Year: 2006
WAR ON DRUGS DEPT.
Bought Some Drugs Today
I have a cold, and I ran out of cough medicine, so I stopped at the local Walgreens to get some more. I like to treat a cold with dextromethorphan (a cough suppressant), guaifenesin (an expectorant), and pseudoephedrine (a nasal decongestant). In other words, Robitussin CF. Of course, that last ingredient, pseudoephedrine, is a key… Read more
ECONOMICS DEPT.
About Those Hawaiian Gas Price Caps…
Back in August, I told you that Hawaii was attempting to cap the price of gasoline, but that they were making a very bad mistake by capping the wholesale price. Instead of reducing the price at the pump, this would raise it, for reasons I explained in the article. I was a little nervous about… Read more
CHEAP SHOTS DEPT.
They Certainly Are Accident-Prone
I don’t normally link to Drudge, but this report makes me wonder: Police labor union officials asked acting Chief Christopher McGaffin this afternoon to allow a Capitol Police officer to complete his investigation into an early-morning car crash involving Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), son of Sen. Ted Kennedy. ROLL CALL reports: According to a letter… Read more
LEGAL DEPT.
How To Torture a Defense Lawyer
Virginia defense lawyer Ken Lammers tries writting a little fiction: Conversations I’m Sure Some of My Clients Have Not quite L.A. Law, is it? Read more
TELEVISION DEPT.
The Jack Bauer Power Hour!
That title’s from over at Dave Barry’s blog where he posts an entry about 24 every Monday, and then his readers pile on with comments as the show runs. Audrey Raines, daughter of Secretary-of-Defense-William-Devane, is reviled perhaps even more than Kim Bauer was during the first couple of seasons. “Oh, good, we get to see… Read more