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Monthly Archives: February 2010

Is that the sound of an ox being gored?

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Truly as a public service, I’m sure, the New London Day printed a full page ad today, warning us that our right to know is being jeopardized because legal notices may move from the newspapers to the internet. This, we are shrilly informed, represents a direct threat to our democracy, since only 10% of the […]

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Democrats consider, maybe, possibly, fighting back, just a little, provided Republicans don’t mind

Monday, February 8, 2010

What planet do Democrats live on? Apparently, Harry Reid is considering growing some balls, and Obama is thinking of following suit, by giving recess appointments to the nominees that have been held up by the limitless holds to which Obama’s nominees have been subjected. But the Democrats are fearful that they will be perceived as-well-as […]

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More on Bysiewicz’s woes

Monday, February 8, 2010

At the risk of beating a decomposing horse, I want to reply to a comment I received on my post about Susan Bysiwicz’s legal problems. Here it is, the first paragraph being a quote from my post: Blumenthal responds that the amendment that made the AG a constitutional officer was enacted against the backdrop of […]

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Bysewicz in trouble

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Susan Bysiewicz is in a bit of trouble. She withdrew from her exploratory gubernatorial campaign, and announced her candidacy for attorney general. Turns out, however, that there is a more than reasonable legal argument that she is not qualified for the job. Here are the facts: Susan practiced law for about six years before entering […]

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Lamont visit Redux

Saturday, February 6, 2010

I’ve finally gotten around to editing the still pictures that I took at Thursday’s Drinking Liberally. There aren’t that many. Below, Liz Duarte and Ned. Liz was primarily responsible for getting Ned to come. You can see the lot, and download any one you like, here.

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Friday Night Music-Bed Sidran

Friday, February 5, 2010

I freely admit to being an amateur so far as jazz is concerned. It’s a big musical world out there, and I’ve really only explored the capital cities of jazz. (Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, etc.) This is by way of saying that I have no idea where Sidran stands among jazz aficionados. I […]

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Shameful

Friday, February 5, 2010

One wonders how much of this the supine Democratic Senate leaders expect those of us who pony up the campaign money to take: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has put an extraordinary “blanket hold” on at least 70 nominations President Obama has sent to the Senate, according to multiple reports this evening. The hold means no […]

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Ned Lamont at Drinking Liberally

Friday, February 5, 2010

As I’ve mentioned (repeatedly, actually) Ned was a guest at our Drinking Liberally meeting last night. Here’s video of his appearance. Due to youtube’s time limits, I’ve cut the video into two, splitting it at a rather arbitrary point. I got home late last night, so I really didn’t have the time for anything too […]

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Non sequitur

Thursday, February 4, 2010

1. An inference or conclusion that does not follow from the premises or evidence. 2. A statement that does not follow logically from what preceded it. Let Justice Thomas illustrate: Justice Thomas responded to several questions from students at Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, Fla., concerning the campaign finance case, Citizens United v. […]

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A new blog on the block

Thursday, February 4, 2010

There is a new addition to my blogroll, to which I want to direct the attention of my hordes of faithful readers. It’s called WCubedBlog, the “WCubed” being derived from the fact that the three contributors all have last names beginning with “W”. It’s a very recent addition to the blogosphere. One of them is […]

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