Sometimes the only people more stupid than journalists are the people in government that they cover. Today's case study is Douglas County (Minn.) Coordinator Bill Schalow. Once upon a time in a place called Alexandria an official decreed that news must be submitted to the government for approval before being disseminated. The official was not […]
So Dubai Ports World has decided to save President Bush and themselves a lot of political angst by transferring the management duties for six U.S. ports to a U.S. company. If that company ends up being Halliburton, it will spawn conspiracy theories among the moonbat left for the rest of the century. Now if only […]
The San Diego Union-Tribune has an article in today's paper on a local woman's efforts to ban billboard advertising of gun shows. She sees the violence guns have brought to her community, so the last thing Bevelynn Bravo wants is for them to be advertised around her neighborhood. In her five-year crusade, Bravo has tried […]
I listen to Hugh Hewitt's radio show when I get the opportunity, which honestly isn't all the time because the beginning of my work day and the beginning of Hugh's show often coincide. But I started work a little later than usual on Thursday and got the opportunity to hear Hugh interview Glenn Reynolds (aka […]
Sanity prevailed Tuesday night and the La Mesa City Council retracted the threatening letter that they had sent to resident Chris Tanner after he had the audacity to suggest the council might be in the pockets of developers. (You can find my previous posts on this subject here and here.) At last night's meeting, several […]
News came Friday that it appears that La Mesa councilmembers will not go forward with their threatened (loser of a) lawsuit against resident Chris Tanner. Score one for free speech. On the other hand, it appears that the politicians in Washington state want to outlaw politics -- seriously. A story from Saturday's Olympian reveals that […]
For those of you following the foolishness that is La Mesa Mayor Art Madrid and his threatened lawsuit against a critical constituent, it appears that at least one city councilmember has his head on straight. Councilman Barry Jantz submitted the following letter in the comments to last weekend's initial post on the subject. Feb. 21, […]
Art Madrid is the Mayor of the San Diego suburb of La Mesa, population 50,000+. It's my hometown and Madrid has been mayor since 1981. It appears that 25 years as mayor has honed Madrid's sense of entitlement and the idea that he's better than the rest of you. The public-comment portion of a city […]
I guess it really shouldn't come as a big surprise, but the Electronic Frontier Foundation is reporting that the RIAA -- the record companies' lobbying group -- is floating the legal position that making backup copies of CDs you own or ripping the CDs to an Ipod or other MP3 player is not fair use. […]
Because advancing freedom means more laws and regulations, California lawmakers have been busy and you're gonna need to watch yourself in 2006. My favorite new law is this one: BODY PIERCING - Makes performing body piercing on a minor punishable by a $250 fine, unless the minor's parent gives approval. Of course, this is in […]