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In His Freezer

by Mike on 6/4/2007

in Mob Rule

Finally! U.S. Rep. William Jefferson, indicted: The charges came almost two years after investigators raided Jefferson’s home in Washington and found $90,000 in cash stuffed in his freezer. In. His. Freezer. And they said Republicans were corrupt?

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Congress May Tighten Computer Fraud Laws

by Mike on 6/4/2007

in First We Kill All the Lawyers, Insecurity, Mob Rule

Originally uploaded by CypherXero According to Wired newly proposed legislation in Congress would lower the threshold for criminal prosecution (and, I think, for civil liability) for computer intrusion under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1030.

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Better Know a Crypt

by Mike on 3/21/2007

in Good for a Laugh, Mob Rule

Watching Monday’s Colbert Report, I couldn’t help but notice that Tennessee’s Congressman Steve Cohen bears a striking resemblance to a better-known representative of the dead.

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California Waste

by Mike on 2/7/2007

in Mob Rule

I ordered a few things from a large online retailer. Yes, that one. They emailed me a receipt, which contained the following: Please be aware that items in this order may be subject to California’s Electronic Waste Recycling Act. If any items in this order are subject to that Act, the seller of that item [...]

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Bayh is Latest Dem to Drop 2008 White House Bid

by Mike on 12/16/2006

in Mob Rule

Sen. Bayh has dropped out of the 2008 Presidential race. He’s not alone: Bayh is the third Democrat to pass on a presidential bid in recent months. Former Virginia governor Mark R. Warner announced this fall that he would not run for national office. Sen. Russell Feingold (Wis.) took his name out of contention shortly [...]

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Seuss on Politics

by Mike on 11/27/2006

in Mob Rule

In 1941, the children’s author we know as Dr. Seuss was a political cartoonist. He had a lot to say, graphically, about the events of that time. He was particulalry harsh on appeasers and isolationists. Browse the entire archive.

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A Dean of Our Own

by Mike on 11/22/2006

in Mob Rule, Never Underestimate the Power of Human Stupidity

Just posted on RedState: As DNC Chair, Dean didn’t disappoint… his opponents. He said things like, “I hate the Republicans and everything they stand for…” and accused the President of playing “hide the salami” with Supreme Court nominations. He even felt compelled, during an “interesting conversation” about “dog pee,” to warn a class of 8th [...]

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Who Else Wants a Recess Appointment (Or: How to Pay Your Bolton)

by Mike on 11/15/2006

in Best of Release, Mob Rule, Perpetual Beta : Release

In the wake of the elections it is now apparent that, even insulated from any potential electoral consequences, the outgoing Senate majority – of the President’s own party – will not even give him the courtesy of an up-or-down floor vote on John Bolton, the President’s nominee for U.N. Ambassador. This has more to do [...]

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Minimum Wage Politics Suddenly Makes Sense

by Mike on 11/10/2006

in Mob Rule

Not sure why I didn’t know this, but it explains darn near everything about the politics of the minimum wage: …union contracts are often pegged to the minimum wage… So the legendary single mom with two kids scraping by on five bucks an hour really has nothing to do with Democrats’ enthusiasm for jacking the [...]

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