Image via Wikipedia Check it at the New York Times here, the Wall Street Journal here, Boing Boing here, and especially here, at Wikileaks. It may be the “largest intelligence leak in history”. Here are a few books that you might want to read: Taliban, by Ahmed Rashid, Ghost Wars by Steve Coll, Unholy Wars […]
Governor Herbert “isn’t an attorney.”
July 22, 2010 by
Just in case you were wondering, Utah Attorney General wants to make it clear: Mark Shurtleff is in charge of the investigation into “the List,” now and Governor Herbert is not, let me repeat, not an attorney. (and by “The List,” I am referring to this) All cleared up? “The governor is not an attorney, […]
Justice Clarence Thomas: the Justice you’d want to hang with
July 22, 2010 by
I’ll make no secret of it–in my limited interactions with the illustrious members of the US Supreme Court, I’ve come to the conclusion that Justice Clarence Thomas would be the most enjoyable to hang out with. At a Q&A with Chief Justice Roberts, when asked about working with the other justices of the Supreme Court, […]
The next US attorney for Utah: a Republican?
July 21, 2010 by
With David Schwendiman no longer a nominee for US attorney from Utah, the Obama Administration has had to look elsewhere for the lead federal prosecutor in Utah. And their gaze seems tohave fallen on Scott Burns, Iron County attorney and former candidate for Utah attorney general. His post recent position is as executive director of […]
Schwendiman out of running for U.S. attorney for Utah
July 9, 2010 by
Remember Schwendiman, career prosecutor who was supposed to be the next U.S. Attorney for Utah? Well, it ain’t gonna happen. And no real explanation why. The White House has decided to take a pass on the man Utah insiders were convinced would become the next U.S. attorney for the state. In a surprise announcement, David […]
A few questions for Elena Kagan
June 28, 2010 by
A few questions for Elena #Kagan, a la George Will. http://ow.ly/24qQE
You know what they say…
May 12, 2010 by
The talk about the town is Elena Kagan. Is she qualified? Where does she stand on the issues? Will the GOP try to Bork her? Does she reflect the President’s vision? and so on. Here’s a sampling of a few of the blogs and articles out there about the Supreme Court nominee: Over at Slate, […]
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