reason.com - 11/26/2008
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…electing public defenders. Imagine the perverse, overly law-and-order sentiment that pervades the elections of judges and prosecutors now applied to the selection of who will represent the indigent accused. Witness Matt Shirk , a Republican recently elected public defender in ...
"Bad Bank"? A Bad Idea
zacks.com 2/2/2009 — Posted Wed Jan 28, 11:32 am ET Posted By: Dirk van Dijk, CFA The country already has enough bad banks -- Bank of America ( BAC ) and Citigroup ( C ), for starters. OK, that's just snarky, but we do have an existing mechanism for a bad bank -- it is ...
Hillary: Not a Bad Idea
commentarymagazine.com 11/17/2008 — I am currently traveling in the Philippines, so I am a bit late to comment on the prevalent scuttlebutt about Hillary Clinton getting appointed as secretary of state. But I would nevertheless like to add my voice to the general chorus acclaiming ...
How Bad Can It Get for McCain?
observer.com 10/17/2008 — No one on John McCain’s team will ever admit this (before the election, at least), but his campaign is rapidly curling up into the political fetal position.
Two weeks ago, they stopped seriously contesting Michigan, once a promising and ...
Bad/bad
corner.nationalreview.com 3/7/2009 — With Clinton we got high taxes (bad) but balanced budgets imposed by the spending caps in Congress (good). With Bush we got tax cuts (good) but deficits (bad). With Obama we get tax hikes (bad) and astronomical deficits (bad).
Two notes: We are not ...
IDEA - Building The Legacy of IDEA 2004
idea.ed.gov 10/24/2008 — The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies provide early intervention, special education and related services to ...
A bad idea whose time has come–to go away!
pajamasmedia.com 1/1/2009 — It being the first day of a new year, some modicum of cheer is in order. I’ll come to that in due course. But first, another George Santayana moment. Santayana, you’ll remember, famously said that “Those who cannot remember the past ...
More on the bad bank
krugman.blogs.nytimes.com 1/18/2009 — OK, I've been doing more homework on the "bad" or "aggregator" bank idea that seems to be gaining ground. And here's what I think: it's mainly based on a false analogy.
What people are thinking about, it's pretty clear, is the Resolution Trust ...
Bad News, Good News
corner.nationalreview.com 11/9/2008 — The bad news from USS NR this morning: Both Fred Thompson and Mitt Romney turned down the RNC chair job when I offered it to each this morning. (Aren't you glad to know it's mine to give away?) The good news: Mike Steele seems to be a frontrunner in ...
It's BAD All Over Again
oakcreekforum.blogspot.com 1/31/2009 — This last year went quickly in respect to this anniversary. Back then it was all new and what in the hell is this BAD all about as it seemed confusing. It was that day the real blogging started with me. There are two bloggers I will forever be ...
More Reasons Why Bredesen Is a Bad, Bad Idea
blogs.tnr.com 2/6/2009 — Marc Ambinder is reporting that Phil Bredesen is a serious candidate to become Secretary of Health and Human Services. Various stories around town have him being vetted or emerging as one of two finalists, although my sources for that are all ...
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