“We can deny this crap, but I’m out of the denial. I’m about reality here. We are an opposition party, and as of right now, not a particularly effective one. You can’t deny reality here.”
– James Carville, to reporters during a breakfast meeting today.
Barbara Streisand quotes Thomas Jefferson to communicate her feelings in this post November 2nd world. Trouble is, she not only stole the quote from a founding father, but from Elizabeth Edwards, who posted nearly the same “feelings” on another leftist website just a few days ago.
“The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments next month in a lawsuit that
will, if successful, permit American adults to freely buy beer and wine
over the Internet. (court brief here – Download ny.alcohol.1104.pdf)
It’s slightly bizarre to think that it takes the nation’s highest court
to guarantee online shoppers the right to order a case of fine Merlot or
Pinot Noir from California. You can thank a crowd of pusillanimous state
legislators for that.
Dozens of state legislatures, including those of New York, Pennsylvania,
Florida, Maryland, and Michigan, have slapped severe restrictions on
out-of-state shipments of alcohol. The culprits behind these rules:
Lobbyists for beer and wine distributors, which currently enjoy
profitable markups in the 25 percent range that they stand to lose if
direct Internet shipping becomes legal and popular.
While this unfortunate situation may pad the bank accounts of
distributors represented by the influential Wine and Spirits Wholesalers
of America, it amounts to a tax on Internet shoppers.
No local distributor has the warehouse space to stock products from more
than a fraction of the thousands of wineries and breweries that are
online–which means that aficionados of a rare brew or a less-advertised
vintage are likely out of luck today. The Web site of the
Kendall-Jackson winery, for instance, flatly refuses to ship to
prohibitionist states.”
(hat tip – Declan McCullagh, Politech)
“I gave my authority to the multinational forces, Iraqi forces. We are determined to clean Falluja from the terrorists.”
– Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, on Monday, giving U.S. and Iraqi forces the go-ahead to clear the rebel-held city of Falluja.
There have been many stories published since election day about Democrats who are contemplating leaving the U.S. now that Bush has secured a second term. Some want to stay where they are, and simply adjust the US/Canadian border.
There’s no end to them.
Norwegian police have shut down a satirical web site that called for the assassination of U.S. President George Bush – Aftenposten.