Iraqi women
Seem to have disappeared. Laura at Two Broads Blogging comments here and Jeanne D’arc has more links here.
Daily Archives: May 27, 2003
Emporer Act
For the current administration Kim has found a really nifty feature of the Patriot Act. The rest of us should consider it a bug and squash it.
UPDATE: If you have trouble with the link go here and page down to 5/25.
Ashcroft and Federalism
Radley Balko points out that for John Ashcroft federalism can have many meanings (kind of a Straussian thing):
Why was Senator Ashcroft so sympathetic to the �states� rights� cause when it came to issues like the Confederacy and segregation, but when it comes whether or not a terminal cancer patient ought to be able to ease his pain with a marijuana cigarette, Attorney General Ashcroft can�t let the states govern themselves?
The entire piece is a good read. Did Foxnews.com really bounce this because of bad timing or because in the world of Fox it actually might border on being unpatriotic?
Republican Policy Makers
Dwight Meredith argues that the republicans rely on Ivory Tower dreamers
The next time you hear someone complain that government programs do not work, that some air head Ivory Tower resident seems to be making policy, that we need politicians with practical experience with budgeting and making things work, remind them to vote for Democrats.
Read his discussion and examples covering fiscal, social and military policy.