http://patterico.com/jury Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:56:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Were I a government official in France, that is the one fact I would remind myself of each and every morning - if only to keep myself from such stupidity: Christine Lagarde said Berlin should consider boosting domestic demand to help deficit countries regain competitiveness and sort out their ... http://patterico.com/jury/2010/03/17/the-streets-of-paris-are-still-lined-with-trees/ Dana, you might want to inform Pfc Pico... She has competition. http://patterico.com/jury/2010/03/17/i-might-just-be-in-love/ Let's recap: Originally, the Democrats -- with huge majorities in each House -- set out to pass a health care reform bill. It only took them a year and after much huffing and puffing and pork, the House managed to pass a bill by 5 votes. The Senate passed ... http://patterico.com/jury/2010/03/16/health-care-procedural-recap/ The NY Times reports that Senator Reid's wife and daughter were in a multi-car accident in which they were rear-ended by a speeding semi truck and slammed into other cars. Senator Reid's wife of 51 years is in hospital with a broken back and neck. Luckily, the spinal cord appears ... http://patterico.com/jury/2010/03/11/senator-reids-wife-and-daughter-in-serious-car-wreck/ The California Assembly is considering a bill to make it a crime for registered sex offenders to use any social networking site. It's almost certain to pass; no legislator is going to stand up for the rights of sex offenders, particularly when children might be involved. The law defines "social network ... http://patterico.com/jury/2010/03/02/the-line-is-so-thin-i-cant-even-see-it/ The very last bullet-point on the page: Requires large employers to cover their employees and individuals who can afford it to buy insurance so everyone shares in the responsibility of reform. Under the President’s plan, large businesses – those with more than 50 workers – will be required to offer their ... http://patterico.com/jury/2010/02/22/my-favorite-item-from-the-potuss-proposal/ Posted by Shipwreckedcrew: I'm pretty confident that you will not see a comprehensive analysis of the decision by Associate Deputy Attorney General David Margolis abrogating the proposed findings of intentional misconduct made by the Office of Professional Responsibility against former DOJ Office of Legal Counsel Members John Yoo and Jay Bybee. It ... http://patterico.com/jury/2010/02/20/doj-clears-yoo-and-bybee-in-torture-memo-investigation-while-harshly-criticizing-professionalism-of-internal-witch-hunt-conducted-against-them/ Today is the day we find out if that feckless pile of shit George Ryan gets to collect about $5,000 a month in pension benefits.  The argument is that he should get to keep the benefits he earned while serving in government positions before becoming the Illinois Secretary of State ... http://patterico.com/jury/2010/02/19/illinois-supreme-court-to-rule-today/ Now I understand why Gates was kept by the Obama Administration as Secretary of Defense... It's because he's just as much of a pussy as the rest of those feckless morons. "We must still try and find a peaceful way to resolve this issue. The only path that is left to us ... http://patterico.com/jury/2010/02/08/it-makes-sense-to-me-now/ Regarding the recent Supreme Court ruling which classifies as unconstitutional previous restrictions on the donation of money to political campaigns/causes: Assume the following set of premises: 1) The donation of money to political causes may be classified as a manifestation of the right to free speech (per Supreme Court precedent, apparently). 2) It ... http://patterico.com/jury/2010/02/04/a-hopefully-provocative-question/