I Hate In Pro Pers
They just delay things longer than they need to be, and they can just be downright unreasonable to their own detriment. As much as you may dislike us folks, if you ever find yourself in a lawsuit (whether as a defendant or plaintiff)and it's possible for you to hire a lawyer, hire one.
Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Madame Seems to be More Appropriate
A 40 year old woman who held sex parties for teen-aged boys pleads guilty to charges of sexual assault and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. (via Drudge)
My guess is that if it was possible for this woman to be a priest, there'd be more coverage of this horrific story in the MSM. Of course, as this report clearly shows, not being able to be a Catholic priest doesn't mean you can't delusionally proclaim yourself as one.
A 40 year old woman who held sex parties for teen-aged boys pleads guilty to charges of sexual assault and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. (via Drudge)
My guess is that if it was possible for this woman to be a priest, there'd be more coverage of this horrific story in the MSM. Of course, as this report clearly shows, not being able to be a Catholic priest doesn't mean you can't delusionally proclaim yourself as one.
Friday, July 22, 2005
Does Anyone Really Care?
Except for small market Canada, which for some stupid reason doesn't like beauty pageant winners, I can't imagine that there are a whole of people in this country who really care that the NHL lock out has ended. Even before the lockout, hockey in the US was already in a spiral downturn, and unless the league enacts some drastic rule changes to speed the game up, contracts the number of teams and gets another Wayne Gretzky playing in a big market city, I don't see the NHL surviving for much longer in this country.
Except for small market Canada, which for some stupid reason doesn't like beauty pageant winners, I can't imagine that there are a whole of people in this country who really care that the NHL lock out has ended. Even before the lockout, hockey in the US was already in a spiral downturn, and unless the league enacts some drastic rule changes to speed the game up, contracts the number of teams and gets another Wayne Gretzky playing in a big market city, I don't see the NHL surviving for much longer in this country.
Thursday, July 21, 2005
Homage to DC's Papist History?
Hugh Hewitt points to this weird commentary by Howard Fineman wherein Mr. Fineman essentially asserts that President Bush nominated John Roberts to the SCOTUS because he is Catholic. Right.
Hugh Hewitt points to this weird commentary by Howard Fineman wherein Mr. Fineman essentially asserts that President Bush nominated John Roberts to the SCOTUS because he is Catholic. Right.
Wednesday, July 20, 2005
SCOTUS Nominee, John Roberts, is Catholic
I wonder if there's ever been more than three on the SCOTUS at one time? I'm guessing probably not. Looks like some possible, though relatively minor, history is in the making.
Update:Some media outlets take note of the potential of four Catholics (yes, this includes Justice Kennedy) on the SCOTUS at one time.
I wonder if there's ever been more than three on the SCOTUS at one time? I'm guessing probably not. Looks like some possible, though relatively minor, history is in the making.
Update:Some media outlets take note of the potential of four Catholics (yes, this includes Justice Kennedy) on the SCOTUS at one time.
Monday, July 18, 2005
Stalin Was Bad, But...
GetReligion has posted this ditty on Pete Seeger, a commie folk singer from the '60's who apparently has a soft spot for evangelical praise music. From a constitutional law standpoint, Seeger may be best remembered for expanding our jurisprudential understanding of the term "religious belief."
Question: But didn’t Stalin turn out to be one of the worst despots of the 20th century?
Answer: Well, when it comes to big ones. But there’s bad ones all over. And, you know, for 50 years, the United States has helped control the politics of Latin America. And they have the School of the Americas, they call it, in Fort Benning, Ga. Training military — Latin American military men — how to torture, how to massacre, how to assassinate.
Question: But the U.S.S.R. really was an enemy of the U.S.A., yes?
Answer: Not necessarily. The communists claimed, I won’t say they all believed it, that they would encourage revolutions all around the world. But the people of each country had to make their own revolution. It wasn’t Soviet soldiers helping Mao Zedong take over China. They could applaud them and perhaps even help them. But they didn’t likewise in Vietnam or Cuba.
GetReligion has posted this ditty on Pete Seeger, a commie folk singer from the '60's who apparently has a soft spot for evangelical praise music. From a constitutional law standpoint, Seeger may be best remembered for expanding our jurisprudential understanding of the term "religious belief."
Question: But didn’t Stalin turn out to be one of the worst despots of the 20th century?
Answer: Well, when it comes to big ones. But there’s bad ones all over. And, you know, for 50 years, the United States has helped control the politics of Latin America. And they have the School of the Americas, they call it, in Fort Benning, Ga. Training military — Latin American military men — how to torture, how to massacre, how to assassinate.
Question: But the U.S.S.R. really was an enemy of the U.S.A., yes?
Answer: Not necessarily. The communists claimed, I won’t say they all believed it, that they would encourage revolutions all around the world. But the people of each country had to make their own revolution. It wasn’t Soviet soldiers helping Mao Zedong take over China. They could applaud them and perhaps even help them. But they didn’t likewise in Vietnam or Cuba.
Chronology of a Liar
Did the former prime minister of Niger meet with and tell Joe Wilson that Iraqi officials were interested in buying uranium yellowcake? Depends when Joe was asked.
In brief:
1. Wilson says “yes” during his private CIA debrief in March, 2002.
2. Wilson fails to mention the meeting in his NYT op/ed and his first “Meet the Press” in July, 2003.
3. Wilson lies and says “no” during a “Frontline” PBS Interview in August, 2003.
4. Wilson lies and says “no” twice during his second “Meet the Press” interview in October, 2003.
5. Wilson says “yes” during his third “Meet the Press” interview in May, 2004.
6. Wilson says “yes” to SSCI committee staff --report released in July, 2004.
Did the former prime minister of Niger meet with and tell Joe Wilson that Iraqi officials were interested in buying uranium yellowcake? Depends when Joe was asked.
In brief:
1. Wilson says “yes” during his private CIA debrief in March, 2002.
2. Wilson fails to mention the meeting in his NYT op/ed and his first “Meet the Press” in July, 2003.
3. Wilson lies and says “no” during a “Frontline” PBS Interview in August, 2003.
4. Wilson lies and says “no” twice during his second “Meet the Press” interview in October, 2003.
5. Wilson says “yes” during his third “Meet the Press” interview in May, 2004.
6. Wilson says “yes” to SSCI committee staff --report released in July, 2004.
Saturday, July 16, 2005
I Am the King of the English Commonwealth!!
One of the major drawbacks of democracy is that you have the freedom to proclaim yourself anything you want, even if it isn't objectively true. Here's the most recent case in support of this observation from, surprise, Canada:
An English literature instructor from Vancouver Island says she will be ordained as Canada's first woman Roman Catholic priest in a ceremony conducted on the waters of the St. Lawrence River.
Michele Birch-Conery of Parksville said yesterday she expects the church to threaten her with excommunication but she believes she is fighting a human rights issue.
One of the major drawbacks of democracy is that you have the freedom to proclaim yourself anything you want, even if it isn't objectively true. Here's the most recent case in support of this observation from, surprise, Canada:
An English literature instructor from Vancouver Island says she will be ordained as Canada's first woman Roman Catholic priest in a ceremony conducted on the waters of the St. Lawrence River.
Michele Birch-Conery of Parksville said yesterday she expects the church to threaten her with excommunication but she believes she is fighting a human rights issue.
Church in Canada Mulls Possible Exclusion of Baptism for Children of Same-Sex Couples
The possibility of doing this arises from that country's move toward the legal recognition of same-sex "marriages."
Ouellet told reporters after his presentation that supporters of same-sex marriage had created an "insane atmosphere" in Canada.
"It is not good for religious freedom if you cannot express your views and you cannot teach your beliefs," he said.
However, it is "false, wrong and offensive" to equate gay marriage with the unions of married opposite-sex couples who have "produced children to society," Ouellet said.
"This is something a homosexual union cannot offer to society, and you would like Canadian society to accept that as justice itself? I have to say I find that completely irrational."
The possibility of doing this arises from that country's move toward the legal recognition of same-sex "marriages."
Ouellet told reporters after his presentation that supporters of same-sex marriage had created an "insane atmosphere" in Canada.
"It is not good for religious freedom if you cannot express your views and you cannot teach your beliefs," he said.
However, it is "false, wrong and offensive" to equate gay marriage with the unions of married opposite-sex couples who have "produced children to society," Ouellet said.
"This is something a homosexual union cannot offer to society, and you would like Canadian society to accept that as justice itself? I have to say I find that completely irrational."
Friday, July 15, 2005
Monday, July 11, 2005
Just Shoot Me!
Hey, guess what Sen. Arlen Specter thinks President Bush should do if or when the position of Chief Jusice of the SCOTUS opens up.
Hey, guess what Sen. Arlen Specter thinks President Bush should do if or when the position of Chief Jusice of the SCOTUS opens up.
Sunday, July 10, 2005
Yeah, So What?
John Hinderaker of Powerline demurs to the anticipated MSM/Moonbat frenzy over Karl Rove being the White House source who "outed" Joe Wilson's wife as a CIA agent.
It is hard to see how Rove could be indicted for violation of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, and it is very unlikely that he would have been foolish enough to testify falsely before the grand jury about his conversations with journalists. None of this will matter much, though, when it is publicly acknowledged that Rove was one of the sources of the Plame "leak." (This isn't, by the way, the sort of communication that is ordinarily referred to as a "leak.") We can expect a media feeding frenzy or potentially unprecedented proportions.
John Hinderaker of Powerline demurs to the anticipated MSM/Moonbat frenzy over Karl Rove being the White House source who "outed" Joe Wilson's wife as a CIA agent.
It is hard to see how Rove could be indicted for violation of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, and it is very unlikely that he would have been foolish enough to testify falsely before the grand jury about his conversations with journalists. None of this will matter much, though, when it is publicly acknowledged that Rove was one of the sources of the Plame "leak." (This isn't, by the way, the sort of communication that is ordinarily referred to as a "leak.") We can expect a media feeding frenzy or potentially unprecedented proportions.
Saturday, July 09, 2005
Loonyville's Version of 9/11
Oliver Stone's rampage on history in the name of promulgating his left wing conspiracy theories continues.
Oliver Stone's rampage on history in the name of promulgating his left wing conspiracy theories continues.
Friday, July 08, 2005
Spit On a Piece of Paper and See How Far It'll Go!
That's how my boss describes lawsuits that are facially questionable, but legally colorable so as to avoid being classified as frivilous. I think the following would qualify as such a lawsuit.
LOS ANGELES - A California woman is suing a hospital for wrongful death because her husband fainted and suffered a fatal injury after helping delivery room staff give her a pain-killing injection.
...
In June 2004, Passalaqua’s husband, Steven Passalaqua, was asked by Kaiser staff to hold and steady his wife while an employee inserted an epidural needle into her back, court papers said.
The sight of the needle caused Steven Passalaqua, 33, to faint and he fell backward, striking his head on an aluminum cap molding at the base of the wall.
Jeanette Passalaqua delivered the couple’s second child, a boy, later that day. Steven Passalaqua, however, suffered a brain hemorrhage as a result of his fall and died two days later, the lawsuit said.
That's how my boss describes lawsuits that are facially questionable, but legally colorable so as to avoid being classified as frivilous. I think the following would qualify as such a lawsuit.
LOS ANGELES - A California woman is suing a hospital for wrongful death because her husband fainted and suffered a fatal injury after helping delivery room staff give her a pain-killing injection.
...
In June 2004, Passalaqua’s husband, Steven Passalaqua, was asked by Kaiser staff to hold and steady his wife while an employee inserted an epidural needle into her back, court papers said.
The sight of the needle caused Steven Passalaqua, 33, to faint and he fell backward, striking his head on an aluminum cap molding at the base of the wall.
Jeanette Passalaqua delivered the couple’s second child, a boy, later that day. Steven Passalaqua, however, suffered a brain hemorrhage as a result of his fall and died two days later, the lawsuit said.
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
The US Bishops Intervene in SCOTUS Debate
And clearly reveal that they are in need of a few lessons on what the function of the Judicial Branch is supposed to be.
First of all, does it make sense to hold out for "qualified jurists who, pre-eminently, support the protection of human life from conception to natural death, especially of those who are unborn, disabled, or terminally ill"? I'd be perfectly happy with justices who allowed legislatures to extend that protection. If the bishops want more, whatever else may be said about their wanting more, then they have no chance of prevailing.
Second, does it make sense to seek "jurists who . . . recognize the value of parental choice in education"? Again, how about just justices who are willing to allow legislatures to recognize that value?
And clearly reveal that they are in need of a few lessons on what the function of the Judicial Branch is supposed to be.
First of all, does it make sense to hold out for "qualified jurists who, pre-eminently, support the protection of human life from conception to natural death, especially of those who are unborn, disabled, or terminally ill"? I'd be perfectly happy with justices who allowed legislatures to extend that protection. If the bishops want more, whatever else may be said about their wanting more, then they have no chance of prevailing.
Second, does it make sense to seek "jurists who . . . recognize the value of parental choice in education"? Again, how about just justices who are willing to allow legislatures to recognize that value?
The Imperial Senator from Joisey New Yawk
Chucky Schumer declares political war against any person Pres. Bush nominates to the SCOTUS.
Chucky Schumer declares political war against any person Pres. Bush nominates to the SCOTUS.
Sunday, July 03, 2005
I am the King of France!
And Genevieve Beney is a "priestess" of the Catholic Church.
From GetReligion:
A French woman defied a threat of excommunication by the Roman Catholic Church and held a ceremony proclaiming herself a priest on Saturday [that is, today].
In a small ceremony on a boat, Genevieve Beney was joined by other women from around the world who have taken similar dramatic action to draw attention to the church’s policy against women priests.
And Genevieve Beney is a "priestess" of the Catholic Church.
From GetReligion:
A French woman defied a threat of excommunication by the Roman Catholic Church and held a ceremony proclaiming herself a priest on Saturday [that is, today].
In a small ceremony on a boat, Genevieve Beney was joined by other women from around the world who have taken similar dramatic action to draw attention to the church’s policy against women priests.
The Ninth Day
This looks like an interesting movie, and it's going to be playing at a theater here in The OC next weekend. Here's the synopsis from the official movie website:
Abbé Kremer is released from a living hell in the Dachau concentration camp and sent home to Luxembourg. Upon his arrival, he soon learns that this is not a reprieve or a pardon of his crime – voicing opposition to the Nazis’ racial laws – but that he has nine days to convince the bishop of Luxembourg to work with the Nazi occupiers. Gestapo Untersturmführer Gebhardt is under pressure from his superior to have the Abbé succeed in creating a rift between the Luxembourg church and the Vatican – or be transferred to duty in the death camps in the East. Gebhardt, a former Catholic seminarian, uses theological arguments to bring the Abbé around but when they don’t work he resorts to more draconian measures. The Abbé is torn between his conscience and his horror of returning to Dachau...
This looks like an interesting movie, and it's going to be playing at a theater here in The OC next weekend. Here's the synopsis from the official movie website:
Abbé Kremer is released from a living hell in the Dachau concentration camp and sent home to Luxembourg. Upon his arrival, he soon learns that this is not a reprieve or a pardon of his crime – voicing opposition to the Nazis’ racial laws – but that he has nine days to convince the bishop of Luxembourg to work with the Nazi occupiers. Gestapo Untersturmführer Gebhardt is under pressure from his superior to have the Abbé succeed in creating a rift between the Luxembourg church and the Vatican – or be transferred to duty in the death camps in the East. Gebhardt, a former Catholic seminarian, uses theological arguments to bring the Abbé around but when they don’t work he resorts to more draconian measures. The Abbé is torn between his conscience and his horror of returning to Dachau...
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