random quotes ... to amuse, inspire, enrage:
  [A]lienation's for the rich
And I'm feeling poorer every day.

tagged: alienation, wealth, poverty, privilege
  — They Might Be Giants [band], "Alienation's For The Rich", on the album "They Might Be Giants" (1986).

Archive for November, 2008

reasonable limits on presidential pardoning power

Wednesday, November 12th, 2008

I’m contemplating Bush’s potential pardon of his various underlings for their roles in torture or other illegal actions, and I’m angry.
The Presidential pardoning power can be and should be used for humanitarian reasons — for mercy, or for justice, when for whatever reason those are not available through ordinary means. There’s also a good [...]