Should Roland Burris be the newest Senator from Illinois?
I’ve never believed he should, because I was outraged at the audacity of Gov. Blago to appoint someone in the middle of the scandal he created for himself, but this news regarding the closer-than-originally-admitted association between Burris and Blago seals the deal for me even more.
Barackti Chai, anyone?
ST reader Lori sends along a tip about a Boulder-based tea company that released a limited edition version of its Bhakti Chai last month called Barackti Chai in honor of you-know-who:
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On Bush’s and Lincoln’s laws of war, and the left’s complete lack of perspective
Some bloggers at the Volokh Conspiracy legal blog are engaging in a back and forth with Slate magazine over comparisons between Lincoln’s laws of war and President Bush’s. For history buffs, it makes for some interesting reading.