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Here are a few articles that you may have missed, but are well worth your time. If there's a San Diego equivalent of a political family like the Kennedy clan of Massachusetts, then it's the Inzunzas. Nick Inzunza is the mayor of Chula Vista. His brother Ralph is a San Diego city councilman. Then there's […]

The Catholic Church has a new Pope. The main thing I was struck by as news of the selection of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger made its way across the Internet is the surprise and disdain by some -- Lt. Smash has an incredibly useful collection of links here -- that the cardinals would actually chose a […]

I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't this the same sort of hyperbole and loose language that made Sen. John Cornyn the focus of so much outrage? Not since the 1960's, when federal judges in the South were threatened by cross burnings and firebombs, have judges been so besieged. Cornyn gets […]

Some of these rules the military imposed on reporters covering the murder trial of Army Sgt. Hasan Akbar -- the man who is "accused" of rolling a grenade into a tent, killing two Americans -- are overboard. I only point this article out, so I can tell a little story, based upon this rule: I […]

The first day has come and gone, and black smoke issued from the chimney indicating that no one received enough votes to be named pope. Using the worldwide reach of Hoystory.com and intrepid reporting, Hoystory.com managed to get the results of the first vote. Of a total of 115 votes -- one per cardinal -- […]

I hadn't intended on addressing the nomination of John Bolton to be U.S. representative to the U.N. a second time, hence the misnamed nature of last week's post. But, as I've continued to watch both talking heads on the cable news programs and verious Democratic pols, I'm mystified by the opposition to him on grounds […]

The New York Times reports that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist is planning to take part in a conference call on Democrat filibusters of judicial nominees. This story would be worth 3 inches of copy on Page A29 except for one detail: The conference call will connect with TV, radio stations and churches. I think […]

Out of Pennsylvania comes this story on the efforts of one Episcopal priest to reach out to other religions. An Episcopal priest has renounced his ordination to lead a Druid order. W. William Melnyk, former rector of St. James Episcopal Church in Downingtown, called his decision to become a Druid priest "a joyous occasion." Melnyk […]

Toothpaste can cause cancer. Don't overreact though, it's only a danger if you mix it with water and snort it in large quantities.

Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy has a post on NRO's "The Corner" which asks similar questions to ones I posed yesterday. Sorry to arrive late for what has been yet another great Corner discussion about the judges. The question that occurs to me reading the exchanges is: For what egregious thing would we impeach a […]