Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category

TJX Fallout

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" ...

Someone is a Moron

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 ...

Pre-Election Guesses… (updated)

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 ...

A Thought on Foreign Oil

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 ...

“Choose Life” License Plates

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 ...

On Irony

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 ...

Advice to President Bush

Saturday, July 2nd, 2005

You know you're right when neither side is happy.

On Jury Deliberations and Religious Evidence

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 ...

The Count Every Vote Act

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 ...

Collectinating the Countryside

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 ...