I’m not sure when closed-circuit cameras were first placed in Vegas casinos, but every casino film since “Ocean’s Eleven” has had a obligatory reminder of that giant eye in the sky that hovers over all the action at every table;…
Author: vassar
We Can Do a Year Standing On Our Heads, Mr Boehner
Can you hear us now? Three or four times in my life I confronted situations where I knew I might end up in trouble. Each time, my first thought was “felony or misdemeanor?” and my next thought was “Hell, I…
Would Casey Anthony have been Acquitted in Kansas?
Why is it we always get these kinds of verdicts in places that don’t belong to Low-Sloping Foreheads? But I’m getting ahead of myself. Juries happen. We’ve seen this before, never considering, is this a trend? In the past we…
Using the “Holder-Hold” to Stifle the Dream Act Bypass
…and other unconstitutional circumventions. This is an idea I stole from Saul Alinsky and Eric Holder. Illegal Orders Every Army private has been schooled on his duty to refuse to obey an illegal order. It has a long tradition, but…
Our Millionaires and Their Millionaires, a Comparison
Republicans should start accepting the hard truths we face and work with us to do the right thing for the middle class instead of protecting millionaires and big corporations at all costs,- Harry Reid, June 28, 2011 (emphasis mine) Old…