Mary Beth Buchanen resigns. Radley Balko explains why she was one of the worst prosecutors in the country. This was one of the items on my Obama freedom scorecard, although I don't know how to tell if he gets full points for forcing her out or if she's just preparing her inevitable run for office. … [Read more...] about It’s About Damned Time!
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Small Government v.s. Law Enforcement
Miami Criminal Defense Lawyer Brian Tannebaum asks us "Why do conservatives apologize for the government?" But there is a more disturbing trend in conservative thought when it comes to criminal justice. Maybe it's not a trend, just more visible with the advent of blogs and online comments on newspaper websites, but it appears that conservatives have abandoned their desire for … [Read more...] about Small Government v.s. Law Enforcement
Lights Out
The lights went out around 12:15 last night. Some people talk about how nice it is to relax and do nothing while the power is out, but for me, losing electrical power is like losing a limb. When the power failure hit, I was sitting in front of the computer working on a couple of things I wanted to finish by tomorrow. I'm staring straight at the monitors, so the first sign … [Read more...] about Lights Out
Obama’s Getting Alinskied
You've been hearing about it: Democratic representatives, home on the August recess, are -- at least some of them -- holding the traditional "town hall" meetings to hear from voters in their districts.And some of them are hearing yelling. Lots of yelling.The folks on the left have a simple explanation: this is a well-funded conspiracy, powered by gazillion … [Read more...] about Obama’s Getting Alinskied
Another Fight With Movable Type
So there I was, writing a short post about something, when I needed to embed an image. I cliecked the "Insert Image" button in my Movable Type blogging software, uploaded the image, and...it wouldn't let me create a thumbnail image. Thumbnailing is done by the Perl Image::Magick module and, sure enough, when I checked Movable Type's listing of the status of Perl modules, it … [Read more...] about Another Fight With Movable Type