Raphael's sitter has been identified as the final lover of the artist, who died when he was 37 from a fever after a night of excessive sex.Renaissance masterpiece to visit Milwaukee
"I wouldn't pay 50 cents for the Mona Lisa." — Ald. Willie Wade
Raphael's sitter has been identified as the final lover of the artist, who died when he was 37 from a fever after a night of excessive sex.Renaissance masterpiece to visit Milwaukee
Mr. Cheney's legal adviser, David S. Addington, had to approve personally every government official who was told about the program.On direct orders from Mr. Cheney — New York Times
Wrote site owner Jim Robinson sarcastically: "We should steer clear of Obama's children. They can't help it if their old man is an American-hating Marxist pig."Just another day at FreeRepublic.com — Vancouver Sun
Milwaukee Police Chief Edward Flynn and journalist Jessica McBride traded an astounding 217 messages over four months on his city e-mail account, newly released records show.You sly devil, you.
In the e-mails, the pair proved chatty and friendly.
"Once the article is declared done, with the expectation that you won’t be ‘covering’ me in your professional capacity, I guess we wouldn’t be violating journalistic ethics (notice I didn’t make a smart remark) if we stayed connected and I received the benefit of your particular perspective," the chief wrote on Jan 6.
Interesting that such a right-winger only seems to be able to keep her government job and not anything in the public sector. Ironic.Indeed. Along with the occasional political hack work. The future of that government job remains to be seen, as Bice reported earlier:
In the next year or two, McBride will be up for "indefinite status," which is similar to tenure for academic staff members. Officials in the journalism department have declined to comment so far on the matter.Kind of a "do as I say, not as I do" teaching position.
It is clear from the very early exchanges that both McBride and Flynn are (figuratively) "buttering each other up."But alas, no Last Tango in Paris for Juan McAdams.
Strolling with the one girlSarah Palin's legal defense cost millions [sic] in, um, committed and long-since-budgeted-for government salaries:
Sighing sigh after sigh ...— Ira Gershwin, from A Damsel in Distress
An administrative director in the AK Governor's Office said she's going to ask the Department of Law about some other puzzling parts of the spreadsheet, including a line item that says 0.3 attorney hours added up to $10,063 in costs.Earlier: Dear Department of Law.
Abrahamson's opponent, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Randy Koschnick, said Abrahamson had taken campaign contributions from Phelps' family lawyers in the case.One may fairly speculate as to what Mr. Walters is implying here, by placing that final sentence on the heels of the preceding two.
Koschnick said that Abrahamson, to avoid any appearance of having a conflict of interest, should have either not participated in the case or returned the donations from those lawyers.
Abrahamson joined [Justice Ann] Walsh Bradley's dissent.
"She makes the Republican Party look inclusive." She makes the party look stupid, a party of the easily manipulated.Sarah Palin was bad for the republic — Peggy Noonan
Judicial conservatives, like Edward Whelan and Wendy Long, think that empathy should have nothing to do with constitutional decision-making. Apparently, the Republican minority on the Senate Judiciary Committee disagrees. Why else would the Senators add to the list of witnesses testifying against Judge Sotomayor a New Haven firefighter whose promotion was invalidated when a second circuit panel including Judge Sotomayor upheld the invalidation of the exam? I doubt that this firefighter has much to say about the complex legal issues raised by his case. Surely, he was chosen to testify because he is a sympathetic figure and because opponents of Judge Sotomayor’s nomination think that she should have been more empathetic toward him.h/t Terrence Berres.
McClaren spent a spring evening drinking with his wife's ex-boyfriend, Conrad Goehl, and the night ended with an altercation — arising, ironically, from a discussion of anger management counseling — in which McClaren hit Goehl with a pickaxe.State v. McClaren, 2009 WI 69.
Firefighter to testify against Sotomayor — CBS Newsracists come in all colors.we don't need one on the supreme court.she is and will always be a racist.she doesn't even deserve to be a judge.field hand maybe,go pick some grapes spick
The irony, of course — and there's always irony when creationism is involved — is that she's talking about uranium mining, and it’s through the radioactive decay of uranium that we know the Earth is billions of years old. And she also praises technological achievements!Via Bad Astronomy.
However, the (much exaggerated) support Gableman received from the law enforcement community was not replicated by the law "reading" community.Great line.
Republicans say the letter is part of a campaign to protect Pelosi.Ah, okay. So. Suggesting the CIA wasn't entirely forthcoming with Congress is treacherous, whereas suggesting the CIA is involved in a conspiracy to indemnify a member of Congress is patriotic.

As a federal judge at both the trial and appellate levels, Judge Sotomayor has distinguished herself as a brilliant, careful, fair-minded jurist whose rulings exhibit unfailing adherence to the rule of law. Her opinions reflect careful attention to the facts of each case and a reading of the law that demonstrates fidelity to the text of statutes and the Constitution. She pays close attention to precedent and has proper respect for the role of courts and the other branches of government in our society.True dat. A perfect example following.
I'm not saying Sonia Sotomayor is a racist but you know all those people who said Sonia Sotomayor is a racist? Looks like they may be right after all! Me, I just call her a bigot.Note also the hyperlink labeled "Congressional Quarterly" that leads instead to local wingnut John McAdams. And it doesn't support McIlheran's claims either. This is your New Media journalism, folks.
That the state ... is allowed to award damages in the form of public discipline of a lawfully elected judge suggests that this is more a form of harassment and punishment by the state than an effort to protect any legitimate concern or interest on the part of the state.Via Patrick Marley, the only reporter on Earth following this story.
Obama legally kills babies and now he can legally kill Grandmas!With his own bare hands!

Ald. Schumacher wants to call the council’s attention to the unique names of the sandwiches on the menu.Citizen journalist's attention wanes at council meeting
A political action group conducted a petition drive in January asking [Justice Annette K.] Ziegler and [Mike] Gableman to remove themselves from the case because Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce submitted a friend of the court brief supporting Virnich and Moores.Notes the Wisconsin State Journal.
WMC spent $4 million in the last two elections to help elect Ziegler and Gableman to 10-year terms on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, according to the political action group, One Wisconsin Now.
When Tammy Nuttelman called 911, she was told her escaped cows weren't an emergency. That's when she called again.Nuttelman says she regrets making the ***king call but she is ***king angry that the ***king sheriff's department has released the ***king call to the ***king public.
"I got seven ***king cows out, maybe going to the ***king highway! And you need to let everybody know that there are loose cows out there! They'll probably cause a major ***king accident, you hear me?"
James T. Harris notes who didn't know Vladimir Putin had changed his job title. No, it wasn't Palin.You might remember James T. "Hip Musings" Harris. Following is the particular musing Mr. McIlheran apparently finds rather hip.
Shut up! Just shut up....Et cetera.*
"President..eh.. Prime Minister Putin." He doesn't even know who the president is!
Dude, you're in Russia! Who are you there to see?
What a rube.
I think on a national level your department of law there in the White House would look at some of the things that we've been charged with and automatically throw them out.— AK Gov. Sarah Palin (emeritus)
Dear Department of Law, I have a complaint about another state agency [to wit, the Governor's Office]. Can you help?Yours etc.,
The Department of Law has no jurisdiction over other agencies [such as the Governor's Office]. You should take your complaint to the commissioner of the department in question.* The state Ombudsman’s Office is another avenue. The Alaska State Ombudsman investigates complaints against state government agencies and employees.**
The poll results must be particularly vexing to dyed-in-the-wool evolutionists.*They're not even surprising. And here's why they're not surprising:
My preferred source for information on creation, ID and evolution is Answers in Genesis, the leading creation organization in the U.S. and home to the popular Creation Museum.Because you place your trust in liars and scam artists.
And yes, this IS what you liberals think of this country. Go somewhere else and [fuck] THAT place up, instead.It's always useful to know what liberals think. I'll be speaking to a couple of probation officers tomorrow, by way of seeking some alternatives to revocation of extended supervision, which will likely include recommendations for anger management counseling.
When your problem is gravitas and lack of experience, bailing on the a principle way to get those things seems like throwing in the towel.Er, what?
"As the only statewide Republican candidate in the entire nation to defeat an incumbent Democrat in 2006, we know what has to be done," Van Hollen wrote. "We know what it takes to win and we'll do it again, but I need your continued support to get there."Dan Bice.
In reality, Van Hollen's predecessor, Peg Lautenschlager, lost in the Democratic primary to Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk. Van Hollen never got the chance to defeat the incumbent Democrat in '06.
"It may be time to find a hobby for those whose feathers were ruffled by the typo," snickered Darrin Schmitz,* Van Hollen's campaign spokesman.
Best of luck to Scotty Gomez, AK’s greatest hockey player, as he joins up w/ Montreal Canadians.Dear God. It's Canadiens. For the last 100 years.
President Palin to resignWord Salad, Baked Alaskan.
Blames the media elites,
Persecution of Christians
Vice President Wurzelbacher
will be sworn in tomorrow
by Associate Justice Hannity