Plunderbund

I lived in Utah for almost a year- and, from experience, I can tell you that Mormons (i.e. Members of the Church of Latter Day Saints or LDS) are actually pretty nice people.
They don’t push their religion on you and they aren’t judgmental.
If you invite someone out for a drink after work (Mormons don’t […]

Until recently, I was certain I understood presidential elections and what it took to win. My theory went something like this:
 
1. Governors win presidential elections (Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush)
 
2. Senators lose presidential elections (Bob Dole, John Kerry Walter Mondale)
 
I was convinced that, to win in 2008, the Democrats must have […]

Hillary is going to announce her candidacy for the ‘08 presidential race this morning- which means she is no longer ‘testing the waters’. I thought it was a good time to clarify the difference, according to the FEC: 
Testing the Waters and Campaign Committees   
What is the difference between a campaign committee and a testing the waters fund?   
An individual who merely […]

[GONZALES:] “The Constitution does not say that every citizen has the right to habeas corpus.”
Constitution: “The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.”
The Supreme Court agrees with me, and disagrees with Gonzales, importantly in two recent cases, […]

Yes, that right - the Pentagon is drafting up rules that would allow for punishments as severe as execution based only on hearsay - stuff that isn’t admissible as evidence in a normal court of law.
The Pentagon has drafted a manual for upcoming detainee trials that would allow suspected terrorists to be convicted on hearsay […]

I was looking forward to seeing Stephen Colbert on the O’Reilly Factor tonight.
I expected it to be uncomfortable and almost painful to watch- also extremely funny.
 
I even suffered through what I assume is the normal crap on this show: kidnapped kids, medical marijuana and deaths resulting from radio shock-jock stunts.Man, was I disappointed.
The show was […]

I was just watching last night’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann on the TiVo, and you won’t believe who I saw!
Mike DeWine! What exactly is he doing hanging with Olympia Snowe, anyway?

The Record (New Jersey) 
January 25, 1987    
POTENTIAL 1988 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
Based on moves being made and signals being sent, the potential 1988 presidential field looks like this:
Likely Democratic candidates:
GARY HART
From their new base in the Colorado hills, Hart and his staff work on renewing ties with 1984 supporters and erasing that year’s campaign debt. He […]

Seton Hall University’s School of Law has compiled - from official US government documents - an astonishing overview of who is actually detained at Guantanamo Bay.

Only 5% of the detainees were captured by United States forces. 86% of the detainees were arrested by either Pakistan or the Northern Alliance and turned over to United States […]

It’s bad enough that a woman who wants to purchase the morning-after pill has to go up to a pharmacists and ask for the drug.  She is already feeling bad about her situation- and adding this extra embarrassment certainly can’t help.  But to have some asshole pharmacist laugh at you- and refuse to sell you […]

While moving into a rented house in Upper Arlington, Taft accidentally set the kitchen on fire.

From the fire department report:

ER 71 arrived to find smoke coming from one end of the single story, single family residence. PD Officer Hutchinson extinguished the bulk of the fire with an ABC extinguisher prior to FD arrival. ER 71 crew extinguished the […]

Remember, a long time ago - a full 6 years! - when we had a budget surplus, and were looking at making real progress towards reducing our country’s debt? Boy, those were the days of milk and honey. But no more:
“The picture I will lay out for you today is not a pretty […]

Barbara Sykes, the Democrat who lost her bid to become state auditor, has been named president and chief executive of the United Way of Ohio.
(ProgressOhio called it first) 

Blackwell handed out $80,000 in bonuses as he left office 
COLUMBUS — On his way out the door, former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell handed 19 of his key employees more than $80,000 in bonuses, even as his replacement, Democrat Jennifer Brunner, said he left her some $1 million short to meet her office’s obligations […]