Congress in fantasyland Sheila July 6, 2010 Don’t know why that scene from the Wizard of Oz comes to mind here, but telling Dorothy to click Read More
Kagan finessed the military issue Sheila July 5, 2010 By last week’s end, everyone knew Elena Kagan charmed most of our elected representatives involved in the Senate confirmation Read More
Serious threat to religious freedom? Sheila July 4, 2010 It’s being passed off as a matter of semantics. That’s what they all say, when ‘they’ have subversive Read More
Politics and conflict Sheila July 2, 2010 After hard debate, the Continental Congress voted unanimously for independence from Great Britain on July 2, 1776. It took another day and Read More
Defund Planned Parenthood Sheila July 1, 2010 For the first time since 2002, the nation’s largest abortion provider has been called to an accounting. How much federal Read More
What the Senate heard from Kagan Sheila June 30, 2010 Why are these called “hearings”, given how little substance and inquiry they’ve had for decades….in the words of Read More
Kagan’s politics Sheila June 30, 2010 The Supreme Court nominee has trained well for the very confirmation hearing process she once sharply and publicly criticized. So Read More
Triumph of the regulators Sheila June 28, 2010 Cliches come to mind, like….setting the fox over guard of the hen house, or….giving robbers the keys to Read More
Supreme Court’s ‘Big Monday’ Sheila June 28, 2010 For Court watchers, this was expected to be a big day. As it wrapped up its session for summer break Read More
Kagan’s confirmation hearings Sheila June 27, 2010 Add this to the spectator sports going on right now in exciting arenas….World Cup. Wimbledon. Prelude to the Tour Read More
