Senator Chuck Schumer wrote a tortured OP/ED in today’s N.Y. Times explaining his vote to confirm Michael B. Mukasey for attorney general. The gist, Schumer explained was based “one critical reason: the Department of Justice — once the crown jewel among our government institutions — is a shambles and is in desperate need of a strong leader, committed to depoliticizing the agency’s operations.” Lovely. Yes, Senator Schumer we all know full well that the Justice department “has been devastated under the...
Daily Archives: November 6, 2007 5:58 pm
“Kill All The Lawyers”??
Pakistan Attempts To Crush Protests By Lawyers: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Nov. 5 — Angry protests by thousands of lawyers in Lahore and other cities on Monday demonstrated the first organized resistance to the emergency rule imposed by the Pakistani president, Gen. Pervez Musharraf. But the abrupt arrests of many of them threatened to weaken their challenge.” Putting aside all the “dead lawyer” jokes, wouldn’t it have been nice if the lawyers and judges in THIS country had risen up against...
Kerry, Snowe Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Study, Publicize Climate Change Impacts on Everyday Life
The WaPo has a piece today about the ’08 Democratic candidates and the climate change issue and how it could be a risky issue for the candidates. Among the contentions is that implementing changes could be costly and that could alienate some voters. However, the WaPo notes: The issue has turned into a Democratic primary litmus test, and many party strategists say it could be a way to win over in the general election suburban Republican women, who tend...
Ten Post Round-Up: Tenacious Tuesday
I’m really digging this extra daylight. But, then, I’m a morning person. But, while everyone around me is groaning about how they hate Daylight Savings Time, all I can say is I love it because I have no problem, literally, jumping out of bed before dawn. Now, in the Spring, when Daylight Savings Time starts, again, I’ll be dragging my hump in the mornings like everybody else. I got my morning cuppa. Got my ten posts. I’m ready to...
The Foreclosure Picture Worsens: No Relief In Sight
In the news, the foreclosure picture worsens, there is no relief in sight: Countrywide to Adjust Loans for At-Risk Borrowers “Countrywide announced plans to refinance or modify some $16 billion worth of loans for more than 80,000 borrowers who will soon hit an unaffordable rate reset, or those who have already fallen behind after their payments rose.” Biggest Mortgage Lenders “Countrywide said it serviced about 9 million loans for $1.46 trillion as of Sept. 30.” Subprime Mortgage Foreclosures by...
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