Salim Hamdan was Osama bin Laden’s driver. Now, he’s joined a long list of rather unlikely and unlikeable people whose names stand for significant Constitutional rights and principles of liberty. Leon Chaplinsky called the local sheriff a “damned racketeer.” Paul… Continue Reading
It’s some scary stuff going on in Israel. I don’t think the Israelis expect to get their man back. I don’t think Hamas ought to be thinking about getting their ministers back any time soon. I rather suspect that the… Continue Reading
It’s The Wife’s birthday today. She got her favorite food cooked by me (lemon crepes) and got her birthday present (a craft kit) and got to indulge in some shopping. This morning she took an unusual interest in what I… Continue Reading
In a shocking display of the results of democracy in action back in the Volunteeer State, a small-town mayor in Middle Tennessee has apparently made an unbelievable ass of himself. As you might expect, the Smoking Gun is there with… Continue Reading
The U.S. Supreme Court will announce its decision in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld tomorrow. This is the case that challenges the constitutionality of military tribunals. Tea leaf readers are predicting a 6-3 decision written by Justice Stevens, which sounds not so… Continue Reading
So tonight after having dinner with our friends, we got home and while I’m scanning the net for things to blog, and The Wife notices that a lot of the players on the Italy team are good-looking. After browsing around… Continue Reading
Once again, Italy will be without star defenseman Allesandro Nesta for Friday’s quarterfinal match against Ukraine. Nesta, who plays professionally for AC Milan, is considered by many of the experts to be one of the best players in the world.… Continue Reading
This is getting truly amazing. No one in recent history ever accused the New York Times of being conversative. But as I wrote in the previous post, I’m hard-pressed to see what exactly it is that that the NYT did… Continue Reading
Vice-President Cheney is offended that the media is reporting on yet another surveillance program. This one monitors financial transactions in an effort to find out where terrorists are getting their money from and to prevent them from having the use… Continue Reading
Apparently, this guy is not one of my Loyal Readers, or he just doesn’t learn. We covered this territory some time ago in this blog — the liquor you are about to drink and fire are not friends. Like the… Continue Reading