Archive for March, 2009

Just when you thought it was safe to read again

Friday, March 20th, 2009

I'm taking a break--planned this time!  I will be on holiday with the family in California.  We leave early tomorrow and will return the following Saturday.  The chances are excellent you won't see any updates during the next week. After a near-eight-month hiatus, I don't think an extra week will make ...

“Popcorn said f*** you”

Friday, March 20th, 2009

A little triage: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed a bill to repeal the state's death penalty.  And California Representative Maxine Waters has introduced a bill to end mandatory minimum sentencing for Federal drug offenses. The Daily Cuts: 152. Eminent domain abuse continues four years after Kelo, but some folks are fighting ...

Clunkers, cops and cluelessness.

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Attorney General Eric Holder has clarified the new administration's medical marijuana policy (see #145) by stating that the DEA will only go after pot dealers who violate both state and Federal law; i.e., anyone not sanctioned by a state where medical marijuana is legal.  So dispensaries in California and patients ...

Abuse, harassment, and customer service (but I repeat myself)

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

143. Homer, Louisiana police chief Russell Mills, after one of his officers shot and killed a 73-year-old mute black man: "If I see three or four young black men walking down the street, I have to stop them and check their names," said Mills, who is white. "I want them to ...