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slippery slope.

June 29, 2005

I hate to resort to the slippery slope argument, i mean, it’s so cliche. But anyone offended by Kelo v. New London might want to take a look at this.

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Kelo’s Revenge

June 29, 2005

There is a group right now who is trying to use the recent Kelo decision against one of the judges who voted in favor of New London in the recent SCOTUS decision.
FreestarMedia, LLC proposes building an ironically named hotel on the property currently owned by Justice David Souter. His request includes the following:
Although this […]

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Breaking news: Job market blows ass!

June 26, 2005

here is a typical sob-story about the state of the job-market in this country. Basically, everyone in this story expects to have a good job handed to them for basically doing nothing. They fail to comprehend the correlation between education, ambition, fluctuating job markets and demand. But above all, they fail to […]

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I’ll ask you one more time…

June 23, 2005

What is a clear, objective definition of the “Public Good”? It’s cited all the time as the reason for laws, regulations, restrictions, etc. And as I’ve said before, it’s not a real idea. It cannot be. What is meant by “public good” is “aggreggate good,” by which they really mean “average […]

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Durbin Apology was absolutely embarrassing, uncalled for

June 22, 2005

I saw clips of the apology on Imus this morning, getting ready for work. I have to say, I was absolutely embarrassed by the apology. It sickens me. He is apologizing for a perceived slight, something that he didn’t say, that was inferred by spin-doctors and blown up in the press. […]

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RE: Downing Street Memo

June 21, 2005

Thanks to MyDD and dKos and The Heretik I was apprised of the downing street memo. I signed the petition, and got this in retun:
…Despite desperate attempts by Republicans to disrupt the proceedings, 32 Members of Congress attended this hearing. We were forced to use a cramped room in the basement of the Capitol […]

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irony or idiocy? we report… you decide

June 16, 2005

From the white house:

Iraq is free of the man who caused there to be mass graves. Iraq
is free of rape rooms and torture chambers. Iraq is free of a brutal thug.
America did the right thing

you know, aside from the debacle at AbuGhraib, which, if I’m not mistaken is in Iraq.
but that’s old news, […]

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