Massachusetts legislators have been notoriously lenient on drunk drivers, theory being that a lot of them make a good living as defense attorneys for clients charged with DUI.
Examples of same include House Speaker Salvatore DiMasi and Reps. Michael Costello, Daniel Webster and Eugene O’Flaherty.
DiMasi, in fact, appointed the latter three to the conference committee which has been tasked with reconciling the Mass. House and Senate versions of Melanie’s Bill.
Good News, Bad News, Worse News
The MetroWest Daily News reported yesterday that bankruptcy filings in Massachusetts have quadrupled this month as compared to last October.
Reason is, the new bankruptcy law takes effect this coming Monday.
Jenson v. Eveleth
This is the lawsuit that inspired the film “North Country”, which is opening later this month, October 21.
Here’s a link to a timeline for the actual lawsuit.
Ugly New Trend?
As if contract programming wasn’t difficult enough:
Over the past couple of days (yes, even over the holiday weekend), I received two calls from women with incomprehensible Indian accents recruiting me on behalf of US companies.
Frontline: the OJ Verdict
D*d fine program.
A 10-year retrospective on the OJ Simpson trial, it reflects exactly how I felt about the trial and the verdict.
Bodhisattva
Yesterday’s seminar included a statement by a Professor of Theology that a Bodhisattva postpones their own Enlightenment to absorb the “suffering, grievance, sickness” of the world.
Intelligent Design
William Jennings Bryan was portrayed as a villain in the place where I grew up, a reactionary who took the “wrong” side in the Scopes trial of 1925.
Bryan, of course, was part of the prosecution team that brought a case against John Scopes for teaching the Theory of Evolution in defiance of Tennessee law.
Bryan was also instrumental in introducing legislation in 15 states which would have banned the teaching of Evolution Theory.
An Excellent Question
The Boston Herald put some numbers around the homeless population and the lack of subsidized housing in today’s online edition.
Gardener’s Diary
The weather people predicted rain for most of the long weekend (they’ve been right so far, it started early this morning), so Emme, James and I did some more cleanup work at #11 yesterday, with a big assist from neighbor Joe.
Kwincy Kops
The Patriot Ledger reports yet more bad behavior on the part of a Kwincy Kop who crashed into a van after being pursued by the Staties last weekend.