Archive for June, 2004
Signs of life in the Illinois GOP
I’m not sure what to make of the fact that the thing on my blog I’ve been asked about most in the last month is “what the $*!@ is the GOP doing on your blog?” For those that haven’t noticed, Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross’s office has been advertising on this site for a […]
Clifford Chance Closes San Francisco, Los Angeles offices
Forgot to post this last week: Clifford Chance, a firm I’ve written quite a bit about in the past, announced that it’s closing its San Francisco and Los Angeles offices.
Wow.
Interestingly, Tower Snow is staying put for the time being.
Law & Order: Law Firm Identity Theft
What in-house paralegal hasn’t dreamed of making the big bucks? What in-house staffer hasn’t secretly wished to rake in the dough that those overpaid lawyers make?
Well, here’s one who did what any other frustrated paralegal would dismiss as, uh, ridiculous: steal a law firm’s identity and pocket $600k in the process.
Former posts about law firms […]
Reporters and CW
Quite a post over at Campaign Desk that shows what a difference four years makes in how certain individuals are portrayed in the press.
On Politics, Advertising and Hitler
In the comments, Jason asks says: “No, this isn’t some fictional story or vast right wing conspiracy, it’s an ad that has pointed out just how crazed the extreme Left has become.” He’s referring to my comments about the much-discussed Bush ad (web only) in which they show Hitler interspersed among many Democrats denouncing […]
Easy come, easy go
You may recall that my wife and I were hosting a fundraiser for Barack Obama this evening, and that Barack would be stopping by. What many forget is that in addition to being a candidate for Senate, Barack is also a state senator — and thanks to Governor Blagojevich’s call for yet another special session […]
An anti-Bush ad at… GeorgeWBush.com?
Wow. Go watch this video (Windows Media Player only). Some of the odd things in this video:
It includes images of Hitler in the ad, without explaining why they’re in there. (The images are from one of the many ads contributed to the MoveOn Super Bowl ad contest. Though the ad itself caused a stir at […]
Quote of the day
“Crush your enemies, see them driven before you and hear the lamentations of their women… Wait a minute, that’s Conan.”
— California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, when asked by the New York Times to describe “his governing philosophy.”
[Political Wire]
Six Not-so-Easy Pieces
Proof of just how powerful Amazon can be: six years ago, I bought a copy of Six Easy Pieces, a book of class lectures by Richard Feynman. Amazon remembered that, and linked to its sequel (of sorts), Six Not-so-Easy Pieces, it put a link at the top of the home page for me. That’s cool.
Feynman, […]
Drinks with Dean
Last year, I was amazed when Joe Trippi recognized me. It gets better.
Friday night, I attended a private reception for Howard Dean that was primarily a “thank you” event for many of us who’d been involved in the Dean campaign from the outset. It was a great opportunity to see folks I hadn’t seen in […]
