So, Scooter Libby has been convicted for his involvement in the Valerie Plame affair, in which Ms. Plame's identity as a covert CIA operative was revealed. Let's see what they got him for: The jury rejected Mr. Libby's claims of memory lapses, convicting him of four felony counts, obstruction of justice, giving false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and … [Read more...] about Never Say Nothin’ to the G
Upgrade in Progress…
I'm making some technical changes to the blog, and comments are temporarily turned off. Update: Now running off the new server... Update: Nameservers have been pointed at the new server. If you can see this, you've received this page from the new hosting service. Update: Typekey authentication is now working for comments. … [Read more...] about Upgrade in Progress…
Gay marriage is just like yours…
...only gayer. (Hat tip: Alex) … [Read more...] about Gay marriage is just like yours…
Des Plaines TIF: Suburban Transmission
Here's another property threatened by eminent domain in the Des Plaines Five Corners/River-Rand TIF District. The last two businesses I blogged about, the Geiser-Berner plumbing shop and the corner BP Gas Station are both inside what I'm calling the Inner Triangle, the region bounded on the east by River Road, on the southwest by Rand Road, and on the north by the Union … [Read more...] about Des Plaines TIF: Suburban Transmission
The Chinese Government Doesn’t Want You To Read This
The Chinese government is well known for censoring its citizens' access to the World Wide Web. Now you can run a test to see if your website is blocked in China, thanks to the fine folks at greatfirewallofchina.org. Naturally, I had to check if they're blocking windypundit.com. The site is a little slow, so it took a while to find out... They're blocking me. Wow. There … [Read more...] about The Chinese Government Doesn’t Want You To Read This