The Drug Czar's blog, Pushing Back, links aprovingly to a story in the Record Searchlight of Redding, California: The nation's top anti-drug official said people need to overcome their "reefer blindness" and see that illicit marijuana gardens are a terrorist threat to the public's health and safety, as well as to the environment. John P. Walters, President Bush's drug czar, … [Read more...] about More Lies About Terrorism and Drugs
What I Learned About Cops and Lawyers
It's time to tell you how my traffic ticket saga ends. First, however, I should tell you how it started. About a month ago, I was driving on a local expressway when I entered an area with some construction off to the side of the road. At about the same time, I came up behind a slow-moving car. We were in the middle lane, so I changed lanes to pass him on the left. I was … [Read more...] about What I Learned About Cops and Lawyers
Monitoring Michael Chertoff’s Guts
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff recently announced that he has a "gut feeling" that Al Qaeda is up to something this summer. Wired magazine beat me to the joke: … [Read more...] about Monitoring Michael Chertoff’s Guts
Fight! For Your Right! To sleep.
John Kass breaks this shocking story about life in the city that banned foie gras: Window washer Sam Hardison has been charged by City Hall with another crime of the century: Falling asleep on a CTA train, with a cookbook in his lap. So the poor guy may have to pay City Hall a fine of up to $300 for sleeping dangerously. That's a lot of windows to wash for a nap on the CTA, … [Read more...] about Fight! For Your Right! To sleep.
More About Finding a Lawyer
Commenting on my description of how I picked a lawyer, Gideon says: Interesting stuff there: He presumes that proximity to the courthouse means familiarity with the court At first I didn't understand why he thought it odd that I assumed a lawyer close to the courthouse would be more familiar with it. Re-reading what I wrote, I think Gideon and other out-of-town readers might … [Read more...] about More About Finding a Lawyer