Palin and the GOP: Character gets in the way of Plot

DougJ excerpts a couple of passages from Douthout and Judith Warner and draws the conclusion that they are still missing the point that she is a griffter and a boob, and should move on. Doug’s right, of course, but he’s also missing the process of whats going on.
For the last 30 years the GOP have [...]

‘Day One’ Will Be On TV!

The Pilot/Movie ‘Day One’ that I’m editing got picked up by NBC for 12 more episodes and will air as a mid-season drama next year following the Winter Olympics.
NOTE: This post has been edited because it is off topic. Please go to the original, longer post at GreenBoxCar.blogspot

The Con of Rath

Back in the Smokin’ Toads days of the early 90’s, I ran into a lot of hippies and characters at the Electric Studio that had plenty of entertaining and/or ridiculous conspiracies and such to talk about (I actually possess the entire xeroxed tract laying out the case that the Moon Shot was staged).  One well-known [...]

Rep. Doogan, Meet Constitution

Turns out Alaska Rep Mike Dugan’s theory about the need for transparency in public debate is, shall we say, a bit wrong.  Via comments at The Mudflats, it turns out that the Supreme Court has definitely ruled on this sort of thing, notably in McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission, the Court said:

“Protections for anonymous speech [...]

This Really Burns My Buns

Via Hilzoy I learned today that State Rep. Mike Doogan (D) of Alaska decided on his own that bloggers don’t have a right to privacy and anonymity, and so he outed an Alaska blogger at Mudflats.
Here is a copy of the email I just sent to Rep. Doogan:
“Would You Have Outed Thomas Paine Too?”

Since at [...]

Coming out of the Pot Closet

I contribute to society. I work hard, pay my taxes, love my girlfriend – and I smoke pot. And I inhale. And not just in my youth, or occasionally with friends on weekends. It has never been an ‘indiscretion’ or a ’stupid thing I did once.’

The Bureaucratic Burden

Ezra comments about the hassles of the DMV and hits upon one of my pet peeves of American Life: bureaucracy overload.
Every facet of citizenship in the US demands it’s own bureaucracy – sometimes even two or more.  To drive a car in California, one must maintain three bureaucratic loops, at least – two at the [...]

Co-Ops: The Next Step or Tipping Point?

Mark Kleinman has re-visited his stance on how to legalize marijuana without creating a marketing bonanza, and it’s interesting how his evolution in thought is being borne out by real-world events.  The question is, are things moving too fast for even his enlightened thinking?
In a previous post, tipped by Marks thought that pot should be [...]

The President Flew Over My House Today

There is a small airport nearby, so we do get some occasional loud flyby’s, but nothing like the jet-helicopter sound that erupted trough my living room at about 11am this morning.  Big, green military helicopter with “United States of America” painted on the side – yup, I’ve seen that one before.  As it made a [...]

The Obama Code

Normally I don’t pimp, but Open Left diarist tremayne has solved the secret of how Obama controls the markets: it’s his tie!  When he wears a red tie, the markets go up, but when he wears blue ones, the market goes south.  Unfortunately, Obama seems to have had a preferance for blue ties over the [...]