stems in early December.
I've been working on a lengthy piece outlining the current state of affairs, but it's obvious that I can't do it justice in a couple of hours this morning. Suffice it to say that when all is said and done there's going to be a lot more said than done in this situation.
Through this internet shutdown the DOI has successfully demonstrated that they could make things a lot worse if they were so inclined. Over five years of legal wrangling and there's still no adequate accounting system in place. The lawsuit that set out to demand reform of the system is seen by the DOI as ".. hampering their ability to fix the trust and is taking a toll on the work force. Deputy Secretary J. Steven Griles recently told Congress that some employees have refused to work on the trust anymore -- and that those still working on the case have taken out insurance policies to protect against potential judicial sanctions. Yes, it's all the Indians' fault for suing, don't you see?
Monday, March 25, 2002- - -
Gee guys, how could you have missed Harry Butt Weasel Browne? The Weasel's recent WorldNetDaily article: This just in: Bin Laden wins Afghan war, should be good for a nomination to the Academy of Drivelling Idiots.
Says the Weasel: The root fallacy in the War on Terrorism is the idea that we have no choice but to fight people who won't rest until they destroy us.
I rest my case.
Update: Odd, the link to Samizdata doesn't appear to be working at present. You can find them in my favorites though.
The ranks of the professionally offended are well represented by Shelter Inc., who found reason to complain about a Hardee's restaurant chain placemat promoting their new "Six Dollar Burger for $3.95." The placemat lists 38 suggestions for how customers might spend the $2 they save by buying the Hardee's sandwich instead of a more expensive one. The sixth suggestion is, "Make a homeless person really happy." It follows the fifth item on the list, "Replace your shoelaces."
"Is this to say that you can make a homeless person really happy for the same price as it takes to replace your shoelaces?" people associated with Shelter Inc. wrote in a letter to the paper. "We insist that this placemat be immediately rescinded and a formal apology be issued."
So A Beautiful Mind won a bunch of awards. It sounds like they didn't dare ignore it.
Nick Gillespie at Reason Online wonders whether Randy Cohen, who writes the "Ethicist" column for The New York Times Magazine, is willfully mistaken or simply delusional.
Another sunrise, another sunset, more dreams turn into ashes.
Good one, Suman.
I'm doing some behind the scenes renovations on the blog this morning, so if something in my Favorites list, or links elsewhere throughout this site are rickety, please let me know.
Saturday, March 23, 2002- - -
Looks like I'm not the only one with cabin fever. Suman Palit is going fishing.
Here's one good reason to support a World Tax: Andrew Hofer says he'll buy some guns and move out west if the idea gets traction.
Looks like the InstaPundit is out playing golf with his clone this morning..
Some days nothing in the news particularly trips my trigger and then there are days like today.
I loved this article. The guy should argue that by operating a neighborhood strip club he's saving the neighbors from driving drunk on their way back from the bad side of town.
One of my occasional clients is dismissing Arthur Andersen.
The obvious answer to this sort of thing is to whack idiots who leave guns lying around where 3-year-olds can get their hands on them, and those who leave 3-year-olds unsupervised in any event. Unfortunately, what we'll probably see is a push to outlaw .25 caliber handguns.
It's doubly cynical of me, but I should point out that according to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, 'unintentional injuries' was the leading cause of death for children aged 1-4 in the United States during 1999. A total of 1898 children aged 1-4, of both sexes and all races, died from unintentional injuries of all kinds during that year. Of these, 564 