December 5, 2003

December 4, 2003

local6.com - Problem Solvers - 'Trampled' Wal-Mart Shopper Has History Of Injury Claims

If these reports are true, what we have here is a professional bilker. These people who leech off the system or workers compensation and false injury reports ought not be defended by any reputable lawyer. These swindles and the shysters who pursue them get my blood boiling.

December 3, 2003

Yahoo! News - Group Urges Dean to Open Some Vt. Records

The pressure builds on Dr. Dean to open his sealed Vermont records. Where was the outcry from the VT media when he had them sealed?

December 2, 2003

SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Driver license bill is doomed by Assembly

Seems more than logical to me that people who are in this country illegally have no right or privilege to obtain a driver's license. I know there are counterarguments, but are they substantive or anecdotal?

Op-Ed Columnist: Boots on the Ground, Hearts on Their Sleeves

Thanks, David Brooks for the personal side of the war in Iraq. Our soldiers are heroes.

December 1, 2003

Dr. Dean in High Gear

This photo will be the one Dr. Dean's opponents will use to exemplify his short temper.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/999347.asp


E-Commerce Report: Music at Your Fingertips, and a Battle Among Sellers

Bob Tedeschi's article suggests that the online music business will continue to expand, perhaps not accompanied by huge profits but with novel options. His article does not once mention personal piracy, though this will continue to be the dominant form of download with no thought of profits.

Patents: Idea for Online Networking Brings Two Entrepreneurs Together

Another example of what's wrong with our patent system. Patenting software code and algorithms as well as genetically manipulated organisms does not seem appropriate for the purposes of the patent system. There are many arguments on the other side, but to me a patent should represent a novel physical device or a process that produces a tangible product, not merely an idea represented in software or genetic code.

Op-Ed Columnist: On Same-Sex Marriage

Safire's 'libcon' (libertarian conservative) thinking on homosexual marriage. While he dances with the arguments, he does not reveal his stance. His most important recommendation is:

"The pace of profound cultural change is too important to be left to activist judges. As moral-political issues go, this big one deserves examination in communities with minds that can deal with internal contradictions — which is the libcon way."