We came to Missouri for a family visit a week or so ago. We expected to go back to CA on Sunday.
Patricia’s (beloved) oldest brother died today, completely unexpectedly, while we were here. It is now unlikely that we will be back until late in the week. But I’ll try to keep up.
An “embarrassingly stupid” argument against it.
These people aren’t capable of being embarrassed at the stupidity of their arguments.
I suspect that most Democrats are profoundly ignorant of the Kochs’ actual positions.
Thoughts from Bob Zimmerman.
Trump can say less with more (small, 5th-grade-level) words than anyone I’ve ever heard.
Here’s your daily dose of stupid. Based on nine mice.
Future researchers will find bizarre the notion we thought lab mice were good analogs for humans in diet studies. https://t.co/xrT0dOoH02
— Rand Simberg (@Rand_Simberg) February 19, 2016
Some thoughts and history from Doug Messier.
I didn’t try to wangle an invite, because I’m currently in Missouri, sort of on vacation (which is why the light blogging as well). But if I’d been in CA, I’d have probably driven up, just to see who else was in attendance.
[Update a few minutes later]
Here’s the official release from Virgin Galactic.
Do you really want Donald Trump selecting him or her, Republicans?
No.
[Friday-morning update]
The Reid Standard:
The #ReidStandard. #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/5Po6qM0wfi
— Leader McConnell (@SenateMajLdr) February 19, 2016
They’ve made their bed.
[Bumped]
I’ve often discoursed on this:
What’s something you think is a good idea but you think is unconstitutional? Or, conversely, what’s something you think is a bad idea but you think is constitutional?
Everyone concerned with the Constitution — and most especially Supreme Court nominees — should be asked this question. And if they don’t have an answer — that is, if they think everything they like is constitutional — then maybe they don’t really believe in the Constitution.
Too many think that the purpose of SCOTUS and the judiciary in general is to give them results they like, as opposed to results conforming with the law and the Constitution. Elena Kagan failed this question in her confirmation hearings, when she said a law mandating the eating of broccoli would be a bad idea, but Constitutional. She got it exactly backwards.
…allowing data to be preserved for billions of years. Pretty science fictioney.
This would be a boon for cryonicists, who have been looking for years for a persistent way of maintaining their personal records.
Why they aren’t supporting her; it’s the lies and hypocrisy, stupid, and even Maureen Dowd has figured it out.
I’ve long said that the Clintons wouldn’t have survived the 90s with today’s Internet and social media. The MSM can’t any longer just bury this stuff. I think we’re seeing that play out.