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Archive for June, 2007

The Heck With All Of Them

by @ Tuesday, June 26th, 2007. Filed under Democrats, Politics, Republicans

Dan Riehl on the Republicans and Democrats:
At the risk of being politically incorrect, is it really worth voting in an election when D stands for Dumb-ass and R stands for retarded? Perhaps not. I could always do something constructive like go fishing on election day. I can’t think of a time when I have been [...]

Web Radio’s Day Of Silence

by @ Tuesday, June 26th, 2007. Filed under Internet, Music, Technology

You may notice that some of your favorite web radio stations are silent today. It’s not a problem with their systems or yours, it’s a protest:
Many Web-based music services and some conventional radio stations that offer Internet audio streams are scheduled to shut off their online music and programming until midnight tonight. Organizers are [...]

Yea I Don’t Get It Either

by @ Monday, June 25th, 2007. Filed under Bush Administration, Politics, U.S. Constitution

White House spokesperson Dana Perino tries to explain Dick Cheney’s bizarre assertion that he’s not part of the Executive Branch:

A Mixed Day for Liberty At The Supreme Court

by @ Monday, June 25th, 2007. Filed under Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Individual Liberty, Legal, Supreme Court

I’ve written in more detail at The Liberty Papers about the major cases that came out of the Supreme Court today, but here’s a roundup.
In FEC v. Wisconsin Right To Life, the Court declared unconstitutional those provisions of the McCain-Feingold law that restrict advertising that specifically mentions a candidate for office 30 days before a [...]

Is John McCain Going Down In Flames ?

by @ Monday, June 25th, 2007. Filed under 2008 Election, John McCain, Politics

That seems to be the assessment from the Sunday Times:
THE former presidential front-runner, John McCain, may drop out of the 2008 race by September if his fundraising dries up and his poll ratings continue to drop, according to Republican insiders.
The speculation, vigorously denied by McCain’s camp, is sweeping Republican circles after a disastrous few weeks [...]

Exisiting Home Sales Slowest In Four Years

by @ Monday, June 25th, 2007. Filed under Economics, Real Estate

Apparently, the real estate slump is continuing:
WASHINGTON (AP) — Reflecting further housing troubles, sales of existing homes fell in May to the lowest level in four years while the median home price dropped for a record 10th consecutive month.
The National Association of Realtors reported Monday that sales of existing single-family homes and condominiums dropped by [...]

Why America Is In Trouble

by @ Monday, June 25th, 2007. Filed under Iraq War, War On Terror

It’s not surprising when so many of us believe things that aren’t true:
41 percent of Americans polled believe Saddam Hussein was directly involved in the 9/11 attacks—up from 36 percent who thought that in 2004. Correct answer: he was not.
20 percent of Americans polled said the United States found weapons of mass destruction [...]

Judge Rules Against Plaintiff In Pants Lawsuit

by @ Monday, June 25th, 2007. Filed under Dumbasses, Legal

Roy Pearson has, thankfully, lost his lawsuit against a Korean drycleaner over a pair of lost pants:
The D.C. administrative law judge who sued his neighborhood dry cleaner for $54 million over a pair of lost pants found out today what he’s going to get for all his troubles:
Nothing.
In a verdict that surprised no one, except [...]

The Attorney Full Employment Law

by @ Monday, June 25th, 2007. Filed under Legal, Virginia, Virginia Abuser Fees, Virginia Politics

That’s the only way I can describe the new set of administrative fees that will be charged to people Virginia citizens who violate traffic laws in the Virginia
Attention Virginians: The cost of bad driving is about to go up. Way up.
Say you are driving 78 mph on the Capital Beltway and a state trooper tickets [...]

Congratulations Are In Order

by @ Monday, June 25th, 2007. Filed under Blogging

To Brendan Loy and his wife Becky, who are expecting a baby in December !
And if today’s entry is any indication, I’m sure Brendan will keep us all well informed.

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