Month: June 2009
Theme And Variations
It’s almost as if neglect of the responsibility of filing tax returns (and paying taxes) is a qualification for service in the Obama Administration. I can’t say that this is a “take-a-swipe-at-Democrats” thing because I don’t recall an unusually-high number… Continue Reading
Schizephrenic Schwarzenegger
I don’t get it. First the Governorator says he likes same-sex marriage. Then, he says that he won’t let the City and County of San Francisco issue same-sex marriage licenses because Prop. 22 was the decision of the people of… Continue Reading
A Bite At Some Low-Hanging Fruit, Namely, The Arrogance Of A California Democrat Holding Public Office
I’m hearing slow burn here in my elected representative’s voice: Apparently, she Senator Boxer didn’t realize that “Ma’am” is a formal title which military people call women who outrank them in the hierarchy, the equivalent of using the honorific “Sir”… Continue Reading
A Cooler, Wetter Earth
From two separate sources on the same day — news that we possess, right now, the technological ability to reduce global temperatures by several degrees. The Wall Street Journal and The Atlantic both discuss two proposals — the first and… Continue Reading
Pretty Much The Least He Could Do
Yesterday, President Obama signed an executive order extending just-barely-non-trivial benefits to same-sex couples employed by the Federal government. It’s better than nothing, but it’s hardly treating a same-sex couple equally with a married opposite-sex couple. Which is why the population… Continue Reading
A Newly-Minted Mediator’s Reflections On Negotiation Training
I’ve just completed a mediator certification program and now I, like hundreds if not thousands of other lawyers around Los Angeles County, am a certified mediator. My name will be appearing soon on computer-generated lists of people who handle various… Continue Reading
See What Happens, Republicans!
Moderates respond well to messages of fiscal conservatism, when they are devoid of social authoritarianism. The appropriate response to this revelation is not to explain why moderates should become more conservative.
Iranian Democracy
Just a few quick thoughts on the elections in Iran. First, has it occurred to anyone that maybe Ahmadinejad actually won? That the results are genuine? This doesn’t even seem to have been considered as a possibility in the western… Continue Reading
Sports Morning
1. Why doesn’t the NHL time its playoff schedule so that they are separated from the NBA playoffs by several weeks? Haven’t they figured out by now that putting the Stanley Cup finals out in head-to-head competition with basketball finals… Continue Reading