I’m still amazed, angry, shocked that Wayne LaPierre actually tossed a ‘have you no decency’ at like 80% of the country today.
You’ve probably noticed this. But a big part of the gun violence/regulation debate is the lack of good scientific studies on the subject. And a big reason for that the CDC and NIH have been banned from funding any such studies. Here’s a good run-down on the topic.
Sen. Michael Crapo (R-ID) was arrested last night just after midnight in Alexandria, Virginia for driving under the influence. According to police statements to CBS news, Patch and WTOP, Crapo failed multiple field sobriety tests and was arrested without incident.
Alexandria police stopped Crapo after he ran a red light.
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Ted Kennedy, Jr., son of the late senator, says he will not run for John Kerry’s seat in the Senate.
I must say that I still have a bad feeling about how this is going to work out.
Karl Rove’s election night freak out on Fox gave Romney enough hope to delay his presidential concession for another hour on election night.
Two good pieces on what’s at stake in Chuck Hagel’s possible (non?) nomination to run the Pentagon. In short, Hagel would likely lean toward putting some pressure on Israel on the peace-making front (a good thing) and would likely resist a move to war with Iran (also a good thing). Washington neoconservatives don’t want either; ditto for AIPAC and the Israel lobby. And now it seems they’re going to win this one. Which is really unfortunate.
A couple pieces to read on this. One by Peter Beinart, another by Andrew Sullivan. I’ll be posting others.