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Don't Write Off McCain-Palin
I am NOT voting for John McCain. Nevertheless, I say he has a damn good chance of pulling this election out of his ass and squeaking by. As George Carlin said, “Think how dumb the average American is. Now, remember, half of all Americans are dumber than that.” Therein lies the key. Nixon’s “silent majority” are still alive, and they
What eats ground bone, blood, fish, molasses, and chicken shit?
No, not Dick Cheney.
Report: Palin Broke Ethics Law
“I find that Governor Sarah Palin abused her power by violating Alaska Statute 39.52.110 (a) of the Alaska Executive Branch Ethics Act.” (source) Electoral-vote.com gives us this concise summary of Troopergate: If you haven’t been following the story, known as Troopergate, here is an executive summary. Palin’s sister, Molly, was involved in a bitter divorce and child custody fight with
For Palin, Some Pork is Kosher
No, I didn’t write that headline myself, Politico did. HT: Electoral-vote.com
William F. Buckley's Son Endorses Obama
Conservative scion Christopher Buckley thinks that John McCain has sold his soul, and gotten little in return. John McCain has changed. He said, famously, apropos the Republican debacle post-1994, “We came to Washington to change it, and Washington changed us.” This campaign has changed John McCain. It has made him inauthentic. A once-first class temperament has become irascible and snarly;
How is Your Retirement Plan Looking?
Daniel Mudd and Richard Syron are two guys whose retirement package seems to be doing just fine — despite the recent downturn in the economy. Those two lowlives are the former chairs of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. They collected $9.43 million in retirement benefits on their way out the door. (source) Call me a little too radical, but I
Bush Lied – They Died T-Shirt Case Concludes – First Amendment Wins
Frazier v. Boomsma is over and the First Amendment has prevailed. Previously blogged on here and here.
Learn Civ Pro!
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBTba2J6OKI] HT: J$W
More on the Max Hardcore Conviction
Being a member of the Bar is essential to my livelihood, so I can’t comment on a lot of what I think of the Max Hardcore conviction, nor on how the judge conducted the trial. Mark Draughn at WindyPundit and Rogier van Bakel at Nobody’s Business – they are not members of the Bar. They say what I wish I
McCain's Mortgage Bailout for the Stupid
I can’t believe that I actually agree with Michelle Malkin on a political issue. Remember McCain’s “plan” he came up with during the last debate? The McCain Resurgence Plan: The McCain Resurgence Plan would purchase mortgages directly from homeowners and mortgage servicers, and replace them with manageable, fixed-rate mortgages that will keep families in their homes. By purchasing the existing,
What do you mean I have to pay taxes?
By Tara Warrington, Legal Satyricon Correspondent Every once in a while, you hear some yahoo claiming that the Federal Government doesn’t actually have the power to tax you. This post is designed to put that particular urban myth to rest.
OW! My ASS!
Can you feel that? Yes, that’s AIG giving it to you right in the ol’ pooper! Less than a week after the federal government committed $85 billion to bail out AIG, executives of the giant AIG insurance company headed for a week-long retreat at a luxury resort and spa, the St. Regis Resort in Monarch Beach, California, Congressional investigators revealed
Republicans Try to Suppress the Vote with Fashion Police
I am a registered Republican. However, after seeing some of the bullshit that this party has tried to pull in this election (coupled with what I saw it pull in 2004), I can’t honesty say that I will ever vote for a Republican candidate again. The latest games, enlisting the fashion police to try and suppress the vote in Pennsylvania
So We Can, or We Can't Desecrate the Flag?
By Sam Lea, Legal Satyricon Correspondent Police in Winona, Minnesota charged a 14-year-old boy with desecrating a U.S. flag, after he wrote song lyrics on it, burned holes in it with cigarettes, and then proceeded to tear the flag into several pieces. He then scattered the pieces throughout his high school before skipping class to attend the “Rage Against the
Paul Little Gets 46 Months
Paul Little, a.k.a. “Max Hardcore” was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for producing dirty movies. While I’m sure that the ghost of Andrea Dworkin is doing backflips of joy, the founding fathers are rolling in their graves. Glenn Greenwald had this to say in Slate: So, to recap, in the Land of the Free: if you’re an adult
Greenfield on Law Review Articles
Scott pulls no punches here: Law review articles are a conversation amongst [law professors] themselves. Colloquially, perhaps they are best thought of as a circle-jerk, where neither judge nor practitioner is allowed to rub up against any tweed-covered elbow. (source) Now that is what I call writing! And as an aside to all those law students who were deluded by
Ex Lovers, Embarrassing Missives, and the Law
WIRED magazine recently presented an interesting question to me. Apparently, a guy was dating a girl, he sent her a series of romantic letters, and then she found out that he was a low-down dirty swine. To exact her revenge, Girlfriend posted the letters on her myspace page with angry and mocking commentary. Here is the exact question: My ex-girlfriend
More Evidence of Naomi Wolf's Hotness
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyLSstqMvH8] She stands her ground, but still can laugh at herself when faced with Ali G.
John McCain Subliminal Advertising?
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