Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
Saturday, May 5th, 2007
As many of you may have recently read, the super-retailer behind TJ Maxx and Marshalls lost control of a ton of personally-identifiable customer information like credit cards and social security numbers through their own lax security procedures.
I firmly believe that "we'll get around to it" and "it's not that important" ...
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Thursday, February 15th, 2007
Jack McCallum thinks that Tim Hardaway is a moron.
I don't disagree.
The gawking spectator in me couldn't help but read the train wreck in the comments -- things like "speech is free!" and "[Hardaway] is no better than a nazi." Crazy stuff.
Some background for those not hip to the turbulence in ...
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Tuesday, November 7th, 2006
These don't necessarily reflect my view point. I certainly did not vote for Devin Nunes.
Governor:
Schwarzenegger (R)
Lt. Governor:
Garamendi (D)
Sec. State:
McPherson (R)
Attorney General:
Brown (D)
Ins. Commis.:
Poizner (R)
Treasurer
Lockyer (D)
Senator:
Feinstein (D)
CA-21 US House:
Nunes (R) [Editor's note: I hope not.]
Props 1A
A) Fail
Props 1B-1E:
B) Pass, C) Pass, D) Pass, E) Pass
Props 83:
Fail (blocked by a Federal ...
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Thursday, June 29th, 2006
I believe energy policy in this country needs to change. I believe government at every level from Federal down to the local municipalities should be pushing and promoting development of cleaner energies.
I will do my part, and this is how:
At the polls; I will give significant weight to candidates running ...
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Friday, March 17th, 2006
Today, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the state of Tennessee over its controversial "Choose Life" anti-abortion license plates. That is, the court allows Tennesee to sell the plates on first ammendment grounds.
For the record, I am pro-choice.
At first glance, I was appalled at the ...
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Tuesday, November 1st, 2005
From CNN - Conservatives enthusiastic...
"I expect the Judiciary Committee to conduct a fair and dignified hearing in a timely manner, followed by an up or down vote by the Senate," said Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
I call bullshit on Senator Grassley and on ...
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Saturday, July 2nd, 2005
You know you're right when neither side is happy.
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Tuesday, March 29th, 2005
In response to Myles's post about this article describing a recent Colorado Supreme Court Decision.
I decided that my blog would be a better avenue for discussion because I have a few thoughts on this.
A bit of background: the Colorado Supreme Court commuted sentence for a convicted murderer because jurors considered ...
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Sunday, February 27th, 2005
Some 11 days ago, Senators Boxer and Clinton sponsored legislation that provide for "sweeping voting reforms" for the next election cycle. I think that we can all agree that the election system in the United States is not as good as it could be, with companies like Diebold making voting ...
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Monday, February 14th, 2005
Democrats, who dominate the California House delegation, have been seeking the meeting for more than a year. But for Republicans, it's fraught with land mines because any concerted advocacy with Democrats for the good of California could cast them sideways with the priorities of the Republican-controlled Congress and the White ...
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