Sen. Whitehouse: foes of health care bill are birthers, right-wing militias, aryan groups - Water Cooler - Washington Times - http://washingtontimes.com/weblogs...
"“I wanted to hijack it, but I thought that would be over the top.” – Georgia linebacker Rennie Curran on his plans to steal Tech’s Rambling Wreck as revenge for the Yellow Jackets’ destruction of Sanford Stadium’s famed hedges after last year’s win."
- Daniel R. Partain
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Ineffective assistance of counsel is a common habeas petition claim, particularly in capital cases. This has led me to wonder whether legal representation that is constitutionally deficient should presumptively constitute legal malpractice. After all, for a capital defendant, effective assistance of counsel can be a matter of life and death. Yet it is rare that defense attorneys are sanctioned for providing inadequate assistance to capital defendants.
- Daniel R. Partain
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Remember it is not good for the SEC's bottom line if Saint Tebow gets hit. Plus, God kills a kitten when the Saint gets hit. So, please don't hit the Saint. Do it for the kittens.
- Daniel R. Partain
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"Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. - Buddha"
- Daniel R. Partain
from Bookmarklet
A Supreme Court ruling in May, Ashcroft v. Iqbal, on how much information civil complaints in a lawsuit must contain, might seem a narrow technical matter, of interest only to lawyers and law journals. Yet, it is on just such "technicalities" that the legal rights of victims of public or private wrongdoing often hinge. For almost four decades the Court's right wing has been perfecting such technicalities as legal weapons to deny Americans an opportunity to enforce their rights in court.
- Daniel R. Partain
from Bookmarklet
The number of young Americans without a job has exploded to 52.2 percent — a post-World War II high, according to the Labor Dept. — meaning millions of Americans are staring at the likelihood that their lifetime earning potential will be diminished and, combined with the predicted slow economic recovery, their transition into productive members of society could be put on hold for an extended period of time.
- Daniel R. Partain
from Bookmarklet
Why should they? They know that sanctions is an empty threat because of Russia being on the UN Security Council, and Obama is all about making speeches instead of doing anything worthwhile.
- Daniel R. Partain
from Bookmarklet
We’ve all heard the argument that a subject under torture—or whatever this week’s euphemism is—may begin fabricating whatever they believe the interrogator wants to hear just to get the agony to stop. Now neuroscientists are suggesting that inflicting too much pain and stress on a subject may not just induce them to lie; it may cause them to lose track of what’s true and false altogether:
- Daniel R. Partain
from Bookmarklet
Despite the Administration's clarification of Sec. Chu's statement, I do truly believe Chu's viewpoint is indicative of not only what Chu thinks, but how the Administration as a whole views us.
- Daniel R. Partain
from Bookmarklet
"The Nevada Cancer Institute, in Las Vegas, may not have a national reputation as a clinic or a research facility. But it does have the ear of its state’s senior senator, Harry Reid, the Democratic leader. And that is why the four-year-old institute could reap a big gain in federal reimbursements as part of the health care overhaul."
- Daniel R. Partain
from Bookmarklet
Yeah, it is so hard for a police officer to convince a magistrate that they have probable cause. If the probable cause standard was a little higher or faithfully upheld, then just then, I might not be too pissed off by this type of decision.
- Daniel R. Partain
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"America's tried. The country has spent $15.9 trillion of other people's money on welfare since the mid-1960s. But it has failed."
- Daniel R. Partain
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Voices are calling from inside my head I can hear them I can hear them Vanishing memories of things that were said They cant try to hurt me now
- Daniel R. Partain
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Breaking the silence with my cries Cant you hear me screaming? We could make all this wrong seem right But you never answer me
- Daniel R. Partain
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Hiding in corners the drunken one leers Separate and down faking all in disgrace Now is the time to ask questions of faith
- Daniel R. Partain
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