Monday, November 18, 2002

Quote of the day "The Constitution assigns that [confirmation] power to the Senate -- a political body. To accuse a political body of acting politically would not make a lot of sense."  - Michael McConnell, recently confirmed for the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, asked about the confirmation process Source:  Salt Lake Tribune 11:20:55 PM     Weblogs are closing all over Included are Dodgeblog and Letters from Gotham.  The latter offers this advice to others: "Give it a go. Go until you reach the end. Then stop." Every once in a while, the Gator looks wistfully at his quiet pool, where all he used to do was lie quietly, just below the surface, looking unblinkingly at the world. . . 10:18:16 PM     What a name! Agenda Bender is a weblog offering often sharp-edged comments from the gay perspective.  Many logs have interesting monikers, but this is one of the best. 10:17:15 PM     Doing the homework The Los Angeles Times reports that home buyers are including research on online sex offender registries before deciding where to buy.  A buyer is quoted: "In this day and age, I consider [Megan's Law] to be a basic safety item, like checking for smoke detectors and crime statistics. It's common sense, especially because the information is free and available." 10:16:37 PM

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