The bailout plan that Congress will vote on this morning is an interesting mix of handouts to failing banks and market incentives to insure failing – or potentially failing – mortgage-backed securities. The latter objective, among others, is what hung up the bill on Friday. (You can download the plan from the New York Times’ [...]
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I’m simply speechless. I’ll just copy the story here in its entirety: A Lexington man, now famous for how many times he’s been arrested, is again making headlines. Yesterday, Henry Earl answered to a judge on a charge of alcohol intoxication – a crime he’s now committed one-thousand times. Henry Earl is a man well known inside the [...] I have a Honda that I’ve driven for 8 years. I bought it new and maintained it properly. I was lukewarm about the car when I bought it, but I’ve come to love it for its reliability and fuel economy. I mention this because about two weeks ago, the air conditioner blew up. [...] In light of our discussion on political advertising and its truthfulness, I ran into this very timely article in Salon today by a Dr. Robert Burton, former head of medicine at Mt. Zion-UCSF Hospital and the author of “On Being Certain: Believing You Are Right Even When You’re Not.” Dr. Burton succinctly makes the point [...] You always hear about other jobs people can do with a law degree. Here’s the coolest I’ve heard of so far: NFL Referee. Ed Hochuli is Referee #85 in the National Football League. A fact I didn’t know until this week when I heard that he was getting hate mail at his law firm as a [...] So I’m pondering whether we need some tighter regs on political advertising. My fingers are burning as I type that. How can I possibly oppose McCain-Feingold but wonder whether we need tighter regulations on political advertising, you ask? It’s a good question. McCain-Feingold restricts the ability of citizens, through organizations, to participate in the political process. [...] Sometimes, legislation comes along that blows your mind. You know the type: devoid of any practical considerations and fodder for hundreds of lawsuits. There always seems to be an uptick in this silliness in election years, presumably to motivate single issue voters to head to the polls. For shear, unbridled lack of consideration of [...] |
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