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Archive for April, 2009

Judge Tosses Stevens’ Charges, Unloads On Prosectuors

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 7th, 2009. Filed under In The News, Legal, Politics

The Federal Judge who presided over Ted Stevens’ trial isn’t too pleased with the Justice Department:
A federal judge this morning tossed out the conviction of former senator Ted Stevens and assigned an outside lawyer to investigate allegations of misconduct by the prosecutors who tried him on public corruption charges.
In throwing out the October conviction, U.S. [...]

Efforts To Repeal Iowa Gay Marriage Decision Seem Dead

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 7th, 2009. Filed under Gay Marriage, Individual Liberty, Politics

It looks like any effort to repeal last week’s Iowa Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage will face tremendous difficulty in the legislature:
DES MOINES, Iowa – A key lawmaker Monday ruled out any move to overturn an Iowa Supreme Court decision legalizing gay marriage, even as backers of that effort promised to step up pressure [...]

Jeff Frederick Vows To Fight On

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 7th, 2009. Filed under Virginia, Virginia Politics

Any hope that the Frederick imbroglio would come to an end now that Jeff Frederick has been removed as RPV Chairman are pretty much out the window:
RICHMOND, April 6 — Ousted Virginia Republican leader Jeffrey M. Frederick said Monday he will probably run for party chairman again in May, setting up another clash with the [...]

Vermont Legislature Legalizes Gay Marriage

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, April 7th, 2009. Filed under Gay Marriage, Individual Liberty, Politics

Today, Vermont became the first state to legalize gay marriage via legislation rather than through the judiciary:
Vt. House and Senate have voted to override the governor’s veto of the same-sex marriage bill– legalizing gay marriage in Vermont.
The Vt. Senate voted to override the governor’s veto of the same-sex marriage bill. This morning, the Senate voted [...]

Ron Paul Calls Reaction To North Korean Rocket Launch Hysteria

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, April 6th, 2009. Filed under Foreign Affairs, North Korea, Politics, Ron Paul

Not surprisingly, Ron Paul bucks the trend on the reaction to Saturday’s Korean rocket launch:

On this one, I’ve got to say that I think he’s right. The United States does not need to go to war over a rocket launch, especially not against a country that is so weak it can’t even feed itself. Instead, [...]

David Patterson Now The Most Unpopular Governor Ever

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, April 6th, 2009. Filed under Politics

Just a little more than one year after becoming Governor of New York in the wake of a sex scandal, David Patterson is now the most unpopular Governor ever:
New York State voters disapprove 60 – 28 percent of the job Gov. David Paterson is doing, the lowest approval ever for a New York Governor, and [...]

TSA Responds On St. Louis Airport Detention Of Ron Paul Supporter

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, April 6th, 2009. Filed under Individual Liberty, Politics, Privacy

As I noted last week, a staffer for Ron Paul’s Campaign for Liberty was detained by TSA officials at the St. Louis airport after he was found carrying cash and Ron Paul literature.
The TSA has now responded to the charges that it’s officers over-reacted:
At approximately 6:50 p.m. on March 29, 2009, a metal box alarmed [...]

Cop Killers And Political Opportunism

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, April 6th, 2009. Filed under In The News, Media, Politics

On Saturday morning in Pittsburgh, a man named Richard Poplawski killed three police officers after a domestic disturbance led to a standoff and, at least, initially the incident seemed to have a political component:
A man opened fire on officers during a domestic disturbance call Saturday morning, killing three of them, a police official said.
Friends said [...]

Phoenix Police Raid Home Of Blogger Critical Of Phoenix Police

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, April 5th, 2009. Filed under Blogging, Freedom of Speech, Individual Liberty

An interesting case out of Arizona:
Police officers accused of drunken driving. A female officer’s alleged promiscuity and infidelity. A commander whose critics labeled his son a child molester.
Jeff Pataky said he uses negative complaints and anonymous tips to fuel his blogging crusade against Phoenix police. A headline on his Web site suggests rewards would be [...]

2009 Baseball Predictions

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, April 5th, 2009. Filed under Baseball, New York Yankees, Sports

I tried this last year and didn’t do very well, but, you know, I figured I’d try it again anyway.
So, here are my predictions for how this year’s baseball season will turn out.
American League East

New York Yankees
Tampa Bay Devil Rays
Boston Red Sox
Baltimore Orioles
Toronto Blue Jays

The Yankees paid a lot of money during the off-season to [...]

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