You scored as The Operative. You are dedicated to your job and very good at what you do. You’ve done some very bad things, but they had to be done. You don’t expect to go to heaven, but that is a sacrifice you’ve made for a better future for all. Which Serenity character are you? [...]
One of the big things the left is bringing up against Alito is his ruling on the family and medical leave act. From the spin, you would think that Alito said the entire thing is unconstitutional. Ann Althouse explains the reasoning, and the scole in this post: Alito and the Family Medical Leave Act. Bet [...]
New York Times: Samuel A. Alito has been a strong conservative jurist on the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, a court with a reputation for being among the nation’s most liberal. Dubbed ‘Scalito’ or ‘Scalia-lite,’ a play not only on his name but his opinions, Alito, 55, brings a hefty legal resume that [...]
Gib has tagged everyone with this: 1. Go into your archives. 2. Find your 23rd post. 3. Post the fifth sentence (or closest to it). 4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions. 5. Tag five other people to do the same thing. My 23rd post is here. It [...]
JUDGE EDITH HOLLAN JONES U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, appointed by Reagan, born 1949 A Texan! Nearly nominated to Souter’s seat by G.H.W. Bush. You’re hoping the son follows through! Jones is considered radioactive by Democrats, which you (and the administration) might consider a plus! New World Man presents: My favorite candidate for the [...]
CNN: I. Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, was indicted Friday by a federal grand jury investigating the public unmasking of an undercover CIA operative. Charges included making false statements, obstruction of justice, and perjury, court documents show These are serious charges, and Libby should be tried, and if convicted, punished [...]
Bloomberg.com: U.S. economic growth quickened to a 3.8 percent annual rate in the third quarter, faster than economists predicted and evidence the economy was able to withstand higher energy costs and Hurricane Katrina. The government’s first estimate of the quarter’s gross domestic product compares with a 3.3 percent pace from April through June, the Commerce [...]
Peggy Noonan, who I often greatly admire has written an op-ed that I think is accurate in some ways, but fundamentally wrong. Her basic argument can be summed up by these two paragraphs: I think there is an unspoken subtext in our national political culture right now. In fact I think it’s a subtext to [...]
ABC News: Harriet Miers withdrew her nomination to be a Supreme Court justice Thursday in the face of stiff opposition and mounting criticism about her qualifications. President Bush said he reluctantly accepted her decision to withdraw, after weeks of insisting that he did not want her to step down. He blamed her withdrawal on calls [...]
CNN: A few stars are still twinkling in the inky pre-dawn sky when Koyampurath Namitha arrives for work in a quiet suburb of this south Indian city. It’s barely 4:30 a.m. when she grabs a cup of coffee and joins more than two dozen colleagues, each settling into a cubicle with a computer and earphones. [...]
