Category: Politics
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Here It Comes
Via Bruce Schneier’s blog, the Washington Post reports on “the International Association of Chiefs of Police, which represents the heads of police departments in the United States and across the world, has issued new guidelines saying that officers who confront a suicide bomber should shoot the suspect in the head.” But this isn’t the scary…
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Santorum on Feminism: “I can’t remember the woman’s name. It’s terrible.”
A friend of mine pointed me to this interview of Senator Rick Santorum by George Stephonopoulos, which demonstrates why his railing against “village elders” (by which he means liberal media and intellectuals) is so much fear-mongering to make the right look like the underdog when they have majority control of the U.S. government. Santorum falls…
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Rove/Plame Roundup
I admit, I’m gleeful that such a high-profile Republican sleaze-merchant* like Karl Rove (shown on the left) is running from the harsh gaze of the spotlight concerning his exposure of Valerie Plame, a formerly covert CIA operative. That being said, it’s not easy to get a handle on the whole debacle and subsequent public squirming…
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Deep Throat? Really? You Don’t Say…
Does anyone else get a kick seeing most of the major news outlets in the United States displaying the phrase ’deep throat’ on their front pages and covers? I mean, think about it. Am I the only one thinking this?
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Activist Judges Are Made Up, You Idiots
Alright, everyone. Apparently many of you need my help here, so I’m going to put it in simple terms: Activist judges are not liberal or conservative. They are imaginary. Some people in politics, particularly conservatives in the media’s light, are railing against ’activist judges’ with phrases like this one: “Ideologically driven courts have disregarded and…
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Grimmelmann on Guantanamo Bay
The detention centers at Guantanamo Bay have always bothered me, but perhaps the worst part will be the military comission reviewing the status of those held there. This is the point at which justice can be sought and reason, based on the foundations of our government and legal system, can interecede. The outlook is not…
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Bumper Sticker Politics
Normally I shrug off political bumper stickers, as they are reductionist and empty of anything other than a witty turning of a phrase or a bad pun. However, I saw one on Monday that made my stomach turn and I believe it strikes at a broader problem. The sticker reads: There are Americans… And there…
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Sorry Everybody
It’s official, Alisa and I are sorry (third one down). If you don’t know about Sorry Everybody, the short explanation is that it’s a page devoted to apologizing to the rest of the world for not having enough votes to vote G. W. Bush out of office. It’s not about being mean or vindictive, but…
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I’m Seeing Red
It’s done. In spite of my optimism and an excellent voter turnout (particularly compared to last election), President George W. Bush has maintained his seat at the head of our country. Bush’s strategies of fear, deception, and ‘it’s better to be simple’ have won the hearts of more voters and, more importantly, more votes in…
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I’ve Made My Choice
Voting is such an empowering and singular act. It truly feels good to vote. One of my friends recently did it for the first time, and commented on how he never realized how empowered and connected one person could actually feel by voting. It’s such a large process, but that’s what makes it so great.…
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