tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-223031882011-04-21T13:58:49.524-04:00Federal CityLaw student life in the Federal City.Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1147436522228203322006-05-12T08:14:00.000-04:002006-05-12T08:22:02.240-04:00Yes, It's Come to ThisThis morning was an excellent example of why I try my best to get my news from sources other than TV. On one of the random morning shows they described the "long lines" at a CA gas station because "the price was just too good pass up." Apparently a local radio station was giving away free gas to the first 106 customers and people wanted free gas. After describing the give-away the woman on the Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1145718849244567072006-04-22T11:05:00.000-04:002006-04-22T11:14:09.263-04:00CIA Employee Fired!Mary McCarthy, a CIA career employee has been fired for leaking classified secrets to newspaper reporters. This is big news. To me though, it's funny to compare this leaker with the Valerie Plame leaker. The press (and Dems) were up in arms for Plame's leaker. Now, they seem slightly interested, but where is the outrage about a Clinton White House Appointee leaking CIA secrets? (N.B. McCarthy Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1143681048227400812006-03-29T20:05:00.000-05:002006-03-29T20:10:48.236-05:00Congresswoman Insanity!!!Channel 11 Alive is reporting that representative Cynthia McKinney (D-GA) has punched a Capital policeman, who is PRESSING CHARGES! Hilarity to ensue as the capital police are planning to arrest her as soon as congress adjourns.Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1141736590661776922006-03-07T07:43:00.000-05:002006-03-07T08:03:10.673-05:00Matt Lauer and the Teacher from NJYou know that teacher from NJ? The one who compared Bush to Hitler? Just saw him on TV with Matt Lauer. Normally I'm not one to complain about the "MSM" too much, but the softballs from Lauer were so ridiculous. Here are few that I can quote of the top of my head (note, these may be slightly off, the transcription is straight from my head a few minutes after the show):Lauer: And [the student] Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1140146046049672742006-02-16T21:39:00.000-05:002006-02-17T00:28:01.453-05:00TortureOver at Southern Appeal they're wondering when people think torture should be permissible. My own thoughts are a little convuluted but I think I can explain them reasonably well. I'd like to begin by saying that torture is awful. It is horrible. I hope that it never has to be used. I have trouble imagining a scenario when I would permit torture. However, just because I find it so distasteful Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1140138108372036762006-02-16T19:59:00.000-05:002006-02-16T20:15:35.700-05:00Darymple: Unfortunately I have to DisagreeRare is the view of Europe more pessimistic than mine. However, Theodore Darymple comes awfully close. Over at Cato Unbound, Darymple, wrote an answer to the question “Is ‘Old Europe” Doomed?” Darymple explains how ‘Old Europe’ isn’t doomed, but it is “sleepwalking to further relative decline.” According to Darymple, it is Europe’s love-affair with the welfare state that is propelling them off Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1139887273498645602006-02-13T22:06:00.000-05:002006-02-13T22:21:13.506-05:00Volokh on Funny Mining DataVolokh himself takes to task some funny numbering that seemingly "pro-union" and "anti-Bush" people seemed to be spreading. I say "seemingly" because these are people that have not self-identified themselves and the fact is, they could simply be stupid or mistaken and not actually pro-union or anti-Bush. Anyway, his post points out the funny numbers often thrown about now that America has noticedValeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1139885265756644912006-02-13T21:30:00.000-05:002006-02-13T21:47:45.763-05:007 1/2 Shot is Not BuckshotThis is what happens when people who know absolutely nothing about guns write about them. Even with my extremely limited knowledge of guns, I know that the 7 1/2 shot Cheney accidentally fired into Harry Whittington's face, neck, and chest is not, repeat, NOT BUCKSHOT! I'm not trying to diminish Whittington's injuries, just improve the accuracy of the reporting I'm reading. First, Buckshot is Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1139849479156966822006-02-13T11:45:00.000-05:002006-02-13T11:51:19.163-05:00Executive Privilege and Classified DocumentsFortune as a story up where Dean says Cheney should be investigated for authorizing the leaking of classified information. Here's an interesting question: who decides what's classified and what's not? My guess would be the military and the intelligence community decides what's classified (I'm still looking into it). Since both the military and executive agencies fall under the authority of the Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1139847938165614532006-02-13T11:24:00.000-05:002006-02-13T23:33:00.013-05:00Random Protest Here in DCThere's some crazy protest going on here in DC. Sounds like it's over at the World Bank/IMF. I'll post more when I head over that way for lunch.Update: No clue what went on. Cannot find a single news report on it. By the time I got over that way the only thing I saw was a strange man rolling up a blue flag.Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1139844652310097182006-02-13T10:28:00.000-05:002006-02-13T10:30:52.316-05:00Ask and Ye Shall ReceiveAt Southern Appeal, William has provided more info on the SC Special Prosecutors Program.Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1139777115444990762006-02-12T09:01:00.000-05:002006-02-12T15:45:15.453-05:00What We Need is the Federal Government!Over at Blackprof, Adrien Wing has a post up about the failures of Amistad Law in NJ. In case you're curious, the "Amistad Law" is a law passed in New Jersey in 2002 mandating the teaching of Black History (see here for more info). Her post, though, is curious (at least to me), for a number of reasons. The first is this sentence: "The US is unique in the world in that we permit education to be Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1139706706752960832006-02-11T20:11:00.000-05:002006-02-11T20:19:02.433-05:00Operation HomecomingThe amazingly good Officer's Club blog has a post up about Operation Homecoming, the day (Febuary 12, 1973) a Starlifter brought 112 POW's back from Hanoi. My hat's off to our valiant men in uniform (past and present). But it makes me wonder, could our generation do it? Could we fight and survive? Would we? Would I? I look at my Army veteran grandfather and his gritty toughness, his knowledge ofValeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1139687543249942242006-02-11T14:43:00.000-05:002006-02-11T14:52:23.250-05:00Special Prosecutors in SCOver at Southern Appeal, William Watkins has posted about becoming a Special Prosecutor in South Carolina. Apparently (I say this because, not being from SC, I had absolutely no idea about this), in some areas of SC a prosecutor is not available to try first and second domestic violence offenses in court. That leaves the arresting officers with the burden. SC has started a special prosecutor Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1139677472729401242006-02-11T11:39:00.000-05:002006-02-11T14:30:54.556-05:00Research In ProgressYesterday, a question from a friend brought an interesting question to my mind. A friend asked, "who wrote the Federalist Papers? Hamilton, Jay, and ...." To which I answered, "James Madison." But then I started thinking, hmm, why did Republican-Democrat James Madison, Jefferson's Secretary of State, the Federalists' villain in Marbury v. Madison get together with Federalist Alexander Hamilton toValeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22303188.post-1139675655112178392006-02-11T11:08:00.000-05:002006-02-11T11:39:02.073-05:00First PostThis is the first post. AR will laugh hysterically when this blog is discovered. Oh well. Let's get started. Since I always hate trying to figure out what in the hell a blog is about and who the author is, here's a basic explanation.First, my name is obviously not Valeria Poplicola. That is a hysterical reference (sort of). Why am I not sharing my real name on this blog? A few reasons: 1.) I'm Valeriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03322724215060337529noreply@blogger.com0