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The public hearing over whether or not to rename Richard Scrushy Parkway turned into a shouting match that spilled out into the street.  Local talk radio host Frank Matthews, a long-time Scrushy supporter, argued against the name change, saying Scrushy had not been found guilty.  Huh?  In what alternate universe?  I guess Frank missed this:
In [...]

How many discrimination suits does it take before you figure out not to discriminate?  Maybe the Denny’s folks figured if they weren’t refusing to serve Hispanics or requiring prepayment from black customers, they wouldn’t get in trouble for firing a manager who had to have her leg amputated because they considered her a safety risk.  I [...]

Human rights?  What human rights?  If W says you’re an enemy combatant, your ass is off to Gitmo.  Do not pass GO, do not collect $200, and do not expect to see the light of day again.  No appeals, no recourse.  And the definition of “enemy combatant” has been expanded to mean pretty much anything [...]

W headed over to Capitol Hill today (presumably before flying in and screwing up traffic in Birmingham) to urge Congress to pass his reinterpretation of the Geneva Conventions.  Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA ) introduced an amendment that would restore detainees’ right to challenge their detention, but it was defeated.  And that’s a good thing for [...]

Okay, before anyone yells at me, I think Hugo Chavez was out of line in his remarks to the UN.  But I just about fell out of my chair laughing at a comment I saw somewhere that the sulfur smell was actually due to Bush’s fondness for flatulence.  I hope he can restrain himself while [...]

Bush will be in Birmingham today, visiting Hoover’s Homeland Security Department — I mean Public Safety building — and then zipping downtown for a Riley fundraiser.  Here’s the money quote:
Neither event is open to the public.
That’s pretty much the story of the entire Bush presidency.

Kids are almost always better with computers than their parents are.  A three-year-old bought himself a pink convertible on eBay, using his mother’s password and the “Buy It Now” option.  That’s what happens when you click “remember me on this computer” or other similar options.  I hope my children don’t hear about this and get [...]

When is Sen. John McCain going to figure out that George W. Bush can’t be trusted?  The compromises in the detainee bill worked out last week have already been sabotaged by “re-working” over the weekend.
From the New York Times:
In one change, the original language said that a suspect had the right to “examine and respond [...]

Republicans who are pushing for stricter voting laws, like state-issued picture ID or proof of citizenship, seem to believe that there’s an epidemic of voter fraud.  I’m not so sure.  Voter turnout is abysmally low in most elections.  If the majority of registered voters can’t be bothered to go to the polls, why would a [...]