Judge Sotomayor, New Haven and Reverse Discrimination

Along with bogus charges of racism, we are now hearing rumblings of discontent regarding Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor’s ruling in the infamous New Haven firefighters’ reverse discrimination case.
First, a little background.
New Haven, CT adopted a written exam in 2003 for the purpose of determining which of the city’s fire fighters are eligible for promotion to Lieutenant [...]

Sotomayor, Supreme Court and Spindoctors

One of my readers hipped me to “La Raza”, while commenting on my recent post on Judge Sotomayor- stating that she is a member of this particular group.
I didn’t know anything about the organization, and promised to research both the group and the judge’s alleged ties to it.
What I learned, not surprisingly, is that what’s often thought [...]

The Supreme Court, Barack Obama and the GOP

Obama has made his decision, nominating Judge Sonia Sotomayor to be the new Supreme Court Justice.
From a purely political standpoint, I think this is a genius move on the president’s part.
The GOP, already somewhat hampered due to the stink they made over filibusters during Justices Roberts and Alito’s confirmation hearings, can only complain so much- [...]

Jesse Ventura, Sean Hannity and My Kind o’ Ass Whoopin’

Saw this clip- Jesse Ventura was a guest on Sean Hannity’s show… and really gave Hannity the what-for.
Finally!

Two Cents, Nancy Pelosi and Torture

I was going to hold off a li’l while before posting my opinion on Nancy Pelosi, and whether or not she was briefed by the CIA on the Bush Administration’s use of torture.
Most people seem to have already made up their minds on the matter- even as the majority of the facts remain unknown- and [...]

Newt Gingrich, Nancy Pelosi and Torture

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi engaged in a ”despicable, dishonest and vicious political effort” when claiming to know little about the use of waterboarding and other CIA-sanctioned “enhanced” interrogation methods.
She lied to the House of Representatives and to the American public.
That’s what Newt Gingrich says, anyway, while trying to justify his belief that the House should [...]

Trolley Drivers, Transgender Employees and Trash

The headline screams, “Report: Boston Trolley Driver Was Hired With Transgender Minority Status”.
Huh.
I think Fox News has just taken the prize for the most inconsequential headline of the century.
It’s amazing to me how “mainstream” media will take an actual story- in this case, a real-life tragedy- and spin it into the most irrelevant drivel imaginable.
In [...]

Pete Sessions, Socialism and Barack Obama

As big a political junkie as I am, one would think I’d be past the point of being shocked when a politician says something stupid.
I’m not.
Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX) believes Obama is both driving the stock market down and unemployment up on purpose.
He’s quoted in today’s NY Times as saying that Obama “intended to inflict damage [...]

Carrie Prejean, Crowns and Closed Minds

Let’s talk about Ms. Carrie Prejean, shall we?
For those who’ve been living under a rock, she was this year’s Miss USA pageant’s runner up- the current Miss California USA- who has recently found herself embroiled in a whole lot o’ controversy.
During the pageant, celebrity (and openly gay) judge Perez Hilton asked Prejean to explain her views on same-sex marriage.
The [...]

Happy Mothers’ Day!

Happy Mothers’ Day, everyone!
I had the opportunity to spend the day with my baby girls. We went out for brunch and then spent the afternoon at Grant’s Farm. What a great time!
Hopefully everyone had some time to spend with their mothers, or at least had a chance to reach out to them.
I know I’m blessed with [...]