For decades, the U.S. and Russia avoided direct confrontations that could escalate to nuclear war. Leaders on both sides were cautious. Putin may be cut from different cloth. Even before he invaded Ukraine, Biden declared sending U.S. troops was off the table, and Russia’s nukes was why, but P[...]
Archive for February 25th, 2022
February 25th, 2022 - 9:31 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Why Senate should confirm Jackson for Supreme Court
Biden’s choice of Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court is no surprise. She has a very strong resume, and was always the frontrunner. Jackson has the traditional Supreme Court credentials: Harvard, magna cum laude; Harvard Law, cum laude, and Harvard Law Review; clerked at the district, [...]
February 25th, 2022 - 4:56 pm § in Misc.
Weird news: Burglar tries to steal bomb shelter
Wesley Morgan, 71, a rich Republican who once got elected to the Kentucky legislature, maybe because he resembled Richard Nixon (photo, left), spent $3 million on a bomb shelter under his house (photo, right) when Barack Obama was elected president. I guess that’s okay if you can’t think[...]
February 25th, 2022 - 1:32 pm § in Law and Courts, Politics
Silly things Capitol rioters say at their sentencings
A federal judge sentenced the Capitol rioter who gleefully posed with Speaker Pelosi’s podium to 75 days in prison on Friday, February 25, 2022 (story here). He also was hit with a $5,000 fine and 200 hours of community service. Adam Johnson, 37, of Tampa, Florida — like most of the other ri[...]
February 25th, 2022 - 12:15 am § in Environment, Politics
Oklahoma GOP Sen. Imhofe to retire
Sen. Jim Imhofe (R-OK), 87, who was re-elected to a 5th term in 2020, is expected to announce this weekend he will resign at the end of this year so his successor can be elected this coming November (see story here). Imhofe previously had said he wouldn’t run for reelection in 2026. He plans t[...]