http://www.democraticunderground.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 26 May 2013 00:50:49 Sun, 26 May 2013 00:50:49 I go a bit afield in this post, I'm afraid, but what I'm wondering is this:

Would Chris Christie's reaction during the blizzard have been different if he were a liberal? In other words, if he gave a shit about governemnt, would he have used it more to help his citizens? It's pretty clear from h... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/33 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 12:43:08 I haven't posted here in a while, mostly because well... I agree with the Tax Cut deal the President struck, and I had a pretty good idea how that news would be taken by most of the DU community.

But I don't think it's perfect. Like a lot of you, I'd love to get some help for the 99ers in there.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/32 Sun, 12 Dec 2010 10:04:02 Three issues:

An Extension for Americans Currently Receiving Unemployment Insurance
Tax Cuts for the Middle Class
A Tax Increase on the Rich

The order of importance you give to these three issues pretty much determine how you feel about the President these days.

For me, I have them ranked... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/31 Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:44:31 1. Yes, it sucks the Senate didn't pass the middle class tax extension this morning.

2. Yes, it sucks that 37 people in Washington can overstep the will of the American people, of the US House of Representatives, and of the President of the United States.

3. Yes, it sucks that what we're left ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/30 Sat, 04 Dec 2010 12:48:15 I'll be the first to admit it's more fun and interesting when we're at the throats of conservatives, and vice versa. I don't even blame the media for making it seem like a 24/7 grudge match that all of us consume 90% of our waking hours with.

But from time to time, it's nice to know that everyon... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/29 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 15:04:40 Exactly zero people have voted against the Michelle Obama-supported school lunch/child nutrition bill. It passed the Senate unanimously. THE SENATE!

And yet, thanks to legislative shenanigans from House Republicans, it may have died today.

Two things - first, would it kill us to get rid ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/28 Thu, 02 Dec 2010 16:40:13 I know a lot of folks on here are against the Food Safety and Modernization Act (S. 510), but since I've taken a particular interest in this bill, just wanted one more idea of what parts of the language of the final legislation - with the Tester-Hagan amendment firmly in place - you took issue with.... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/27 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 16:41:03 After tracking Senate bill 510, the Food Safety and Modernization Act, for the better part of a couple of weeks now, I think I know why they call it “passing” legislation: the same reason they call it “passing” a kindey stone: because it seems every bit as painful.

Following introduction in March... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/26 Mon, 29 Nov 2010 15:26:26 A quick couple of thoughts on the Wikileaks ha-ha that’s currently getting brou-ed by bloggers on both sides:

I have a real problem with some of those on the left that seem overly gleeful about the volume and importance of the information being disseminated in this latest batch of intelligence, a... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/25 Sun, 28 Nov 2010 20:40:41 Am I the only one that's not virulently on one side of this or the other? I'm still in the "trying to figure out why we're talking about this" stage.

But here's where I am, so tell me why I'm right or wrong: I'm not a huge fan of the pat-downs, but I'm also not going to be a huge fan of what ha... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/24 Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:12:47 This is what I've learned about the economy from listening to conservatives lately: Obama's terrible for business, and uncertainty is what's leading to continuing unemployment.

Of course, this ignores to some degree the fact that the stock market and now corporate profits - two of the arbiters of... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/23 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:21:14 The pat-downs... not so much. So what do we do? Full body scans for all (provided their proven safe, which they seem to be)? Could we just send everyone through one of these things and bee 99.8% safe? I got one at the Vegas airport, and I don't know if I was so loopy from my stay there or what, ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/22 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 20:51:11 Heard about this one today mostly because of the hubub progressive hero Ron Wyden is putting up in opposition to it. But co-sponsors include solid progressives like Di-Fi, Pat Leahy, and most of liberal Hollywood, so I'm torn.

On the one hand, if there are websites, etc. that are just straight-u... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/21 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:43:01 The GOP may think that this month's midterms were an endorsement of their deficit reduction policies, but more data from an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows that the American people don't want Congress to consider raising the Social Security retirement age as part of a deficit reduction plan... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/20 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:54:58 I know there's a lot of controversy surrounding S.510 - the Food Safety Modernization Act, not only from the right, but among DU folks too. But I wanted to highlight some good legislating where I see it, and that's in the Tester-Hagan amendment. Kay Hagan of North Carolina counts among her constit... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/19 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 14:10:25 Two words: Tom Coburn.

I know I've been flogging this issue pretty hard lately, but as a chef, and someone who's dealt with state, local, and the occasional federal inspector from time to time, it's hard to imagine a better definition of dysfunction than a Senator being able to hold up a food s... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/18 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 15:47:01 Good news/bad news on the Food Safety Modernization Act

http://conversation101.squarespace.com/food-safety/2010/11/19/tester-hagen-looks-like-a-go-but-vote-on-s510-delayed.html#entry9522206... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/17 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:14:01 There's a legitimately debatable bill before the Senate right now - the Food Safety Modernization Act. There are folks on both sides of the spectrum that are concerned about what the regulations proposed in the name of keeping our food supply safe would do to small farmers, and Senators like John T... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/16 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 08:47:19 Yes, there's more going on in Congress than FDA defunding and impending White House investigations, and in my continued (quixotic) attempts to discuss important things in productive ways, I want to know what everyone thinks about the Food Safety Modernization Act, which passed a cloture vote yesterd... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/15 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:33:40 Anyone who thought the GOP's win earlier this month meant a public endorsement of their approach to the Bush tax cuts was off-base. The public still supports President Obama's long-held belief that the cuts should expire for the top income bracket, while only 35% support the GOP plan to extend the ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/14 Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:50:58 We need Guantanamo Bay because we can't effectively try terrorists in civilian courts

We can't effectively try terrorists in civilian courts because of Guantanamo Bay.

http://conversation101.squarespace.com/guantanamo-bay/2010/11/17/the-ghailani-judgement-proof-we-need-gitmo-or-proof-it-needs... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/13 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:01:45 I'm a little surprised that the Democrats were so quick to leverage the GOP's expectation of the government-run health care they ran against.

I'm a little surprised that there wasn't some kind of pledge that GOP candidates were made to take stating they WOULDN'T accept the government-run health c... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/12 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 17:39:41 Odd that the biggest "shakeup" election of our lives (media's words, not mine) result in the exact same power structure in both parties in both houses of Congress, as Nancy Pelosi easily beat Blue Dog Heath Shuler for the Democrat's minority leader in the House.

So, what does Pelosi's win mean? ... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/11 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 15:03:17 OK, so it's a bad pun, but what am I missing here? It enjoys bipartisan support, OVERWHELMING public support... it's pretty clearly a case of "let's not let Obama do this," right? Like when the GOP pushed back nominees for months and months before overwhelmingly confirming them... only MUCH more i... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/10 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 20:39:31 It's easy to feel like everyone's talking about a President with a 25% approval rating, but the fact is the latest polling shows Obama is ahead of all the usual GOP suspects when it comes to 2012 head-to-head polling. So, what gives?

http://conversation101.squarespace.com/presidential-election/2... http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Yeggo/9 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:43:20