Author: janinsanfran

No-fly lawsuit: partial victory

Cross posted at Happening-Here We need some kind of victory today! Today you can celebrate that $200,000 of your tax dollars will be paid to the American Civil Liberties Union to help that organization continue to stand up for...

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History lessons: a tale of two presidents

Los Angeles Times political pundit Ronald Brownstein had the interesting idea of comparing George W. Bush’s presidency to that of little remembered 19th century Democrat James K. Polk. Polk won office in 1844 with a tiny...

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California anti-gay initiatives on hold

Cross posted at Happening-Here Good news for California gays today — forces aiming to qualify initiatives to ban gay marriage have backed off for the moment. The “ProtectMarriage.com” set, a Focus on the Family...

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