For what passes for "journalism" in DC, the Washington Post does a story about weblogs yet neglects to mention a single one of the two-dozen or more bloggers who live in the area. Some fine investigative reporting, there, Leslie. W
I know a lot of potheads and cancer patients are disappointed that the Supreme Court unanimously rejected the argument that marijuana can legally be distributed for medical purposes, but this Court knows what most liberals don't: the job of the U.S. Supreme Court is to say what the law is, not what the law should be. The latter is a job for the Legislature.
If you want to spark up, call your Congresscritter. W
From the e-mail: What to do when your wallet or purse is stolen
1. As everyone always advises, cancel your credit cards immediately. The key is having the toll free numbers handy so you know who to call. Keep those where you can find them easily.
2. File a police report immediately in the jurisdiction where it was stolen. This proves to credit providers you were diligent and is a first step toward an investigation if there ever is one.
3. But here's what is perhaps most important: Call the three national credit reporting organizations immediately to place a fraud alert on your name and SS#. I had never heard of doing that until advised by a bank that called to tell me an application for credit was made over the Internet in my name. The alert means any company that checks your credit knows your info was stolen and they have to contact you by phone to authorize new credit.
Here are the numbers:
1. Equifax 1-800-525-6285.
2. Experian (formerly TRW) 1-800-397-3742
3. Trans Union 1-800-680-7289
4. Social Security Administration also has a fraud line at 1-800-269-0271
NOTE: If it's April 15, your wallet has not been stolen, you've just been bilked by your Uncle Sam.
This has been a public service announcement. W
Now that the election is over, some of the lawyers are doing rather well for themselves. Some, not so well. W
Since it's now made it into the news, I'll share with y'all some of what I've been doing: GNC franchisees up ante with RICO. Quoth Attorney Goldstein:
In the old days organized crime would come in and take over a business from an honest working person for free without any compensation. Today GNC doesn't go around with a club or a bat. But through their corporate tactics they do the same thing to their franchisees by taking their stores.
So that's what I have been and will be doing, 24/7/356 - fighting for the little guy. W
Florida Governor Jeb Bush will deny The Rumor today, according to news sources. My sources say the Rumor is true - that Jeb has been getting down and dirty with Cynthia Henderson, a former model who now runs the Department of Management Services, Florida's equivalent of the General Services Administration, having been appointed by Jeb. Of course, my sources also say that Jeb's wife Columba moved out of the Executive Mansion six weeks ago, which Jeb denies. I suspect my sources are engaging in wishful thinking.
If it's true, however, I think there's little doubt that Jeb ought to step down - not because he's diddling on the side, but because he would have abused his authority to install his mistress in an extremely powerful public position.
Bookmark: Instructions for a Clean Reinstall of Win95 - in case you want to travel backwards in time. W