The main difference being that cockroaches don’t have the ability to whine loudly about how you’re shining light on them.
May 152008
The California Supreme Court overturned the statutory ban on same-sex marriage. (Large PDF of the opinion here.)
The forces of evil will be right back at it, though. Today we party elegantly–tomorrow back in the trenches.
Edit: Lynn points out that all three branches of government are in agreement on this. Take that, pseudo-originalist whinebots!
Apr 042008
Bear Stearns shareholders were saved from owning a bankrupt company, JP Morgan got the Fed to guarantee its risky investment, the Unitary Executive Unclear on the Concept is proposing fake regulations and less of them, stocks shot up on news of massive job losses, and “foreclosure relief” bills are doing very little for consumers but lots for banks.
Jan 162008
Read the whole post over at Bitch Ph.D., but it’s Mr. B for the win:
Well, sir, let me tell you. I was in the military for twelve years, and the government provided *my* health care. And it was first rate.
A Worker’s Memorial
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Oct 212007
La Lubu posts the text of a kick-ass speech she gave at the April 2006 Workers’ Memorial.
Sep 032007
Because we expect a little paranoia and overreaction from brand-new parents with brand-new babies. From a parent with two school-age children, you expect a little better than this:
White Lies
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Jul 312007
And you know that Ampersand could have filled up multiple comics just like it.
WAY more prejudicial than probative
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Jul 202007
When even the corporate defense lawyers are against you, it’s time to pack it in.
In the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, a gentleman named Harold Lischner filed a lawsuit for false arrest against Upper Darby Township. Apparently the President was visiting Upper Darby, and a catering facility allowed people to come onto its property to watch the motorcade go by–but forbidding protest or the displaying of signs. When Mr. Lischner nonetheless showed up with an anti-Bush sign, refusing to put down the sign or leave, he was arrested, and therefore sued the township for its police department’s illegal actions.
The defense lawyers made a motion to prevent the plaintiff from mentioning President Bush’s name during the trial, arguing that the mere mention of this unpopular fellow “”is substantially outweighed by the danger of unfair prejudice to defendant”. They wanted the court to agree that “it will be sufficient for plaintiff to testify that he displayed a sign in opposition of a ‘presidential candidate.’”
The Court, unsurprisingly, denied the motion. Can’t blame them for trying, I suppose.
Jul 192007
Athenian Abroad explains “the deficit”, what it means, and how deep the hole we’ve dug really is.
‘Nuff said
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Apr 282007
The Recorder, a California legal newspaper and online source, had a correction to its news article about the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s latest propaganda on the legal system:
Correction
Due to a reporting error, Thursday’s story about a survey ranking state liability systems incorrectly stated that survey participants included in-house counsel at companies with at least $100,000 in annual revenues. Actually, the attorneys worked in companies with annual revenue of more than $100 million.
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