Political Science

Remember when I signed up as a Republican so I could vote for Ron Paul in the Illinois primary? Apparently Republicans are very rare in this town. So rare, in fact, that I've received a letter from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners asking me to apply to be an election judge representing the Republican party. It's a form letter, and I suspect most registered … [Read more...] about Should I Be the Judge of That?

Imagine how awesome it must be to live in Alabama, where voters get to choose their next Chief Justice on the Alabama Supreme Court. On the one hand, there's the Republican candidate, Roy Moore. He had the job before, at least until a few years ago when he was kicked off the bench. He's the judge who insisted on having a copy of the Ten Commandments displayed in his … [Read more...] about And Now Some News From the Alabama Judicial Races

Today I did something that probably would have disappointed my father if he were still alive: I voted in the Republican primary. My father was a yellow dog Democrat. Oh, there were a few Democrats he wouldn't vote for -- such as Tip O'Neill, whom he considered corrupt -- but he would never have voted for a Republican. In his declining years, he hated George W. Bush most of all. … [Read more...] about I Feel a Bit Funny About This

Oh my God. Seriously? Houston criminal defense lawyer Mark Bennett has just announced on his blog that he's running for office as a Judge on the Texas Court of Appeals. It even brought Old Man Greenfield out of retirement. The good news is that he'd be a great person to have on the bench. The bad news is that he's running on the Libertarian ticket. To which I can only respond: … [Read more...] about Mark Bennett Throws His Hat in the Ring

I'm always late to this party -- it's become a Twitter thing -- but as has been my occasional custom, here are a few thoughts about the President's State of the Union address. Obama should, of course, be judged more by his actions than by what he says, but as with anyone in authority, understanding his thoughts and ideas is helpful.Arguably, the State of the Union speech is … [Read more...] about The State of the Union in 2012