Missing Person in NYC

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Friday September 05, 2008 · 10:34 PM PDT

2008/09/05 · 22:34

This diary was, as the title suggests, in regards to a missing person in NYC. That person having been found, its contents have been removed in the interest of their privacy. This diary no longer meets the criteria of a diary anymore, of course, since it is now very short, but I hope the Holy Knights of Standards and Practices will understand. Thank you.

Bill Foster is a Damn Fine Candidate

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Thursday February 14, 2008 · 4:49 PM PST

2008/02/14 · 16:49

John Laesch has a large and devoted following around here. No doubt he deserves it. He's a smart hard worker with impeccable liberal creds, a solid background, and the promise to be a fine Congressman. And if the absentee ballots fall his way, he may have exactly that chance in November. But this diary isn't about John Laesch. This diary is about Bill Foster. I don't know Bill Foster personally, I don't live in Bill Foster's district, and Bill Foster's kid didn't go to school with with cousin's wife's neighbor. But whether or not Bill Foster is going to be on the ballot in November, he is going to be on the ballot in March, and it seems to me it's worth looking at the public record. So I did that. And you know what? He's a damn fine candidate.

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Friday January 18, 2008 · 5:11 PM PST

2008/01/18 · 17:11

The ACLU was the first membership organization I ever joined, some time back in high school. I'm sure I don't need to go into my reasons with this crowd here. In guarding freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, freedom of worship, and the freedom to vote and be heard, it's always seemed to me they're doing the fundamental work of democracy (the fact that none of that should really be in contention is another issue altogether.) Time and time again, they've stood for the rights of great and small to stand up and be counted, chants of "Communism!", "Terror-Simp!", "Anarchy!", and the rest be damned.

Which is why I'm so very confused by today's press release trumpeting their lawsuit to prevent Cuyahoga County from dumping their much-maligned Touch Screen voting machines in favor of a verifiable paper ballot.

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Saturday October 06, 2007 · 3:55 PM PDT

2007/10/06 · 15:55

Yes, this story is in fact entirely nonpolitical. But given the concentration of Mac users I seem to remember hang around this place, I thought a person or two might be interested. It's now being widely reported that effective monday, Microsoft is spinning off Bungie, the studio responsible for the billion-dollar Halo franchise.

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Saturday September 01, 2007 · 5:56 PM PDT

2007/09/01 · 17:56

In the wake of the President's attempt to classify the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization, I contacted my federal representatives to register my outrage. This looked like the prelude to another war, I said, and if the only way to stop it was to remove the President from office, that they needed to do so.

The first response I got was from Senator Kohl. It was generic pablum about how Senators couldn't start impeachment proceedings, but that he knew Kucinich was doing something in the house, and that if it ever got to the Senate he'd "keep my views in mind". No mention whatsoever of Iran, but you have to understand how the response process works - an intern gets your letter, matches it up against a preset list of things a constituent might say, and sends out the appropriate form response. Since my letter addressed two issues, said intern just picked one. Yeah, it's lame... welcome to Washington.

Senator Feingold's response, printed in full below the fold, was more disturbing.

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Wednesday August 15, 2007 · 8:28 PM PDT

2007/08/15 · 20:28

OK, the truth is Kagro X beat me to the punch. But today's announcement that President Bush is planning to designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization via executive order did it for me. This guy honestly, seriously wants another war. And if he's left in office, I think he's going to get it.

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Thursday February 08, 2007 · 5:41 PM PST

2007/02/08 · 17:41

Since moving to Madison, I’ve received regular phone calls from an organization called Wisconsin AmVets, asking for donations. I’m not in the habit of listening to telephone solicitors (especially after the no-call list came around), but these fine folks were asking for a donation for The Troops. For the VA hospital! For bingo night! How could I refuse? I let them put me down for a $30 pledge, and waited for the envelope to arrive. A week later, I’m not giving them a red cent. Instead, I’m giving triple my pledge to the Disabled American Veterans, and I hope you’ll join me.

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Sunday December 10, 2006 · 2:12 PM PST

2006/12/10 · 14:12

As of today, this obituary of Reagan's deceased UN Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick has been on the recommended list. I'd like to begin by commending the author both for his writing skill, and more importantly for his keen grasp of history and broad knowledge of Reagan-era foreign policy, and the price we are currently paying for it.

I also beleive the diary is wholly inappropriate in the circumstance, and the comments trailing from it are making me physically ill.

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Monday November 27, 2006 · 6:25 PM PST

2006/11/27 · 18:25

This diary is basically just a vehicle for yet another poll on who should lead the House Committee on Intelligence. At this point, it looks like there are four contenders in the ring, in order of seniority:

Ranking Member Jane Harman of California
Alcee Hastings of Florida
Silvestre Reyes of Texas
Rush Holt of New Jersey

In good pollster fashion, I'm going to try not to pollute the numbers with my own opinions. Take the poll, and then we'll talk.

Poll

122 votes Show Results

Who should lead the House Intelligence Committee

122 votes Vote Now!

Who should lead the House Intelligence Committee

Jane Harman (CA)

15 votes

Alcee Hastings (FL)

9 votes

Silvestre Reyes (TX)

21 votes

Rush Holt (NJ)

73 votes

Other

4 votes

On charity - the response

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Friday November 24, 2006 · 11:47 AM PST

2006/11/24 · 11:47

This is in response to the recent diary Why I don't do charity. It started as a comment, but it started getting a little bit out of hand lengthwise, so bear with me.

My starting position is this: I see where the author is coming from, and agree with him to an extent on the macro level. I’m certainly in no position to call him a scrooge. However, when applied to the real world, I think his philosophy starts to break down. The good, the bad, and the ugly of charity and the government on the flip.

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Sunday November 05, 2006 · 9:52 AM PST

2006/11/05 · 09:52

You've heard the Cook predictions, the Rothenberg predictions, the Karl Rove predictions, and every other set of predictions by the people who's jobs it is to be right. Now, it's time for the last installment in this series, chronicling the predictions of a few thousand amateurs with their money on the line at Tradesports.com.

The news is generally pretty good. Read More

Ripzaw's Excellent Transcontinental Adventure

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Thursday November 02, 2006 · 8:47 AM PST

2006/11/02 · 08:47

As many of you know (and by many, I mean the two or three of you who know me and whoever reads my open thread scribblings), I recently took a job in Madison, WI. For the last five days, I've been on the road in my trusty Civic Hybrid through eight of the fine states of our nation. And being a ridiculous political nerd, I kept an eye out for signs, an ear out for ads, and a lookout for anything else that might tip me off to the political climate in the area.

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Missing Person in NYC

Bill Foster is a Damn Fine Candidate

ACLU files suit to preserve electronic voting

Microsoft spins off Bungie

Feingold on Iran: On the wrong side?

The Day I came out for Impeachment

Help Salvage my Honor: Give to Disabled American Veterans

Jeane Kirkpatrick: This is not right

Intel Committee Tracking Poll

On charity - the response

The TradeSports line on 2006: The Final Countdown

Ripzaw's Excellent Transcontinental Adventure