First of all, the Henry Louis Gates arrest is not, and never was, an incident of national significance. It says nothing of importance about the state of race relations in the country that someone apparently breaking into a house in… Continue Reading
The lawyer’s job is lonely, sometimes painfully lonely. If you enter the legal profession, do it with your eyes wide open about what your future holds. There will be times you have to deal simultaneously with a judge essentially calling… Continue Reading
This is an opium poppy in bloom, almost ready for harvest. Opium poppies were originally indigenous to Asia Minor and Thessaly, and were allegedly introduced to Afghanistan by Alexander the Great during his conquests there. This photograph was taken from… Continue Reading
At last, our long national nightmare is ended. Three days before training camp opens. UPDATED: Noooooooo! It was so much better the way it was before!
If moveon.org were serious about trying to advance clean air legislation, and if it were serious about keeping Democratic dominance over the Republican party, it would not be running this ad. What, is Sarah Palin going to change her mind… Continue Reading
OH BOY ANOTHER DOG MY FAVORITE! Easily-excited neutered GerShep mix gets very excited to meet new dogs, come over for play and friendship! Enjoys speaking, sitting pretty, rolling over, and playing dead for treats, chasing sticks, humping other dogs, eating… Continue Reading
Equal parts Citrónge, Stolichnaya, and Cuervo Gold tequila. Add a dash of Coke (black, like your heart), a twist of lemon (simultaneously bitter and sweet, like the feeling when you take life), and then float grenadine on top (red, like… Continue Reading
I had a very bad ruling today in a significant case — one that I’m convinced I should have won, or at least won most of. Instead, I got dissed by the judge, who proceeded to remind me that he… Continue Reading
Today, we have a good example of why conservatives were foolish and short-sighted to reflexively support everything the Bush Administration ever did. It was, at minimum, bad politics for Dick Cheney to meet with energy industry officials, and it made… Continue Reading
I had Republican friends who worried that after the 2008 elections, the Democrats would embed themselves to become a permanent majority. I was calm, however; confident in my belief that it would not be long before the Democrats overreached and… Continue Reading