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A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that those pesky waivers that parents are so often asked to sign so their kids can play sports are useless -- apparently unless the kid signs them too. Yep, that's right, pre-teen children need to sign a legally-binding document too. The 2-1 majority in Hojnowski v. Vans Skate […]

There was quite a bit of uproar as the Congress acted to give the federal courts jurisdiction in the Terri Schiavo case when a "GOP talking points memo" was allegedly distributed on the Senate floor touting political benefits to be gained from supporting the legislation. You can find a plethora of links on the subject […]

According to Newsweek's Michael Isikoff, in an interview on Fox News' "Special Report," the President Clinton's bumbling National Security Adviser Sandy Berger did not destroy any unique documents as a result of his pilferage. Berger only had access to copies -- though Isikoff noted that it was unclear that Berger was aware they were only […]

I actually watched some local and network news before the NCAA national championship game came on, and I was a little surprised at a repeated formulation that kept coming up when discussing the late Pope John Paul II. The phrase was something along the lines that people loved the Pope, despite the fact that he […]

Pope John Paul II died today. Of course, it's not possible to not know this by now, it's been all over the Internet, radio and television. (I cannot concur with Michelle Malkin's outrage at the fact that CBS went ahead with airing the NCAA Men's Basketball national semifinals. The Pope died about 3 1/2 hours […]

You can't turn on the TV without seeing wall-to-wall coverage of Pope John Paul II's imminent demise. It was even on talk radio. Implementing a religious test for calling-in yesterday was Hugh Hewitt, who was only taking calls from Catholics who wanted to share what the pontiff meant to them. This sort of thing brings […]

Clinton administration national security adviser Sandy Berger will plead guilty to a misdemeanor for taking classified documents out of the National Archives in his pants. Good. However, I think if some analyst or middle-manager at the CIA had done the exact same thing, they'd be facing a felony. The articles don't quote any experts on […]

say the dumbest things. Fox News' Greg Palkot, detailing the Pope's medical condition had the following analysis. If the heart goes, you're in real trouble. Thanks. Good to know. I'll file that away for future reference.

An article in today's Union-Tribune -- that I'm sure appeared in similar form in papers across the country -- details a UN report that claims, well, I'll let you read it. Malnutrition among the youngest Iraqis has almost doubled since the U.S.-led invasion toppled Saddam Hussein, a hunger specialist told the U.N. human-rights body yesterday […]

Terri Schiavo died today from acute dehydration. Many bloggers, out of respect, are refusing further comment today. I wish George Felos felt the same.