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A Welsh race relations officer got in trouble with the law for calling a policeman a "white bastard pig." I don't think there's really much more to say to that.
A write-up of which states Hillary (or, presumably, some other dem) would have to target in 2008. My main objection is the inclusion of Kentucky on the list. While Clinton did win it twice, he was greatly aided by Perot's presence, and never won even 46% of the vote. GWB, on the other hand, never won less than 56% of the vote, and Kerry failed to even get 40% in 2004. If Kentucky falls into the dem column in 2008, they'll probably also pick up (nearly) every other state he mentions in his rundown. Of course, it's the same old list of swing states (plus Kentucky).
Thomas Sowell's column from Monday. While he's always good, he mentions, somewhat in passing, one of my pet peeves -- the wrong devotion of some to the "innocent until proven guilty" mantra. It applies to a court of law, not to everyday opinion/decision making. If you think someone has been stealing from you, but don't have proof, are you going to just presume them innocent and not take precautions to keep them from stealing from you (again)? Plus, there's always my favorite example, OJ Simpson. Only the most hardcore followers of the mantra dispute his case. I'm not saying we should rush to judgment while we're short on facts; I'm merely saying that it's possible to have a well-informed opinion of someone's guilt without a jury delivering a guilty verdict (and, of course, this applies to more than strictly legal matters).
The Arizona Board of Nursing is upset with the Heart Attack Grill because it has termed its waitresses "nurses" -- a term for which you're supposed to have a degree and blah blah blah. Now, I could muster some outrage if it were a matter of people actually impersonating nurses, but no reasonable person would mistake them for such. Are they going to go after people who wear the "sexy nurse" costume on Halloween next? Also, check out the Quadruple Bypass Burger from the Heart Attack Grill.
John J Miller analyzes the 2008 Senatorial contests. As I previously mentioned, not many obvious chances for Republican pickups, though most analysts would have considered Allen and DeWine safe bets shortly after the 2004 election.
A write-up of which states Hillary (or, presumably, some other dem) would have to target in 2008. My main objection is the inclusion of Kentucky on the list. While Clinton did win it twice, he was greatly aided by Perot's presence, and never won even 46% of the vote. GWB, on the other hand, never won less than 56% of the vote, and Kerry failed to even get 40% in 2004. If Kentucky falls into the dem column in 2008, they'll probably also pick up (nearly) every other state he mentions in his rundown. Of course, it's the same old list of swing states (plus Kentucky).
Thomas Sowell's column from Monday. While he's always good, he mentions, somewhat in passing, one of my pet peeves -- the wrong devotion of some to the "innocent until proven guilty" mantra. It applies to a court of law, not to everyday opinion/decision making. If you think someone has been stealing from you, but don't have proof, are you going to just presume them innocent and not take precautions to keep them from stealing from you (again)? Plus, there's always my favorite example, OJ Simpson. Only the most hardcore followers of the mantra dispute his case. I'm not saying we should rush to judgment while we're short on facts; I'm merely saying that it's possible to have a well-informed opinion of someone's guilt without a jury delivering a guilty verdict (and, of course, this applies to more than strictly legal matters).
The Arizona Board of Nursing is upset with the Heart Attack Grill because it has termed its waitresses "nurses" -- a term for which you're supposed to have a degree and blah blah blah. Now, I could muster some outrage if it were a matter of people actually impersonating nurses, but no reasonable person would mistake them for such. Are they going to go after people who wear the "sexy nurse" costume on Halloween next? Also, check out the Quadruple Bypass Burger from the Heart Attack Grill.
John J Miller analyzes the 2008 Senatorial contests. As I previously mentioned, not many obvious chances for Republican pickups, though most analysts would have considered Allen and DeWine safe bets shortly after the 2004 election.
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