The Soapbox

Job Seeking in the New Administration

Acidman will soon declare his candidacy for President. He has already announced his nominees for some key Cabinet positions. As I will soon be graduating law school and will need a job, I'm thinking about lobbying him for a position as White House Counsel.

I'd ask for an appointment to be Attorney General but I doubt I'd get through the confirmation hearings without telling a few blowhard Senatorial gas bags to go commit unnatural acts with themselves.

High Schoolers Dis First Amendment Rights

The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation released today the disturbing results of a $1 million survey of high school students' feelings regarding the First Amendment. More than one third of the students surveyed believe the First Amendment goes "too far" in the rights it protects.

Many people are blaming the schools for this alarming attitude. However, I also believe the MSM are also somewhat culpable. Because the MSM is so one-sided in its reporting, high school students can't experience the value the First Amendment provides through competing views and ideas.

The Best Written Blog You're not Reading

The Phila Lawyer blog is outstanding. Regardless of how you feel about lawyers, the Philly lawyer that writes this is truly gifted.

The insight provided into life in a big-city law firm will make you shake your head and you will tell other people about this site.

Go ahead, try it.

All Americans Should Support Iraqi Elections

Regardless of where you stand on the war in Iraq, everyone should be cheering for and encouraging the Iraqi people in their upcoming election. Here in America, where it seems an election is always taking place somewhere, we forget what a truly awe inspiring thing an election is.

The peaceful transfer of power effectuated by the governed through an election is a relatively new phenomenon in the history of the world. That is one reason why the founding of America was called a great experiment. People have lived under oppressive authoritarin governments for a lot longer than not.

One way to ensure that "government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth" is to support this new form of government wherever it has a chance of taking hold.

Philly Red-Light Cameras Likely to Increase Accidents with Injuries

Anyone in Philadelphia expecting the number of accidents on the Boulevard to decrease once the red-light cameras are up and running ought to read this report from the Virginia Department of Transportation.

"A . . . study of all seven Virginia red light camera programs shows an overall increase [emphasis in original] in injury accidents has occured [sic] where the devices are installed."

Post Apologies

I apologize for not posting as frequently lately. However, I ask that you keep in mind that I occassionally am called upon by my employer to actually, you know, work.

West Wing Here I Come

Hat Tip to Acidman:

Wackiness: 10/100
      Rationality: 60/100
      Constructiveness: 56/100
      Leadership: 32/100       

You are a SRCF--Sober Rational Constructive Follower. This makes you a White House staffer.

You are a tremendous asset to any employer, cool under pressure, productive, and a great communicator. You feel the need to right wrongs, take up slack, mediate disputes and keep the peace. This comes from a secret fear that business can't go on without you--or worse, that it can.

If you have a weakness, it is your inability to say "no." While your peers respect you, they find it difficult to resist taking advantage of your positive attitude and eagerness to take on work. You depend on a good manager to keep you from sinking under the weight and burning out.

Of the 80794 people who have taken this quiz since tracking began (8/17/2004), 7.8 % are this type.

Police Say Mom Sought "Cool" Status with Sex Parties

CNN is reporting the arrest of a mom who allegedly arranged sex parties for teenage boys. When asked why she had the parties she said she wanted to be a "cool mom."

Clearly, this woman didn't understand her role as a parent is to raise her children to be responsible adults, not hang out with and sleep with her children's friends.

Snow Storm Dispatch 2

This picture attempts to portray the rate of snow fall. According to the weather people, this is what a moderate to heavy snowfall looks like.

Snow Starts Falling

The snow storm has started right on time here in southern New Jersey. Right at 10:00 am, the first flakes started falling on the domicile.

I'll be live blogging the blizzard so updates to follow, as long as my wife doesn't pick this weekend to go into labor.