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Monthly Archives: March 2007
Pork and defeat
That’s the dish that House Democrats are trying to serve the American people. The House Dems are no longer a fringe left-wing faction — they gained control of the chamber by electing Democrats from swing districts where the constituents are not enthusiastic about military defeat. To induce these members to inflict such a defeat on the U.S., the left-wing leadership larded up its Iraq funding legislation with unrelated domestic spending »
News Flash — Ambition Spotted in Washington
The Washington Post continues its campaign to make something out of nothing with the latest breathless installment in the “gang of eight prosecutors” story. This story pertains to the replacement of Bud Cummins, the U.S. Attorney in Little Rock, by Tim Griffin, an aide to Karl Rove. The email traffic shows that Griffin “worked to become prosecutor.” Imagine that — a lawyer actually campaigned for a presidential appointment instead of »
Andrew Sullivan, then and now
Once upon a time long ago Andrew Sullivan was worth reading. Not anymore. Yesterday Jonah Goldberg clocked the difference between Sullivan’s expressions of apparently irreconcilable attitudes about the status of the Edwards presidential campaign at 22 minutes. Jonah filed the report in the Corner’s Whiplash Department. Jonah comments: Edwards is a saint when he drops out. Edwards is a saint when he doesn’t. I don’t have a major problem with »
Support Michael Yon
Bob Owens identifies the general who has threatened to kick Michael Yon out of Iraq and dubs him “The Silencer.” According to Austin Bay, the Stupider would be more like it. Yon’s account of recent events is here. »
Representing John Doe, part II
New York attorney Suzanne Tufts writes: Offering to defend any »
The Imams Meet Their Match, Part II
My law partner Gerry Nolting struck a powerful chord when he stepped forward with his offer to defend any of the “John Doe” passengers who may be sued by the Traveling Imams, for free. This morning, it continues to reverberate; the Washington Times Insider reports: The blogs are buzzing about our Audrey Hudson »
Protecting John Doe, part II
Below is the list of the ten original cosponsors of HR 1640, the bill introduced by Rep. Stevan Pearce (R-NM) to protect “John Does” reporting suspicious behavior to law enforcement authorities. Rep. Pearce represents New Mexico’s Second District. Here is the list of cosponsors provided to us by Rep. Pearce’s office, identifying cosponsors by district: Rep. Bill Shuster (PA-9) Rep. Rob Bishop (UT-1) Rep. John Kline(MN-2) Rep. Geoff Davis (KY-4) »
Friends
Two friends have columns of interest in today’s Washington Times. Joel Mowbray follows up his reports on taxpayer money supporting terror friendly universities in Arafatistan with a column asking how it happened and examining congressional reaction. Barry Casselman has a column that helped calm me down a bit after reading Joel’s. Barry’s column meditates on the tendency toward optimism in the future portrayed by science fiction as opposed to the »
Up from victimhood
This morning we conclude our previews of the new (Spring) issue of the Claremont Review of Books (subscribe here). The issue is up to the CRB’s usual standards and full of good stuff. Peter C. Myers reviews three books on black victimization, an issue that issue has been in the spotlight since Bill Cosby »
A St. Patrick’s Day Podcast
I’m a little late on the podcasts this week, but no matter. St. Patrick’s Day didn’t have much to do with it, except for the Irish bumper music and my occasional observations on the relative merits of Norwegian and Irish culture. The first hour, which is excerpted here, was a fun one, with talk about the latest Democratic antiwar resolution–this one by Harry Reid–that went down to defeat, the faux »
Domenici giveth, Domenici taketh away
I’ve just emerged after a few intense days of lawyer work, and I’m happy to see that Alberto Gonzales is still the A.G. It’s not that I’m a fan of Gonzales, but the public record as it stands does not contain evidence that warrants his ouster. If such evidence exists, or if Gonzales botches what is likely to be a difficult appearance before the Senate, then he’ll probably go. But »
The Hillary Whodunnit
Is Philip de Vellis a fall guy who’s concealng the responsibility of others for the Hillary/1984 video? Or was his work directly connected to the Obama campaign? Patrick Ruffini makes the former case, Ben Smith the latter. It mightt well be a mistake to take this morning’s lone ranger mea culpa by Philip de Vellis at face value. This may be the perfect case for Roger L. Simon or his »
Protecting John Doe
After reading here about the Flying Imams’ complaint alleging claims against various John Doe defendants, Rep. Stevan Pearce (R-NM) drafted a bill to protect such John Does from liability. Here is Rep. Pearce’s press release: Today, United States Congressman Steve Pearce introduced H.R. 1640 the “Protecting Americans Fighting Terrorism Act of 2007.” If passed, this legislation would protect individuals from being sued for reporting suspicious activities to law enforcement and »
Democrats In Disarray
The wheels started to come off for the Democrats’ leadership in the House today. They had to pull their unconstitutional bill to grant “voting rights” to the District off the floor after they were out-maneuvered by the Republicans, who offered a motion to repeal the District’s gun control law. A number of Democrats would have supported that measure, which is anathema to the leadership and most of the party’s base. »
A Free Speech Victory, I Guess
A sequel to the Danish cartoon controversy: a satirical newspaper in France has been cleared by a court there of “publicly abusing a group of people because of their religion.” The newspaper, Charlie-Hebdo, published two of the Danish cartoons, including the one of Muhammad with a bomb-shaped turban, and added an additional original caricature. The action against the paper and its editor–who could have received a six-month jail sentence–was brought »
Sad news from John and Elizabeth Edwards
John and Elizabeth Edwards have just told reporters that her cancer has returned. This time it is in bone tissue, which means it’s no longer curable. It is treatable, however, and we hope the treatment goes well. This is clearly a strong, loving couple and that should help. Edwards also said that he will continue with his campaign. »
The Traveling Imams Meet Their Match
Scott noted yesterday the latest development in the case of the Six Traveling Imams, who have sued U.S. Airways and the Metropolitan Airports Commission here in Minneapolis, and have said that they intend to sue the individuals who expressed concerns about their activities to the U.S. Airways crew. A Muslim organization, the American Islamic Forum for Democracy, has said it will raise money to fund a defense for these “John »
