Live from the Nuke Free Zone

One of the more intriguing aspects of the George W. Bush administration is that Bush’s relations with Congress are so great that he has never had to veto a law. Or, at least, that is how it appears on the surface. When one looks deeper into the situation, as the Boston Globe did, one finds […]

Yes, Tang got push polled.

Florida recently passed a much-remarked “stand your ground” law, which removes the common-law “duty to retreat” that has been part of the national heritage since its birth. Essentially, someone previously had the legal duty to try to keep a situation from flaring into violence; this is no longer the case, and the threshold for displaying […]

I’m just going to quote this one verbatim. If it goes through, to say that this would be a bombshell would be understating things:
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1 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Section 603 of Jefferson’s Manual of the Rules of
3 the United States House of Representatives allows federal
4 impeachment proceedings to be initiated […]

Ever heard that occasional desperation claim made by a speeder? “I do own this road — I pay taxes for it!” Well, he’ll have even less footing soon. More and more roads in America aren’t owned by American governments.
This isn’t an exercise that attracts much attention, because no one is proximately harmed by it, but […]

The Servicemembers’ Legal Defense Network reports that “the Department of Defense has released documentation confirming government surveillance of groups opposed to the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law banning openly lesbian, gay and bisexual service members”. The SLDN press release says these investigations were taken under the TALON program, which Wired Magazine describes as a […]

Governor Schwarzenegger’s re-election campaign is laundering money to hide its source in violation of campaign finance disclosure laws. Count me unsurprised but shocked at the brazenness of it.

The religion-centered weblog The Revealer visits a major right-wing political conference, “Vision America”, and takes notes. Essays could probably be written about the insanity and danger to the country of each individual mentioned in the Revealer’s report. Attendees included big names like Phyllis Schafly, Tom Delay, and Sam Brownback, but a lesser-known person also stands […]

In the better-late-than-never category, a review of the elections in Belarus and Ukraine.

Canadian Environment Minister Rona Ambrose censors global climate researcher. It seems that Stephen Harper has brought a George W. Bush style of governing to Canada.
I’m stuck halfway between being offended and pleased that the CBC seems to have deliberately chosen to run a not-so-nice photograph of Ambrose.