19. November, 2002 - I feel more secure already
- Yesterday's final tally: Neighborhood website, updated; bills, paid; groceries, acquired; nap, taken; the weekend's email, dealt with. Even got a few hours of work done. Which made me late to bed, so I didn't make it out to look at the Leonids this morning. Woke up and the sky was already starting to get light. Bummage.
- Barkley could stall homeland security bill by taking out the provisions House Republicans tacked on last week, which would force the bill to a conference to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions.
They're playing the usual monkeying-around games, attaching amendments which have noting to do with the purpose of the bill.
But since the House has already called it a year, it would be a delay. I hope Dean decides to stop the tacked-on amendments. [strib]
- The Editorial: Security breach / More bad faith from the House talks about the stuff tacked on by the House. [strib]
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation [warning: javascript] doesn't think much of the Homeland Security Act either, since it brought along all the bad provisions of the Cyberspace Security Enhancement Act.
- Here's a reason why I don't think much of the Homeland Security Act: Undercover guards thwart hijack attempt. But in spite of some of the most inconvenient pre-boarding security in the world on El Al, the guy still managed to smuggle a knife onto the flight and ended up shutting down all flights for at least a day.
- Man opens strip club in 'sovereign nation' south of Twin Cities. See he's Native, and claims he's set up his own little reservation there in Elko.
- Ted Nugent to run for Governor of Michigan? Ted:
I've got three years to think about it, but there is no doubt the status quo needs to be tipped on its bureaucratic ass. I'm definitely the guy for that job.
He's got that part right. Jim asks: A gun nut for governor? Will Dave move there if he wins?
Dave replies: Happy Birthday Trisha, I'm in the Michigan Militia.
[Jim]
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