Greetings, everyone. Burt has been so kind as to invite me to co-blog here at NaPP. Though he named this site for reasons of his own, it is serendipitous that I should join, because I have moved around and lived… Continue Reading
There seems to be a lot of shock and hand-wringing going on about the revelation that, apparently, the President heard but overruled the advice of the Office of Legal Counsel concerning applicability of the War Powers Resolution to the ongoing… Continue Reading
I am absolutely thrilled to announce (as some of you have already noticed) that Will Truman, aka frequent commenter and periodic guest poster Trumwill, is soon to join Not A Potted Plant as a co-blogger. If you’ve not seen Will’s… Continue Reading
How can it be that David Vitter can actually boff prostitutes (possibly including with a diaper fetish, now that’s information I’m sure you didn’t want to be reminded of) and still get re-elected as a Republican from a deeply socially… Continue Reading
I just saw Rotten Tomatoes is giving only a 22% “fresh” rating to Green Lantern. Damn. Well, maybe I’ll like it anyway.
Indications are that what had been predicted to be a peak part of the sun’s 11-year sunspot cycle is, for some reason, moving in to a lull period. The last time we had a Maunder Minimum, humanity lived through the… Continue Reading
Now this is interesting. Further to my post from late last night concerning the showdown on the War Powers Resolution, it appears that the White House is calling the Speaker’s bluff, but in a very unusual way. It sounds as… Continue Reading
I think Judge Ware made the right call upholding Judge Walker’s decision in the Prop. 8 case. We can’t be disqualifying judges just because their rulings will have some sort of generalized impact on their own lives. (For a contrary… Continue Reading
(Cross-posted at the front page.) The Speaker of the House yesterday sent a ‘warning letter’ to the President concerning the United States’ participation in NATO’s ongoing military adventure in Libya. The political fight now is about the War Powers Resolution,… Continue Reading
Just got the note on my phone — the Northern District denied the proponents’ motion in the Prop. 8 case to vacate the ruling striking down Prop. 8. I have not read the ruling itself; I’m making a quick post… Continue Reading