Month: February 2002

In Love with Term Limits

— The guest editorialist weighs-in in favor of term limits at The Edge of England’s Sword And finally, term limits does what every politician in Congress does not want the campaign finance reform bill to do – actually limit their power. Because let’s face it, if the politician in question has a limited shelf-life then … Continue reading “In Love with Term Limits”

— The guest editorialist weighs-in in favor of term limits at The Edge of England’s Sword

And finally, term limits does what every politician in Congress does not want the campaign finance reform bill to do – actually limit their power. Because let’s face it, if the politician in question has a limited shelf-life then the money won’t flow in that direction. The ideal result would hopefully be that we’d lose the lifers and see more people running who are interested in serving the will of their constituencies.

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How the Brits see Americans

— Moira Breen’s piece on FOXNews.com is on a theme that drives my Brit wife up a wall. Breen says: A common theme in blog-land over the past few months has been the persistent misperception of America as some adolescent version of Europe by opinion-writers across the Atlantic. Even some pro-American British writers appear to … Continue reading “How the Brits see Americans”

— Moira Breen’s piece on FOXNews.com is on a theme that drives my Brit wife up a wall. Breen says:

A common theme in blog-land over the past few months has been the persistent misperception of America as some adolescent version of Europe by opinion-writers across the Atlantic. Even some pro-American British writers appear to believe that America comprises two types only: the Anglo-Saxon gentleman and the yokel.

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California Republican Death Wish II

— We commented recently on the ideological purity-driven death wish of California conservative Republicans that’s made that party a non-entity for the past several years. That theme has been amplifed by John Fund in the Wall St. Journal and Andrew Sullivan. Former governor George Deukmejian’s vicious personal attack against Dick Riordan at the state convention … Continue reading “California Republican Death Wish II”

— We commented recently on the ideological purity-driven death wish of California conservative Republicans that’s made that party a non-entity for the past several years. That theme has been amplifed by John Fund in the Wall St. Journal and Andrew Sullivan. Former governor George Deukmejian’s vicious personal attack against Dick Riordan at the state convention figures prominently in this commentary, and Gray Davis is now using it against Riordan himself: Davis Ad Uses Deukmejian to Attack Riordan

[Davis’ ad] quotes Deukmejian–no friend of Davis–questioning Riordan’s character. “Former Gov. George Deukmejian says Riordan tries to be all things to all people and questions his commitment to principles,” the ad intones.

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Who blogs the courts?

With all the high profile trials going on right now — the Frisco lesbian-eating dog trial, the killer Texan mom trial, the Cleveland school voucher case — it sure would be nice to be able to go to a single place to keep up with all of them. Isn’t there a blogger with a legal … Continue reading “Who blogs the courts?”

With all the high profile trials going on right now — the Frisco lesbian-eating dog trial, the killer Texan mom trial, the Cleveland school voucher case — it sure would be nice to be able to go to a single place to keep up with all of them. Isn’t there a blogger with a legal background, or at least some understanding of law and culture, who can keep up with all this stuff and tell me what I should think about it?

The Pink House

— If you read the Kevin Hoover police blotter (now linked by Daily Pundit), you’ll come across many references to the very special piece of government housing where miscreants experience personal growth, the infamous Pink House on 101 in downtown Eureka, and you’ll become curious about it. Here’s a pop-up picture of the pokey

— If you read the Kevin Hoover police blotter (now linked by Daily Pundit), you’ll come across many references to the very special piece of government housing where miscreants experience personal growth, the infamous Pink House on 101 in downtown Eureka, and you’ll become curious about it. Here’s a pop-up picture of the pokey
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Kevin Hoover’s police log

A & L Daily has discovered Kevin Hoover’s Police Log from the Arcata Eye, the one-man newspaper read by all the hippies in Humboldt County. It’s choice stuff, highly redemptive of journalists. Check it out: Arcata Eye Newspaper : Police log index Stoned souls harvested by the Grim Ranger Opposable thumb & forefinger filch a … Continue reading “Kevin Hoover’s police log”

A & L Daily has discovered Kevin Hoover’s Police Log from the Arcata Eye, the one-man newspaper read by all the hippies in Humboldt County. It’s choice stuff, highly redemptive of journalists. Check it out: Arcata Eye Newspaper : Police log index

Stoned souls harvested by the Grim Ranger
Opposable thumb & forefinger filch a flank
D.A. to review kitty litter bucket battle
Tensions explode in stench-retention chamber
Me and you and a drug named Boo

If you’re all really good, I’ll post a picture of the infamous Pink House.

California Teachers’ Association

(CTA) is the name of the golden state’s teachers’ union, which wasn’t spelled out in today’s entry on O’Connell and Kuehl (Future dim for California schools.) Only a few hours after posting that, someone with the email address “[email protected]” dropped a snarky comment about it. His tone resonates with the remarks of the UCLA teacher … Continue reading “California Teachers’ Association”

(CTA) is the name of the golden state’s teachers’ union, which wasn’t spelled out in today’s entry on O’Connell and Kuehl (Future dim for California schools.) Only a few hours after posting that, someone with the email address “[email protected]” dropped a snarky comment about it. His tone resonates with the remarks of the UCLA teacher trainer on Fox News to the effect that anyone who didn’t like the gay life program should “check out – of the world.” I don’t see the CTA’s critics leaving the state, or the planet, en masse, folks, so you’d best learn to deal with us, in all of our glorious diversity.

Good article on the WiFi revolution

linked by the 802.11b blog comparing WiFi to the cell data services it’s killing: If wireless carriers are slow-moving bureaucratic governments of the wireless world, then Wi-Fi technology is its guerrilla movement. The technology is relatively cheap, anyone can install it and, at 11 megabits a second, it’s fast. Whole article at: The Seattle Times: … Continue reading “Good article on the WiFi revolution”

linked by the 802.11b blog comparing WiFi to the cell data services it’s killing:

If wireless carriers are slow-moving bureaucratic governments of the wireless world, then Wi-Fi technology is its guerrilla movement. The technology is relatively cheap, anyone can install it and, at 11 megabits a second, it’s fast.

Whole article at: The Seattle Times: Wireless where you want: Wi-Fi is the guerrilla revolution of wireless computing

Bloggers and Journalists

is the subject of this entry at Libertarian Samizdata From this little article lifted in its entireity from today’s JPMorgan Chase Tech Industry Daily, it would appear that the corporate world is starting to take notice. Will bloggers compete with journalists? I certainly hope so. The trouble with public education, in a nutshell, is that … Continue reading “Bloggers and Journalists”

is the subject of this entry at Libertarian Samizdata

From this little article lifted in its entireity from today’s JPMorgan Chase Tech Industry Daily, it would appear that the corporate world is starting to take notice.

Will bloggers compete with journalists?

I certainly hope so. The trouble with public education, in a nutshell, is that it’s practiced by education majors, not the brightest lights on the tree. Similarly, the trouble with journalism is that it’s practiced by people scarcely a notch up from education majors, who don’t really understand most of what they write about. You clearly get better quality analysis from people like Andrew Hofer, Megan McArdle, and VodkaPundit on business and economics than you find in the papers, which is why their blogs are so hot.
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