Our election system is sliding faster and faster toward being a fake form of democracy. Here's an anti-Obama ad created by the American Issues Project, which appears to be some sort of conservative organization. It points out some possibly troubling connections between presidential candidate Barack Obama and William Ayers, a member of a radical group called the Weathermen, … [Read more...] about Prosecuting the Opposition
Arresting the Rabble
With the conventions going on this week and next, both the Underdog Blog and Simple Justice have posts up reminding us that police state operations have become the norm around major political events, with protesters coralled blocks away in so-called "free speech zones." Silly me, I thought the whole damned country was supposed to be a free speech zone. Both of them post this … [Read more...] about Arresting the Rabble
Healthcare Blogging To Come
In the coming weeks and months, I'm planning to try to dilute some of the legal blogging on Windypundit with a little blogging about the healthcare crisis in this country. I should admit right here at the start that I'm woefully ignorant of how the healthcare industry works. It's the biggest industry in the world, and it will only become more important as I get older, so it … [Read more...] about Healthcare Blogging To Come
Where’s Scott Greenfield?
I just checked Simple Justice and it looks like Scott Greenfield hasn't posted anything new today. My God, I hope he's alright. The silence over there is frightening. Somebody in New York please check on him. Update: Stand down. Scott's posting at last. The delay appears to have been caused because he was watching one of Ken Lammers' lengthy CLTV sagas. … [Read more...] about Where’s Scott Greenfield?
Because There’s No Difference Between Right-Wing Pundits and White Supremacist Thugs…
By now you have probably heard that police in Colorado have uncovered an apparent plot by white supremacists to assassinate Barack Obama. I was just now skimming through the blog feeds I read when I noticed that Illinois Reason had a post up entitled "Obama assassination plot foiled in Colorado." The main guy at that blog, Rob Nesvacil, is a rabid anti-conservative who really … [Read more...] about Because There’s No Difference Between Right-Wing Pundits and White Supremacist Thugs…