A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
— George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), Irish playwright

The longer the campaign drags on, the more Hillary Clinton sounds like John McCain.
Sure, they are united in their derision of Barack Obama. Both have stated they — and each other — are better prepared to be president based upon their longer records holding office (except that Hillary’s record is shorter than Obama’s — whoops!). […]

The meaning of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution could not be clearer:
“When [a government interrogator is] hurting you in order to get information from you, you wouldn’t say he’s punishing you. What is he punishing you for?”– U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel […]

I say it every year, but I am soooo glad that Florida’s legislature only convenes for two months. Lord only knows what kind of mischief they could perpetrate if they were in Tallahassee any longer than that.
Already this year both the state house and senate passed separate “anti-evolution” bills that require teachers to apply […]

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed two laws that would have legalized gay marriage in California but now he says he opposes a rightwing ballot initiative that would amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage:
During his 22-year marriage to Maria Shriver, he has allegedly consorted with prostitutes, fathered at least one out-of-wedlock child and has […]

One will seldom go wrong if one attributes extreme actions to vanity, average ones to habit and petty ones to fear.
— Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900), German philosopher

Here’s the latest report from our friend in the Tarheel state:
O.K., so they announce on Friday night that Barack will be in Wilmington on Monday, speaking at University of North Carolina-Wilmington on Monday. In order to attend, you need to go to Democratic headquarters to pick up a ticket.

I head out on Saturday morning. […]

Why isn’t this tax evader in jail?
I’m no great legal scholar but come on. Prosecutors in the Wesley Snipes tax evasion case are overstepping their bounds to make an example out of the actor.
Snipes was convicted in February on three misdemeanor counts. U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges handed down the maximum sentence and […]

I confess to liking Craig Ferguson. He was the best part of the Drew Carey Show, but I guess that’s not necessarily high praise.
Having him as the host of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this year had to beat the crap out of last year’s pick — Rich Little. At least nobody has to consult […]