Entries from November 2008
November 26, 2008
When Justice Flashed Her Partisan Panties
UPDATE: Ann Coulter, with her characteristic sarcastic wit, has a few words to day about one of the innocent, Gitmo victims: Terrorists’ Restless Leg Syndrome
I recently had one of my infrequent brushes with Alameda County Superior Court. After boring hours of sitting in the gallery listening to proceedings, I was treated to [...]
November 23, 2008
Saturday Night Songs: Rissi Palmer
Yes, I’m still here… too distracted by the business of living to blog. Enjoy!
November 16, 2008
C’est La Vie: Saturday Night Songs
One of my all-time favorite songs against an anime background….
November 11, 2008
Card Check: Renewed Push for Unionization at UC
It’s already started. The solicitations to unionize administrative professionals. The election was only a week ago. Obama isn’t President yet (although from the media attention he’s getting you’d think he was already running the country). But, Congress still has unfinished business to pursue and my guess is that “Card Check” legislation (Employee [...]
November 7, 2008
Lindsey Graham Leads The RINO Parade
Tonight, this from CNN:
Democratic Sen. Chris Dodd said he thinks Emanuel is a “great choice.”
“I know that he and Barack Obama have a very good relationship going back a long time. So it touches all of the critical elements, it seems to me, in beginning that kind of transition we’d like to have. So I [...]
November 6, 2008
One Republican’s View of the Election Defeat: The Fighter Still Remains
Early this morning, me and a colleague were sorting through all the paper in the communal printer’s output tray. She tentatively asked, ” So what did you think of the election yesterday?”
“My husband and I watched the hockey game and a video. Neither of us wanted to watch wall-to-wall pundits bleating over everything and [...]
November 3, 2008
California Proposition 1A: Suburban Sprawl with a Bullet
Tomorrow, California residents will be voting on Proposition 1A, a measure to finance construction of a high-speed “bullet” train. CalVoter.com
has posted a nice summary of the initiative’s glittering intentions:
Provides long-distance commuters with a safe, convenient, affordable, and reliable alternative to driving and high gas prices.
Reduces traffic congestions on the state’s highways and at [...]