Guest Post by Morbo A woman identified only as “Dana L.” wrote an interesting Washington Post opinion piece recently about her inability to secure “[tag]Plan B[/tag]” contraceptive pills and the unfortunate consequences that spawned. This woman, 42, became pregnant after unprotected intercourse with her husband. She admits this wasn’t the smartest thing to do, since […]
Guest Post by Morbo First, U.S. District [tag]Judge[/tag] [tag]John E. Jones III[/tag] crushed “[tag]intelligent design[/tag]” in Dover, Pa., in one of the best-reasoned and best-written legal opinions of 2005. That was good enough. But Jones hasn’t simply walked away from the case. Since the ruling, Jones has been appalled by kook right activists who are […]
For months, if not years, congressional Republicans have highlighted what they see as the tragic consequences of the [tag]estate tax[/tag]. As a rule, they point to hypothetical horror stories, but are usually a little short on actual examples. Senate Majority Leader [tag]Bill Frist[/tag] (R-Tenn.), however, claims to have found a real-life incident about a family […]
Obviously, the midterm elections are still five months away, but since there’s at least a real possibility that Democrats will take back the House, it’s only natural for there to be some behind-the-scenes jockeying for leadership roles — just in case. Last week, there were some rumors that DCCC Chairman Rahm Emanuel could make a […]
Remember in February, when Sen. [tag]Arlen Specter[/tag] (R-Pa.) unveiled a bill that would have mandated that the [tag]Bush[/tag] administration get a [tag]warrant[/tag] before tapping a domestic phone call? Don’t worry; neither does [tag]Specter[/tag]. The senior senator from Pennsylvania has been all over the map on this one. First he wanted judicial [tag]oversight[/tag]. More recently, Specter […]
When the right criticizes [tag]hate-crime[/tag] proposals, the main argument seems to be opposition to punishing one’s thoughts. As the argument goes, judge the conduct, not the motivation for the conduct. With this in mind, I’ve been wondering what these same people might say about the [tag]flag-burning[/tag] [tag]amendment[/tag] that’s supposed to come up for a vote […]
I know conservatives are upset about the Senate rejecting their anti-[tag]gay[/tag] constitutional [tag]amendment[/tag], and I can appreciate their intentions to try again in the future. But to even consider, out loud, the idea of calling for a [tag]constitutional convention[/tag] suggests the movement has gone from merely unhinged to completely over-the-edge. A second constitutional amendment to […]
The WaPo included an interesting tidbit towards the end of its report on Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s death. Several discrepancies emerged in various accounts of Wednesday’s events. Police and witnesses at the scene told a Washington Post special correspondent that Zarqawi was only wounded in the attack and was whisked away by U.S. forces, dying in […]
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers: * In Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, Rep. [tag]Jim Davis[/tag] has picked up considerable institutional support, but state Sen. [tag]Rod Smith[/tag] seems to have gained momentum in recent weeks. A new poll commissioned by […]
Whether you believe he was involved in massive electoral [tag]fraud[/tag] in 2004 or not, Ohio Secretary of State Ken [tag]Blackwell[/tag] (R) is clearly playing fast and loose in 2006. The latest sign that [tag]Republicans[/tag] have an election-year strategy to shut down [tag]voter registration[/tag] [tag]drives[/tag] comes from [tag]Ohio[/tag]. As the state gears up for a very […]