Submitted to a Candid World

As my old friend (and frequent commenter here) Steve too-gleefully points out, he’s scooped me yet again: the HHS regulation we’ve covered for a while will now be promulgated, after thirty days of notice-and-comment.  Please take the time to comment on his post, and file a formal comment with the Federal Register.  I’m writing one [...]

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Noscitur a sociis - a legal canon of statutory interpretation, that a word ought be known by its context.  Or, more importantly, the idea that a person ought to be known by the company they keep.  In the case of PUMAs, that company is…
…the “9/11 Truthers” movement.
For weeks now, TexasDarlin’ has been sounding the horn [...]

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The second in a three-part series on Anonymous Discovery Institute Legal Intern’s (ADILI), attempt to defend the legality of teaching ID in public high schools.  The second of ADILI’s rants, at the Discovery Institute’s Ministry of Truth, can be found here. [bpsdb]
Intelligent design: why not?  This is the focus of the second of ADILI’s three [...]

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Commenting on the possibility that McCain would “tap” Lieberman as his running mate, Gail Collins nails it: “When you have a 71-year-old presidential candidate, it’s particularly important that voters be confident that he’s backed up by an experienced and qualified vice president prepared to step in and do the exact opposite about everything except Iraq.” [...]

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According to Richard Clarke, John McCain was ready for war with Iraq before Bush was.  Which strikes me as odd, since Bush’s first thought after he got the news on September 11th - after the notorious seven minutes of silence - was, “how do I link this to Iraq?”  Judgment indeed.  Obama may have less [...]

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