Daily Archives: September 21, 2007

Wading in

So let me welcome (or really, welcome back) Ed Wade to Houston as the Astros’ new GM. My very fuzzy recollection of his tenure in Philadelphia was that he was reasonably solid, and did do a good job of finding … Continue reading Continue reading

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Winning the write-in way

Normally, I wouldn’t pay much attention to a primary for the Independence Party nomination for County Legislator in Poughkeepsie, New York, but in this particular case one of the principals in the story is my uncle. And even better, he … Continue reading Continue reading

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Rep. Delisi to retire

Say good-bye to another Texas Republican – State Rep. Dianne White Delisi will retire from the Lege after 16 years. No word if she plans to start performing weddings in her newly-acquired free time. As hers is a safe Republican … Continue reading Continue reading

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Win now, rest later

I don’t actually disagree with anything Joe Sheehan says here about the Yankees’ sudden proximity to the Red Sox in the standings and how basically meaningless it is given their now almost assured spot in the playoffs as a wild … Continue reading Continue reading

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Uri Geller bends copyright law with his mind!

As Kevin Drum says, this is yet another reason to hate the DMCA. Those of us who grew up in the 1970s probably remember a popular psychic named Uri Geller, who was always on TV back then, bending spoons with … Continue reading Continue reading

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How many innocent “guilty” people are there?

Blonde Justice explores a fascinating and dangerous question: What percentage of people who plead guilty to a crime in court really aren’t guilty? She provides an example of how this can happen: I had a case just last week, where … Continue reading Continue reading

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