It’s always irritated me that “tort reform” pretended to be a populist movement, when it’s the textbook example of an effort to protect wealthy business interests against individuals who deserve redress. People hear about absurd cases, such as the infamous suit against McDonald’s for too-hot coffee, and conclude that legislation is needed to crack down […]
The Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary may be six months away, but the MoveOn Primary begins tomorrow — and everyone seems to be talking about it. For those of you who are unfamiliar with MoveOn, it’s a liberal political group formed in 1998, motivated to try and end the Clinton impeachment fiasco. It […]
I’ve mentioned on a few occasions that former Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor, a Bush nominee for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, is about the worst judicial nominee this White House could possibly come up with. In light of my minor obsession with Pryor’s nomination, I thought I’d mention that the Senate Judiciary Committee […]
Seven Democratic presidential hopefuls appeared in Chicago yesterday at a forum sponsored by Jesse Jackson’s Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. Nearly all the candidates expressed support for affirmative action and expressed concern about a pending case on the issue before the Supreme Court. Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.), however, was so concerned about what the high court might do, […]