Some interesting ideas in today’s Fish Wrapper about changing the way initiatives are handled in California. I tend to agree that initiatives are abused in the form of too frequently doing an end run around the legislative process.* In theory.… Continue Reading
This would be a big letdown for me. Senator Clinton lost a lot of credibility when she talked about coming under sniper fire in Bosnia when the video clearly demonstrated a well-secured, peaceful, and well-orchestrated diplomatic greeting. I think she… Continue Reading
You’ll have to fill out this questionnaire. And I thought applying to be a judge was onerous. This looks more like a Chinese Communist Party exercise in “self-criticism.” Check out question 13: “If you have ever sent an electronic communication,… Continue Reading
Republicans seeking a reboot may be interested in this. The new effort aims to “rebuild the party,” focusing mainly on matching and exceeding the structural advantages of the Democratic party — particularly the kinds of innovative technological things that the… Continue Reading
Socialism:–noun1. a theory or system of social organization that advocates the vesting of the ownership and control of the means of production and distribution, of capital, land, etc., in the community as a whole.2. procedure or practice in accordance with… Continue Reading
With absentee and provisional ballots being counted now in Alaska, at one point today Mark Begich was exactly three votes ahead of Ted Stevens in the race for Senate. That’s three (3) votes out of more than a quarter million.… Continue Reading
In a comment a few days ago, a Reader asked if my observation about Black voters causing Prop. 8 to pass can legitimately be expanded to say that such people are actually socially conservative. The metric, it was suggested, was… Continue Reading
I’ve nothing to add to the perfect irony and stark demonstration of common sense and logic evidenced in this post.
As I’ve written over the past few days, there are six things that should happen to advance the cause of same-sex marriage. I’ve hyperlinked to each so you can read my rationale for each in greater detail. Litigation against Prop.… Continue Reading
A fourth step that could be taken to make SSM a reality has to happen in Congress, not in California. It is quite simple — the Defense Of Marriage Act (DOMA) must be repealed. DOMA was passed by a vote… Continue Reading