Libertarian Gets Eagle off Endangered List

Libertarian Gets Eagle off Endangered List

Continue Reading December 26th, 2006

It looks like the Bald Eagle will soon be off the government’s official endangered species list, probably by February of next year. The story from MSNBC…

Seven years after the U.S. government moved to take the bald eagle off the endangered species list, the Bush administration intends to complete …

An Infuriating Letter to the Editor

Continue Reading December 26th, 2006

This is a particularly nasty letter to the editor from a newspaper in Bloomington, Illinois. The author is clearly anti-third party and uses the wasted vote argument to make voting for an alternative candidate sound like treason.

Here’s a link to the letter. Note that commenting is enabled, and …

EARLY PEAK AT THE 2012 REAPPORTIONMENT; BAYOU GOV HOPEFULS LINING UP.

Continue Reading December 26th, 2006

TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY NEWS UPDATE.

EARLY PEAK AT THE 2012 REAPPORTIONMENT; BAYOU GOV HOPEFULS LINING UP.
The Hotline reported some interesting analysis of the official Census Bureau’s just released 2006 population estimates. Based upon this data, and the population shift trends that can be extrapolated, the 2012 reapportionment of US House seats will be interesting. Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania will all lose at least one seat (and NY and Ohio look likely to each lose two seats). Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Texas and Utah will each gain at least one seat apiece — although Florida looks likely to gain two seats and Texas could gain as many as four seats. Unexpectedly, California looks likely to neither gain nor lose any seats — making 2012 “the first time since statehood [that it] may not pick up any seats” … Congressman Bobby Jindal (R) and State Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell (D) both announced in recent days they would run in the ‘07 race against Louisiana Governor Kathleen Blanco (D). State Senator Walter Boasso (R), attorney Hardy Parkerson (D) and businessman Lee Horne (Libertarian) are among other announced candidates in the race against the embattled incumbent.
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FREE SPEECH ZONE.
Posting will remain on a light schedule for the remainder of the year as I take a much-needed break. There will be updates … but on an irregular schedule. Best wishes for a restful holiday season.
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