Reuters.  The US trade deficit hits a record monthly figure:  $48.3 b.  [John Robb's Weblog] I am sure someone has this all rationalized, just like the 'budget deficits do not really matter.' But it seems to me that money we do not really have is going to other countries, leaving us with even less money […]

Coors vs. Coors. Politics1: The Coors Brewing Company distanced itself last week from the political views expressed by US Senate candidate and former company chairman Pete Coors (R-CO). The company issued a formal — and very “politically correct” — written statement expressing sharp disagreement with candidate Coors’ recent endorsement of the proposed constitutional… [Outside the […]

or so the supremes say…. i don't agree that 'under god' is alright though.

Military Describes Interrogation Process to Reporters. Reporters were given a grand welcome at Guantanamo this week. Here's how the military described the interrogation process: it's just a mental chess game with no torture or confrontational attitudes–they try to earn the prisoners' trust. One interrogator even brings… [TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime] —— sweet, not that […]

basic morning workout for today was: 2 superset deltoids, each includes, 1 reverse grip curl x10, 1 military press x 10, 1 upright row x 10. 1 set bent over rows 1 set deadlift mornings are a light workout, 10-20 minutes + cardio evenings last longer

today, i cleaned up house quite a bit in order to find the space to put in my weight bench and to give me more room to work out. now the bench is setup, and i'm ready to go with that.

Cost of Terry Nichols' Trial. The citizens of Oklahoma shelled out more than $5.2 million to try and kill Terry Nichols: The final costs of Terry Nichols' state case will exceed $5.2 million. More than $3.75 million has already been paid on his defense since… [TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime] —– i'm not sure representing […]

Lawyers vs. Computer Scientists. James Grimmelmann has an interesting pointer to an article purporting to describe the difference between how computer scientists and lawyers think. The core of the article is that legal data has “color”, or provenance. It’s a fun essay, but as someone who often straddles this divide, I think it’s missing something […]

maybe this is what the president needs, then once he can remember basic facts, we can move on to ethics boot camp.