Come for the politics, stay for the snark.
by John Cole| 85 Comments
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From the “Oops!” Department:
Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot and injured a man during a weekend quail hunting trip in Texas, his spokeswoman said Sunday.
And the man he shot was not named Scooter Libby, which would have been no surprise.
Straight shooters, the whole damned administration.
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This is an absolute disaster:
Cindy Sheehan, the anti- Iraq war activist whose son was killed in the conflict there, put an end to speculation on Thursday that she would launch a long-shot bid to become a U.S. senator from California.
Sheehan, speaking in front of San Francisco City Hall, said she would not run for the office.
Damnit. Those campaign soundbites were going to be comedy GOLD, and I was really looking forward to the militant wing of the California Democrats forcing an actual debate between DiFi and Sheehan.
by John Cole| 28 Comments
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Via Kevin Drum, this story in the WaPO in which you can hear and vote (I will tell you who I voted for in the comments section so I don’t sway your vote)on the finalists to be the voice of the DC Metro train.
Why do I tell you this?
Because right now, my sister is the voice of the tram at SEA-TAC Airport. If you have ever been on one of those trams, you have been instructed to do something by my sister.
by John Cole| 22 Comments
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I am cruising around the ‘sphere trying to nail down what really happened with Sheehan last night, and I came across Rep. Lynn Woolsey’s website.
This may be the most attractive political website I have ever seen. I really like the colors and the cleanness. It feels like a breezy room with open windows and linen curtains and hardwood floors on a nice cool spring afternoon.
Or maybe that is just me.
by John Cole| 14 Comments
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This post is in: Open Threads
My sources tell me that Cindy Sheehan managed to get herself arrested before the speech started.
Atta girl! I can’t wait for the fawning paeans to the ‘Grief Mom’ at DU and DKOS.
I really am not watching- I am on a diet and can’t drink, and I need beverages when Bush speaks for extended periods. Place your SOTU commentary her, and I will check up on it later.
by John Cole| 25 Comments
This post is in: Excellent Links, The War on Your Neighbor, aka the War on Drugs
Mark Kleiman has a decent proposal:
Today’s laws criminalize millions of otherwise law-abiding individuals and create a multi-billion-dollar illicit market. Commercializtion would give the marketing geniuses who have done such a fine job persuading children to smoke tobacco, drink alcohol, and supersize themselves with junk food the opportunity to show what they could do with marijuana. Neither choice appeals to me.
My proposed law: It would be illegal to sell cannabis or to exchange it for anything of value, but not to grow it, possess it, use it, or give it away. I don’t imagine that the law would effectively prevent sales, any more than anti-gambling laws suppress private poker games. The goal would be to prevent marketing.
Read the whole thing.