Year: 2007
COMMENTARY DEPT.
Comic Genius / Comic Giants
While I was surfing for info on my last post on the TV show Rules of Engagement, I came across someone else’s review of the show. They referred to David Spade as a “comic genius”. Really?? David Spade? Some might argue that the phrase comic genius is an oxymoron, but it got me to thinking… Read more
LEGAL DEPT.
Truth In Trial
Over at Crime & Federalism, Norm Pattis has been explaining why defense attorneys are not much interested in the guilt or innocence of their clients. In a followup, he defends the adversarial process against the accusation that it leads to disrespect for truth in court proceedings. I have only a layman’s familiarity with the legal… Read more
CREEPING TOTALITARIANISM DEPT.
Stay Away From Brooksville!
Brooksville, Florida is apparently being run by fascists: According to the proposed ordinance, a vehicle owner must pay a parking fine within 72 hours if a meter maid claims his automobile was improperly parked, incurring tickets worth between $5 and $250. Failure to pay this amount results in the assessment of a fifty-percent “late fee.”… Read more
BITCHING AND MOANING DEPT.
Zip Code Snobbery?
Kip Esquire has all the details from a New York Times article about changes in the 10021 zip code written by Sam Roberts, who warns us that “ZIP codes may not have the cachet they once did.” Roberts recounts a few reactions: “The truth is, there are some people whose whole identity is their ZIP… Read more
LEGAL DEPT.
One Obvious Choice for Attorney General
It’s beginning to look like Alberto Gonzales—our torture-loving, porn-hating, civil-rights-destroying, due-process-ignoring, medical-marijuana-prosecuting Attorney General—is on his way out the door. Soon, President Bush will have to try to find a replacement. There is only one logical choice. Ken Lammers has been a criminal lawyer in Virginia for several years and has actual trial experience as… Read more