Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
Union Seeks Ethics Probe of McKinney
Cynthia McKinney, from what I’m reading here, is not quite out of the woods yet.
Union seeks ethics probe of McKinney
By Jackie KucinichMembers of national and local chapters of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) expressed anger and disappointment yesterday with the D.C. Office of the Attorney General for refusing to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) for striking a police officer. The union chapters are calling on the House ethics committee to investigate the incident.
�Although she was not indicted by the grand jury, we hope that members of Congress will review her actions in light of their own rules within the ethics committee,� said Andy Maybo, chairman of the U.S. Capitol Police Fraternal Order of Police chapter.
Maybo said he plans to send a letter later this week to the ethics committee, known formally as the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, requesting an investigation into the incident.
A spokesman for the ethics committee did not immediately return a call for comment. While it is unclear what House rule the FOP members believe McKinney violated, the first rule in the ethics manual states: �A Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives shall conduct himself at all times in a manner which shall reflect creditably on the House of Representatives.�
�Congresswoman McKinney�s assault on Officer [Paul] McKenna was not only unprofessional for her position as a member of Congress, but we believe it puts out the wrong message across America, that it is OK to strike a police officer,� he said.
Cynthia McKinney went to Congress. Cynthia McKinney did not have her Member Of Congress pin on. Cynthia McKinney had a new hairstyle. Paul McKenna did not recognize her. Paul McKenna confronted Cynthia McKinney. Cynthia McKinney clocked Paul McKenna in the chest with her closed fist, and proceeded onward.
These are facts. They are undisputed. At least, so far as I know, they are undisputed.
What we have here, is a lawmaker refusing to abide by laws. The government can operate from the principle that laws are legislated and enforced out of allegiance and fidelity to We, The People; or, it can operate out of holy terror that if it doesn’t legislate and enforce in such a way that certain people are pleased, it will be called bigoted. Who is We? What kind of People?
Not both. Government cannot serve two masters; it cannot serve both all of us, and some of us. Either we have equal protection under the law, or we do not.
Time for a choice.
Godspeed to the FOP.
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