Today’s debate in the US House is the sort of thoughtful deliberation I like to see:
The fiery, emotional debate climaxed when Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Ohio, the most junior member of the House, told of a phone call she received from a Marine colonel.
“He asked me to send Congress a message: stay the course. He also [...]
It’s a shame that Arnie’s reform proposals all flamed-out at the polls yesterday. California desperately needs redistricting, and the other proposals to blunt public employee union influence and balance the budget were commendable. Arnie blew this election by running a shoddy campaign, putting too many things on the ballot, and holding a special election instead [...]
It’s like a spy thriller. Institutional rivalries and political loyalties have fostered an intelligence officer’s resentment against the government. Suddenly, an opportunity appears for the agent to undercut the national leadership. A vital question of intelligence forms the core justification for controversial military actions by the current leaders. If this agent can get in the [...]
The right is severely confused and conflicted about federal judges. They want judicial restraint when they believe states will do the right thing, as in the case of abortion rights, but they want an activist federal judiciary when they don’t trust the states. Florida especially never seems to do the right thing, whether it’s counting [...]
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