A Prince, of the Church: Roman Catholic Church officials in Milwaukee vigorously shielded pedophile priests and protected church funds from lawsuits during a decades-long sex abuse scandal, according to hundreds of newly released documents. The documents include letters and deposition testimony from Cardinal and Archbishop of New York Timothy Dolan who, during his time as …
Fear and Progressive Policy
Great little piece from New York Magazine (h/t kthug) on a billionaire (Jeff Greene) who argues: “This is my fear, and it’s a real, legitimate fear,” Greene says, revving up the engine. “You have this huge, huge class of people who are impoverished. If we keep doing what we’re doing, we will build a class of …
Executive Privileges
Breaking this morning, The whole “Eric Holder/Darrell Issa Contempt of Congress” thing has been blown up by the White House citing executive privilege over Fast and Furious documents, the first time the Obama administration has resorted to the common Bush-era tactic. President Obama asserted executive privilege over documents related to the “Fast and Furious” operation …
Or else it gets the hose again… (Open Thread)
Daisy does not like baths. At all. Last night I took a pack of screechy teens to see “The Hunger Games.” Meh. I had read the book, and I kept wondering how much sense it would have made to someone who hadn’t read it. Fortunately, it seems most in the packed theater had read it, …
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Another (Small) Victory: Alabama Backs Off State-Sanctioned Rape
This just in: A lawmaker in Alabama is backing off a provision that would have required women in his state to undergo a transvaginal ultrasound before getting an abortion — similar to a much-maligned measure in Virginia that was also eventually scrapped. State Sen. Clay Scofield (R) submitted a bill last week that would have …
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Where’s that rusty pitchfork?
While it’s no more than one would expect, the New York Post is loathsome. Dominique Strauss-Kahn may have more to worry about than a possible prison sentence. The IMF chief’s alleged sex-assault victim lives in a Bronx apartment rented exclusively for adults with HIV or AIDS, The Post has learned. The hotel maid, a West …
FYI
Wisconsin has a fairly straightforward process for recalling elected officials. You can read about how it’s done here (.pdf). I know, it’s crazy, but just imagine if Walker proposed a small increase in the vehicle registration fee. There’d be pitchforks! BTW, I bet that application would run through the elections bureau in record time…