What is California Democratic campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee alleged to have purchased with some of the more than $7 million stolen from her clients? Ice cream.
Kadima, the centrist Israeli political party Ariel Sharon founded just before his debilitating stroke in 2006, has rejected its current leader Tzipi Livni in favor of former IDF Chief of Staff and Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz. Kadima is sort of the opposition party but so much has happened since the last election that that label may be slightly misleading since more clearly left-leaning Labor and Meretz seem to be gaining ground at Kadima’s expense.
Notably, Mofaz, who is more hawkish and right-leaning than Livni, was born in Tehran. His family immigrated to Israel in 1957.
It’s worth noting that the upshot of the anti-mandate arguments being made before the Court this week is that a broadly market based approach like the Romney-Obama model is unconstitutional; but single payer would be constitutional. Read More
A reminder that predicting SCOTUS decisions based on oral arguments is fraught with peril.
Here’s the audio to Part I of today’s Supreme Court oral argument on health care reform.
Former Reagan Solicitor General Charles Fried offers a reminder that there is of course already a limiting principle in Commerce Clause jurisprudence.
Four reasons why Mitt Romney’s opponents might be finally, finally, finally about to give up the ghost(s).
You know what’s going on when Justice Scalia starts peppering his comments in oral arguments with anti-Obama, anti-HCR political slogans like the “Cornhusker Kickback.”
TPM Reader PM checks in with a smart take on the HCR oral arguments:
I’m sure you’re getting a ton of comments from lawyers, and I don’t want to add to that deluge except for two short points: