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This place is dead anyway!

I needed a bit to re-charge my political batteries.  To be frank, in mid-2012 I just got sick of ranting about politics and was more frightened than amused by the tea party types and the Romney campaign.  So here I … Continue reading

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MERS

A great article appeared in California Lawyer a few months back about MERS.  If you hate reading, take a look at John Stewart’s rant here. Several of my colleagues and I are actively trying to fight against MERS in California … Continue reading

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Who would have guessed? Fox News really is fair and balanced!

From think Progress… http://thinkprogress.org/media/2012/03/19/447289/all-major-news-outlets-cover-trayvon-martin-tragedy-except-fox-news/ All Major News Outlets Cover Trayvon Martin Tragedy, Except Fox News Martin has merited coverage by the New York Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today. The story has been covered by all three broadcast networks … Continue reading

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GOP Translator

A friend of mine shared this with me.

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9th Circuit rules Prop 8 Unconstitutional

I am reading the ruling and will post more later. Until then… “Proposition 8 served no purpose, and had no effect, other than to lessen the status and human dignity of gays and lesbians in California,” the court said.

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Prop 8 Ruling expected this morning

I really enjoy the moments right before a landmark ruling is handed down. Yes, the California Prop 8 ruling today is merely a ruling by a 3 judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals but it doesn’t change … Continue reading

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RIP Gingrich Candidacy

The writing is on the wall.  Gingrich is done.  Just a few weeks ago Gingrich took South Carolina’s GOP primary and the pundits were claiming that we were in for a long hard nomination fight.  Fast forward to Florida and … Continue reading

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Job Creator!

Romney is rich. Super rich. He made his gazillions by downsizing corporations and laying off your neighbors while at the helm of the private equity firm Bain Capital. Even on his best day, where he isn’t laying off thousands of … Continue reading

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