MN Supreme’s rule Franken won.
MSNBC is reporting the MN Supreme Court has ruled that Al Franken won the election.
Next stop for Coleman..living under a bridge or taking it to SCOTUS.
Any bets on which he will pick? ;p
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Madoff gets his due and other noteworthy news.
Bernie was sentenced to 150 years this morning. That was the maximum he could be given.
I wonder if that sentence will make his victims feel better, somehow I doubt it. His wife Ruth finally released a statement this morning about her husband’s crime. You can read the entire statement here. I really can’t muster any [...]
Walter Cronkite’s health declining rapidly
From the NYT via The Daily Beast:
The New York Times reported today that Walter Cronkite is gravely ill with cerebrovasuclar disease and, according to his family members, “not expected to recuperate.” “He is resting at home surrounded by family, friends and a wonderful medical team,” his three children said. Cronkite’s family told TVNewser, a blog, [...]
Jacko’s legacy..in music
Musical facts on Michael Jackson:
Jacko sold an estimated 750 million records worldwide, released 13 No.1 singles and became one of a handful of artists to be inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The Guinness Book of World Records recognized Jackson as the Most Successful Entertainer of All [...]
SCOTUS rules 13 year old school girl strip search illegal.
Holy fuckamoly..really? That’s a friggin no-brainer for me folks. She was also accused of bringing naproxen to school..not an illegal drug..an over the counter medication.
It was an 8-1 ruling. The lone idiot..I mean dissenter is…drum roll please…
Justice Clarence Thomas
Christ, was a tool Thomas is. From the McClatchy writeup:
“What was missing from the suspected facts that [...]
Hypocrisy 101- Mark Sanford took that class.
The Party of No has it’s second philanderer in as many weeks today. Poor Governor Mark Sanford has professed to a few goodies today:
He lied about where he was for the last week. Putting his state at risk.
He has been having an affair with a married woman.
He possibly lied about spending South Carolinian’s money to [...]
China — not so very far away
U.S. - China foreign relations are extremely important. They are an ancient and respected civilization and we have come a ways since the days of Mao. The Chinese are now one of our biggest trading parters. They are financing a significant portion of our debt, and they are part of the international economic system, affected [...]
Slamming Sammy being investigated..
By the folks he lied to in 2005..Congress. From AP:
A congressional committee will look into former baseball slugger Sammy Sosa’s(notes) denial that he used illegal performance-enhancing drugs in light of a report that he tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2003.
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Democratic Rep. Edolphus Towns [...]
US Contractors arrested by Iraq officials.
This will be interesting to watch, as the contractor and his company have ties to KBR..from Jurist:
Five US contractors have been arrested by Iraqi officials for their alleged involvement in the May death of an American in Baghdad’s Green Zone, according to Sunday reports. The suspects are not yet charged but may be the first [...]
Koko Taylor passes…
Koko was a sharecropper’s daughter. She became one of the best-known blues singers in the world. She has passed on. She was supposed to headline the Joe Bonamassa concert I saw last month, but canceled, and we now understand why..she was very sick and she was at the end of her wonderful life. God I [...]
Nebraska physician vows to keep Tiller’s clinic open.
Dr. LeRoy Carhart, a physician that has been working with Dr. George Tiller for ten years has stated he will operate Dr. Tiller’s clinic beginning next week. From McClatchy:
Carhart said he drove to Wichita last night. He met with clinic staff members and Tiller’s wife and daughters Monday morning.
“It was a really, really good meeting,” [...]
Pro-life nutjobs murder Dr. George Tiller
He has fought for a woman’s right to choose for decades. He has been charged in a court of law and beat the politcally-motivated case with an aquittal. They have shot him in both arms trying to end his practice of medicine. They have bombed his clinic and picketed his clinic regularly.
They finally silenced Dr. [...]
It’s All A Game…Right???
Yesterday North Korea tested a nuclear device that upset the world. Rightly so considering what a global danger those things are, Even a small scale explosion has nasty effects on the rest of the world. Along with the pollution that gets out, there is a big fear factor when the loonies with the stupid things [...]
SCOTUS refuses to hear medical marijuana challenges by San Diego and San Bernadino counties.
Thank Gawd for small miracles! From FindLaw:
The Supreme Court won’t hear another challenge to California’s decade-old law permitting marijuana use for medical purposes.
The high court on Monday refused to hear appeals from San Diego and San Bernardino counties, which say the justices have never directly ruled on whether California’s law trumps the federal controlled substances [...]
Group seeks disbarment for 12 Bush lawyers
Oh please, oh please..make it happen! From RawStory:
A liberal activist group has filed disciplinary complaints in four states and the District of Columbia calling for the disbarment of twelve lawyers they say are associated with the Bush administration’s position on torture.
The complaints - running more than 500 pages - enumerate in excruciating detail the case [...]
