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[Dark Bilious Vapors] Unlike me, Mad Kane's had a productive holiday weekend....: link] Thought for the Day: Like Charles Atlas before him William Hung is an example of American spirit and tenacity, someone who can turn their weaknesses into an inexplicable strength that won over the hearts of millions of viewers who first fell in love with him on Fox's hit television show American Idol
[Still Fighting] Friday's Links: This would have been unthinkable two years ago, but a bipartisan panel, made up of Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Russ Feingold (D-WI), Ken Salazar (D-CO), Larry Craig (R-ID), John Sununu (R-NH) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) have told the Senate Judiciary and Intelligence committees that they will try to block the reauthorization of the Patriot Act, protesting the changes that were agreed to on Wednesday. Those changes, while appearing good on the surface, removed a few restrictions that had been in the original Act, including requiring the government to inform targets of a "sneak and peek" search warrant within seven to 30 days, and a provision that would have mandated judicial reviews when authorities used Patriot Act powers to search financial, medical, library, school and other records.
[I got a blog in my throat”¦ eh hem] House Rebukes White House, Stands For Protection of Privacy and Freedom: The American Civil Liberties Union today applauded the bipartisan push by lawmakers, which specifically calls on Congress to revisit some of the more controversial powers again in four years.
[Pardon My English: Conservative News & Opinion] Scooter Libby: Indicted For What?: So said weaselly liar attempts to create an actual alleged crime by outing his own wife in the New York Times in an op ed piece where he blames others for outing his wife, who couldn't actually be outed anyway because she wasn't a covert CIA agent. With the help of his equally weaselly little buddy, the "senior" senator from New York, Chuckie Schumer, he indignantly demands an investigation into the non-outing of his wife who couldn't be outed because she wasn't undercover.
[Uspirg.org] US PIRG Consumer Blog: July 2005 Archives: Although the Congress disappointingly rolled back class action rights earlier this year, many Senators who supported that bad law have historically voted against (pro-consumer vote = NO, 60 votes needed) limiting the rights of injured consumers to recover non-economic damages for the pain and suffering, disfigurement, loss of child-bearing capacity, birth defects and other problems caused by medical malpractice. Yet, expect Dr.
[Talkleft.com] TalkLeft: Rep. Barney Frank Introduces Bill to Restore FOIA: Congressman Barney Frank (D-MA) has introduced the Restoration of Freedom of Information Act of 2003 in the House of Representatives, as a companion to S. 609, introduced by Senator Patrick Leahy, to restore aspects of the Freedom of Information Act modified by the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
[Blog.ntu.org] Government Bytes: The Official Blog of National Taxpayers Union: Mike Protack Candidate for US Senate said on Nov 04 2005 at 7:49pm .I dislike Barney Frank's liberal politics, but agree that members of Congress should .
[Billroggio.com] Easongate: If the audience reaction is as anti-American as Davos attendee Rony Abovitz described, the American public may be quite upset indeed with Eason Jordan, and by default, CNN for knowingly employing a person that recklessly encourages such anti-American sentiment. The international media's biases poke though in written news articles, but such an open display, on videotape, may even shock many Americans not inclined to support the war in Iraq.
[Acsblog.org] ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution Society: Separation ...: Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s recent hospitalization for thyroid cancer treatment has sparked a flurry of media attention over the prospect of who will be appointed as the next Chief Justice when Rehnquist leaves the court, an event widely expected to occur in the next year. While much of the coverage has focused on prospective nominees and the likelihood that each will be approved by the Senate, some commentators have said that given the two recess appointments made already this year by the President, there is a possibility that if Rehnquist steps down, the President could use his recess appointment powers to appoint a successor (although many still consider this an unlikely move.)
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