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[ June 5, 2007; ] Yao had a pretty interesting preview of the GOP debate coming up tomorrow night. Here are the top 5 things I’m looking forward to.

5) God- No one doubts that every candidate will talk about their faith. Mitt Romney isn’t going to have any trouble making his faith compatible with the republican base, but I want […]

There has been a lot of talk lately about the life and jusrisprudence of Justice Clarence Thomas. Kevin Merida and Michael Fletcher discuss at length the experiences that molded Justice Thomas into the most predictable justices the court has seen in quite some time. Even though he says the least, Justice Thomas can always be […]

Given I’ll be stuck somewhere up in the proverbial arse of the Continental Divide during the debate tomorrow and consequently won’t be able to watch it, I’ll give my version of a preview for tomorrow’s Republican showdown. Take note that this will be inevitably more offensive than anything CNN or MSNBC will put out.
First, look […]

This has nothing to do with the law or politics but Rosie O’Donnell posted this on her blog in one of her Q&A posts:
steph writes:
idea: exhibit 3000+ objects (maybe artsie empty chairs or shoes), one for each american who has died
people don’t know what that number looks like
remember the aids quilt?
artists can donate
Rosie replied:
i […]

In an odd series of events, its looks like the plaintiff in one of the Court’s upcoming cases has passed away. Mario Claiborne of Claiborne v. US died in some sort of shooting in the streets of St. Louis. His case revolved around the idea that it is ‘reasonable’ for a judge to give an […]

Here is my recap- I’ll go candidate-by-candidate-
Barack Obama- Barack Obama is officially just another candidate. After losing a lot of the steam that he entered with, Obama looked flat after last night’s uninspiring performance. After being hailed as a magnificent speaker, Obama definitely let his supporters down with a stiff and boring performance. Obama’s diss […]

The winner of yesterday’s Democratic debate was Al Gore, who presumably napped in New York while Clinton and Kucinich stood (literally) on soapboxes.
On the whole, the few candidates who seemed even remotely likable appeared that way for mere seconds, and even then only while spewing rehearsed and prodigiously irrelevant nonsense. I was most charmed […]

My thoughts on the Democratic debate tonight:
First, the frontrunners (Clinton, Obama, Edwards) certainly played it very safe. I suppose you could say that they approached it in classic politician format: not giving any definitive answers. Playing it careful is probably a good idea, but it’s giving too much ground for the fringe candidates to grasp […]