At the same time that the president was calling for bipartisanship and putting “petty politics” aside 1. His spokesman, Glib Gibbs, mocked of Sarah Palin for having some notes on her hand (this from the mouthpiece of a man so wedded to the TelePrompTer that he used one to read his remarks to fifth ...

The subject of antitrust exemptions has been an oft-discussed topic here at TOTM (see, e.g. here and here).  In the latter of those two links I was somewhat critical of the DOJ for taking a neutral stance on the insurance industry exemption, which has now become rather wrapped up in the health care ...

The Washington Times offers this report....

"Former boy soldier, youngest Guantanamo detainee, heads toward military tribunal": Wednesday's edition of The Washington Post will contain an article that begins, "Omar Khadr, the youngest detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, was 15 when he allegedly threw a grenade that killed a U.S. Special Forces m ...

Megan McArdle summarizes the post-“snowmageddon” state of Washington, DC, which isn’t good: You will probably have noticed that I did not post this morning. That’s because sometime before 8 am, I decided that I should get to the grocery store and pick up my lung medicine in the hiatus between snows ...

So sayeth White House deputy national security adviser John Brennan, at least. Funny how that never occurred to him and his fellow Democrats when George W. Bush was in the White House. Someone needs to be taken out behind the woodshed. Consider Brennan’s whining and bellyaching about being ...

Two crashes involving commercial vehicles are leaving the Washington State Patrol scratching their heads.

Richard Hess, 63 of Chelan, was killed in a single-vehicle accident when his pickup truck rolled on Interstate 90 near the Cle Elum exit reports the Yakima Herald.com. According to the report, Hess drove his truck off of the road and when he over-corrected, he crossed into the eastbound lanes where ...

437,000 Prius vehicles recalled worldwide due to brake problems In a follow-up to a previous post, Toyota announced it is recalling 437,000 Prius hybrid vehicles due to brake problems. The braking problem occurs in colder weather and on bumpy roads. This recall is the latest hit to Toyota which i ...

Well, looks like Li Zhuang got 1 and 1/2 years after his appeal. (see my original post about defense lawyer tactics here) I suppose thats better than 2 and 1/2 years, but I am still left wondering why in the world he even got a prison sentence. (again, see my original post) An article from the ...