominee-in-waiting John McCain.
The board expects the results of the investigation March 31. The board wants to know if voters lied when they signed statements pledging allegiance to their new party.
About 16,000 GOP voters crossed over to vote for Democrats in the primary."
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Never in my entire life have I heard of this being considered a crime.
The board expects the results of the investigation March 31. The board wants to know if voters lied when they signed statements pledging allegiance to their new party.
About 16,000 GOP voters crossed over to vote for Democrats in the primary."
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Never in my entire life have I heard of this being considered a crime.
Barack Obama tries to explain that 'good people' still hold racial stereotypes
Obama says his grandmother is a "typical white person"??? Say what???: "Barack Obama suggested Thursday the 'typical white person' - much like his grandma - fears black men on the street, prompting a quick backpedal from his aides, who conceded the senator's words may give the wrong impression."
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I think this is called stepping in it, backing up and stepping in it again, and then trying to put the whole thing behind you by stepping in it again.
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I think this is called stepping in it, backing up and stepping in it again, and then trying to put the whole thing behind you by stepping in it again.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Urban Dictionary: jingle mail
Urban Dictionary: jingle mail
It's amazing how people are able to invent new words that capture the essence of a complex experience.
It's amazing how people are able to invent new words that capture the essence of a complex experience.
Worsening polls reveal Obama's pastor problem
Worsening polls reveal Obama's pastor problem:
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The Jeremiah Wright situation is hurting Obama in the polls. If you read far enough down in this story you will see that Clinton's people are trying to sway the superdelegates by arguing that the Wright situation makes Obama unelectable in the general election.
What do you suppose will happen if the party picks Clinton over Obama, even though he will have won more delegates in the primaries and caucuses, and the reason is his participation in this church with this pastor? It is worth thinking about that. I believe the superdelegates are thinking about it.
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The Jeremiah Wright situation is hurting Obama in the polls. If you read far enough down in this story you will see that Clinton's people are trying to sway the superdelegates by arguing that the Wright situation makes Obama unelectable in the general election.
What do you suppose will happen if the party picks Clinton over Obama, even though he will have won more delegates in the primaries and caucuses, and the reason is his participation in this church with this pastor? It is worth thinking about that. I believe the superdelegates are thinking about it.
America's new subprime shanty-towns - Boing Boing
America's new subprime shanty-towns - Boing Boing
Here is a scary story about people who lost their homes in the subprime catastrophe and now live in improvised housing.
Here is a scary story about people who lost their homes in the subprime catastrophe and now live in improvised housing.
The Mystery of Global Warming's Missing Heat : NPR
The Mystery of Global Warming's Missing Heat : NPR: "Some 3,000 scientific robots that are plying the ocean have sent home a puzzling message. These diving instruments suggest that the oceans have not warmed up at all over the past four or five years. That could mean global warming has taken a breather."
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If it turns out that global warming is a myth, does Al Gore have to return that Nobel Peace Prize?
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If it turns out that global warming is a myth, does Al Gore have to return that Nobel Peace Prize?
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Gun-Rights Showdown - WSJ.com
Gun-Rights Showdown - WSJ.com
POLS 354:
This piece by law prof Randy Barnett lays out the stakes and strategy in the Heller case.
POLS 354:
This piece by law prof Randy Barnett lays out the stakes and strategy in the Heller case.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Gun Case Causes Bush Administration Rift - New York Times
Gun Case Causes Bush Administration Rift - New York Times: "Vice President Dick Cheney was nonetheless so provoked by Mr. Clement’s approach that last month he took the highly unusual step for a vice president of signing on to a brief filed by more than 300 members of Congress that asks the Supreme Court to declare the District of Columbia law “unconstitutional per se.” (Mr. Clement’s brief, by contrast, says that “a per se rule is clearly out of place in the Second Amendment context” because at the time the amendment itself coexisted with the “reasonable restrictions on firearms” that were in place at the time.)"
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POLS 354:
From the standpoint of gun rights advocates, the Bush Administration has screwed up the DC v. Heller case to a degree that is unforgivable. If you read this article by Linda Greenhouse you will understand why. The case is to be argued before the USSC tomorrow.
We will see within a few months whether the administration's stumbling over its own feet will lead to the USSC obliterating the 2nd Amendment. Whatever happens in that case, my personal belief is that the Bush Administration has the lowest level of legal competence that I have seen in any administration of my lifetime. It is as though nobody from top to bottom understands that there is such a thing as legal competence, as distinct from political skills or blind loyalty. The Harriet Myers nomination to the USSC was ridiculous. The Alberto Gonzales regime (as Attorney General) was awful. Both of them were appointed because they were Bush cronies, as though the administration were completely tone-deaf on the issue of legal competence and independence of judgment. The positions the administration has taken on executive power in the war on terror have been soundly rejected by the appellate courts, including the USSC, for the most part. At the trial court level, there have been a number of failed prosecutions of people supposedly connected to terrorism--not guilty verdicts or convictions on relatively minor charges. Why were these people prosecuted, if the evidence wasn't there to convict them? Competent prosecutors with the power to make independent judgments don't spend years on lost causes. Either these US attorneys weren't competent, or they didn't have the power to make their own decisions on whether to prosecute. And Bush's decision not to veto McCain-Feingold, on the mistaken belief that the USSC would declare it unconstitutional, was another huge miscalculation.
Now, on an issue of tremendous importance to the Republican base and millions of Americans, the administration has managed to make a colossal strategic blunder. The Heller case may be a 5-4 decision where Kennedy makes the difference one way or another. I think the outcome will be that the 2nd Amendment protects an individual right, but the key is whether it is a fundamental right that requires elevated scrutiny (so that the state needs a major justification to infringe on the right), or whether it is subject to any "reasonable" regulation. The rational basis test means the government nearly always wins and just about any regulation short of a total gun ban will be constitutional. The screwup of the Bush administration ultimately works in favor of the rational basis test, which will be a disaster for gun rights advocates. Will demolition of the 2nd Amendment be part of Bush's legacy? Stay tuned.
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POLS 354:
From the standpoint of gun rights advocates, the Bush Administration has screwed up the DC v. Heller case to a degree that is unforgivable. If you read this article by Linda Greenhouse you will understand why. The case is to be argued before the USSC tomorrow.
We will see within a few months whether the administration's stumbling over its own feet will lead to the USSC obliterating the 2nd Amendment. Whatever happens in that case, my personal belief is that the Bush Administration has the lowest level of legal competence that I have seen in any administration of my lifetime. It is as though nobody from top to bottom understands that there is such a thing as legal competence, as distinct from political skills or blind loyalty. The Harriet Myers nomination to the USSC was ridiculous. The Alberto Gonzales regime (as Attorney General) was awful. Both of them were appointed because they were Bush cronies, as though the administration were completely tone-deaf on the issue of legal competence and independence of judgment. The positions the administration has taken on executive power in the war on terror have been soundly rejected by the appellate courts, including the USSC, for the most part. At the trial court level, there have been a number of failed prosecutions of people supposedly connected to terrorism--not guilty verdicts or convictions on relatively minor charges. Why were these people prosecuted, if the evidence wasn't there to convict them? Competent prosecutors with the power to make independent judgments don't spend years on lost causes. Either these US attorneys weren't competent, or they didn't have the power to make their own decisions on whether to prosecute. And Bush's decision not to veto McCain-Feingold, on the mistaken belief that the USSC would declare it unconstitutional, was another huge miscalculation.
Now, on an issue of tremendous importance to the Republican base and millions of Americans, the administration has managed to make a colossal strategic blunder. The Heller case may be a 5-4 decision where Kennedy makes the difference one way or another. I think the outcome will be that the 2nd Amendment protects an individual right, but the key is whether it is a fundamental right that requires elevated scrutiny (so that the state needs a major justification to infringe on the right), or whether it is subject to any "reasonable" regulation. The rational basis test means the government nearly always wins and just about any regulation short of a total gun ban will be constitutional. The screwup of the Bush administration ultimately works in favor of the rational basis test, which will be a disaster for gun rights advocates. Will demolition of the 2nd Amendment be part of Bush's legacy? Stay tuned.
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