Posts Tagged ‘activist’

Stomping on moveon.org

October 27th, 2010 | 1 Comment

A lot has been made of the video where a woman gets her head stomped on at a Rand Paul/Jack Conway debate. A lot.  Before rushing to judgment, and before making incendiary comments in my presence, take into consideration some facts first. Her original story was she was simply handing Rand Paul an employee of [...]

Judge blocks furloughs in California

August 10th, 2010 | 1 Comment

A judge has blocked the governor’s order of three furloughs per month, the latest effort to conserve the state’s dwindling funds until a new budget is approved. Alameda County Superior Court Judge Steven Brick said there are “serious questions” connected to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s order last month, and temporarily halted the move until a Sept. [...]

Feingold on Sotomayor

July 13th, 2009 | No Comments

I just listened to Russ Feingold’s ten mintues of fame during the Sonia Sotomayor hearings.  He’s nuts. “That is why I suggest to everyone watching today that they be a little wary of a phrase they may hear at these hearings – ‘judicial activism.’  That term really has lost all usefulness, particularly since so many [...]

Obama’s frontrunners

May 20th, 2009 | No Comments

There is a site that is asking people “Which frontrunner is the worst liberal judicial activist?”.  Now, naturally, this is a loaded question.  If you’re not a screaming liberal, they all look equally bad.  So, imagine my non-surprise when I get the results so far: Now, this presents two situations to me.  First of all, [...]