Monthly Archives: March 2006

"That depends on the definition of 'constitutional'…"

interesting shit at times: A tape of a speech given earlier this month by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has drawn the ire of LGBT civil rights activists who worry the landmark high court ruling on sodomy could be revisited. … Continue reading

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The I Word

To summarize: 1) the solution to illegal immigration is to toss the current hypocritical & prejudiced quota system for the legal kind. 2) People screaming “they took our jobs!” need to realize they’re confusing race with economics & labor relations. … Continue reading

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Bloggers win. Somewhat.

relatively good news: The Federal Election Commission decided Monday that the nation’s new campaign finance law will not apply to most political activity on the Internet. In a 6-0 vote, the commission decided to regulate only paid political ads placed … Continue reading

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Be patient!

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Remember Afghanistan?

that squeaky wheel has been greased: Senior Muslim clerics said Thursday that an Afghan man on trial for converting from Islam to Christianity should be killed regardless of whether a court decides to free him. Abdul Rahman, a 41-year-old former … Continue reading

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Ron White is gonna be soooooo pissed…

BAR? Texas has begun sending undercover agents into bars to arrest drinkers for being drunk, a spokeswoman for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said Wednesday. The first sting operation was conducted recently in a Dallas suburb where agents infiltrated 36 … Continue reading

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Fingers in ears, head up sphincter (or "The Puzzling Re-Sale of a War")

I’ve a bridge to sell him: President Bush said Tuesday the decision about when to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq will fall to future presidents and Iraqi leaders, suggesting that U.S. involvement will continue at least through 2008. Acknowledging … Continue reading

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Having democracy & eating it too

Predictable B.S.: President George W. Bush, speaking as the conflict in Iraq enters its fourth year, said the terrorists who destroyed a Shiite shrine last month won’t succeed in sparking a civil war or thwarting democracy there. Bush said today … Continue reading

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"Never shoulda gave them people money!!": Katrina cleanup costs do the inevitable

You could’ve wrote this one before the hurricane even showed up… How many contractors does it take to haul a pile of tree branches? If it’s government work, at least four: a contractor, his subcontractor, the subcontractor’s subcontractor, and finally, … Continue reading

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Market collusion screws gamers…

TIME article about why the Playstation 3 is taking forever to launch: In anticipation of the PlayStation 3′s worldwide release, Sony promises a manufacturing schedule of one million PlayStations 3′s per month. But reports suggest that the cause of the … Continue reading

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