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I’ve always found our Senator Ron Wyden fairly repulsive, what with his high whiny voice and weasely features, but he appeared on the Charlie Rose show last night to talk about an idea that I might be able to support — and one that might help revive the current image of Democrats as obstructionists with [...]

Some old people don’t just wear diapers, they also cry like babies.
[Snubbed 'reporter' Helen Thomas] had a few questions in mind, though. "I wanted
to ask about Iraq: ‘You said you didn’t go in for oil or for Israel or
for WMDs. so why did you go in?’ "
She also had another question at the ready, just [...]

This new kidnapping of a journalist by Iraqi militants should provoke a re-evaluation by journalists of what it means to be "objective" reporters during war. While I hope that Jill Carroll is released unharmed, I doubt that will happen. This isn’t the first case like this, of course. Everyone remembers Daniel Pearl. And then there [...]

Can be culled from this thoughful discussion (FYI, the pro-Oregon arguments are from one of my favorite conservative/libertarian legal writers, Jonathan Adler, whose writings on envrionmental issues are vital). This is the nunace you don’t get from news reports that suggest John Ashcroft stomped an iron boot on state’s rights. I essentially agree with both [...]

And no new posts? Lame. Suffering here from part post-holiday crash, and way too many things to do. I even feel guilty typing this right now because I should really be doing something productive.
[This is where the other bloggers are supposed to, you know, step in occassionally and participate so I can procrastinate in less [...]