thank you avram.

So it seems that besides the ceremonial significance of a young conservative justice presiding at impeachment proceedings and delivering the oath of office, the most significant power of the office lies in the presidency of the Judicial Conference of the United States. This administrative body would be a useful tool for Roberts ( Read more... )

What's the difference in power between an associate and a chief justice? Anyone? Anyone? Anyway, I thought they just promoted the oldest one . . . Someone gimme a history lesson.

Prez*****:              yeah, i felt like at the end of meditation 6 . . . he just gives up
Prez*****:              it's like when in religion class they would say "but that's why we have faith"
Mech******Je***:   yea thats exactly what happens
Mech******Je***:   he gives up
Prez*****:              wuss
Mech******Je***:   hahaha
Mech******Je***:    ( Read more... )

"New Orleans' emergency responders were plagued by communications trouble that raised comparisons with problems faced by the police and firefighters who responded to the 2001 attack on New York's World Trade Center."
I mean, if they're going to spend all this money and talk about how proffessional they are all the time - the whole "CEO-style ( Read more... )

An FBI spokesperson on why it is imperative that the details of a patriot act request for the library records of a connecticut man not be discussed openly in court:

"If you do this, the target of this investigation will learn that the government is investigating an organization in which he's involved," he said. "He is likely to stop doing what he ( Read more... )

Wal-mart earnings are apparently falling precipaticely, or so I read. I think it's interesting that home delivery companies like fresh direct and netflix are popping up - maybe the old model's become economical again. I used to be much more into these doomsday theories about big corporations killing america, becoming a law unto themselves, but I ( Read more... )

Wait, that's the second time Pat's called down death on his brother man in a week, isn't it? I mean if you count when he prayed for more Supreme Court vacancies . . . well maybe that's not fair. They wouldn't have to die, they might just retire or be impeached. Though then again it's not really fair to call it only the second time if you ( Read more... )

Does it bear reiterating that we're playing right into the hands of every Islamic extremist when we launch a crusade against their ideology? The death toll for US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is now over 2000. Pretty soon as many Americans will have died there as died on September 11. For what? Is there anyone who seriously believes there are ( Read more... )

I'm torn about this because in my liberal heart-of-hearts I don't trust porky legislators fucking with workers rights, but then again the United States entering ANY kind of international agreement as an equal partner is such a godsend. Dan Miller, if you're reading this: how are extradition rights affected by it? And, what I'm really wondering, ( Read more... )

1. The social security bidness was a slip up
2. The Karl Rove business was a slip up
3. This John Bolton business is a slip up

c'mon guys . . . you're slippin' . . .