Does anyone keep track of all the unsuccessful lawsuits filed against Presidents? It would be fun to see who had what filed against them. Here is another one against Bush that failed: A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by a former congressman alleging that President Bush violated the 1973 War Powers Act …
Politics
New Addition to the Family
Today was Tunch’s one year birthday, so I went to the pound and rescued another cat so that he would have a play friend. I now have two one year old cats, and I will not be in the market for another one anytime soon. Things went relatively smoothly when I introduced the two- there …
Welcome To Your New Home, Muhammed
This is great news: An Iraqi lawyer who helped the U.S. military find and rescue Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch, who was held prisoner in a hospital in Iraq, has been granted asylum in the United States, officials said on Tuesday. They said the lawyer, his wife and their daughter were granted asylum in Arlington, Virginia …
Finding Their Voice?
Via the prolific and now professional Matthew Yglesias (I am sucking up- I have a favor to ask him if he would ever respond to my emails), I see the first sign that Democrats may be creating a coherent message with some substance: “Ohio has lost 167,800 jobs, or more than 3 percent of its …
The Truth is What You Want To See
Kevin Drum has this to say about the 90’s ascension of Newt Gingrich: It’s hard to explain how this felt to a liberal like me. It was like waking up one morning and discovering that Norman Mailer was the new leader of the Democratic party. A guy who had been considered a fringe radical just …
Santorum, Pt. 2
By now, unless you live in a cavem you have probably heard that Rick Santorum was intentionally misquoted, and in a manner that is quite appalling (although not perhaps as apalling as Santorum’s views on homosexuality). Here is the quote as it first appeared: “If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to …
WTF, Rick Santorum
Via Atrios, I see this shocking mind-numbingly offensive statement from Rick Santorum: In an interview with The Associated Press, Santorum criticized homosexuality while discussing a pending Supreme Court case over a Texas sodomy law. “If the Supreme Court says that you have the right to consensual (gay) sex within your home, then you have the …