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June 16, 2012

A tanned and rested snowbilly reminds us of what might have been

But no worries. We’ve got Mitt. Mitt. Mitt, Mitt, he’s our man, if he can’t do it, well, maybe Jeb Bush and Karl Rove can get together with Chris Christie and figure something out. (thanks to geoffB, who notes that Kimberlin and crew get a mention at about the 33 minute mark)

“Only free enterprise puts people first” [Darleen Click]

Why capitalism is the only system worthy of a free people … in under one minute!

Assertion: when it comes to interpretation, it matters what it is we think we’re doing when we interpret

Darleen sends this bit along: A new book co-authored by Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and legal writing expert Bryan Garner accuses judges – including some on the Supreme Court – of loose and unprincipled decisionmaking that has tarnished the reputation of the judiciary. “The descent into social rancor over judicial decisions is largely traceable to nontextual means of interpretation, which erode society’s confidence in a rule of law that