Defeating the bailout package was a BIG gamble. But passing it was, I think, a bigger gamble. ...
The House Kills the Bailout Package – Dow Plummets 777 – UPDATED
Not even close: 207 to 228 Here’s the breakdown: 141 Democrats voting yes; 94 no; 66...
MONDAY MUST READS – 3 a.m. Bailouts and the Supremes
SO MANY MUST READS, SO LITTLE TIME…. The first, longest, most impenetrable and the most...
Blood Lust
Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service began the process needed to put wolves back on the...
Rest In Peace, Paul. We Will Really, Really Miss You
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Thinking of Joanne Woodward today. By the way, the LA Times...
You Just Don’t Understand
I realize I said I’d live blog the debate (and I will the next one, the V.P. debate) but...
Planning to Bail? Let’s Make Some Alternate Plans
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> Okay, they have a deal. They don’t have a deal. They...
Debate or not to Debate? Whatever. Live Blogging Tonight – UPDATED
I’ll be live blogging the debate but with a TiVo delay. (I teach in Irvine today so must...
The Gang Injunction: Upsides and Downsides
In this morning’s LA Times there is an interestingly nuanced article by Scott Gold about a...
The Shooting – an Update
The next installment of the new series begun here last week, titled The Shooting, about the death...
The Eviction: Was Bernard Parks Playing Politics With City Rentals?
As we remain glued to the dual drama of the bailout and the election (and the debate-or-no-debate...
LA Times Kitty – The Sequel
No, fortunately, to my knowledge there are no additional cats featured on the front page of the LA...
BAILOUT Part 2: GO MARCIE! (What She Said) – UPDATED
name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> You want lipstick? We got lipstick! Plus intelligence...
THE BAIL OUT: NEW RULES
I long to get back to discussing Los Angeles issues, but right now I don’t think we have the...
UPDATE: Supreme Court Issues Stay for Troy Davis
3 p.m. Here’s what SCOTUS BLOG put up a few minutes ago: The Supreme Court blocked the...
The LA Times Has….um… Image Issues – UPDATED
Look, I like cute cat and dog photos as much as the next person. (Actually, to be honest, I...
Is Georgia About to Execute an Innocent Man? – UPDATED
Unless the US Supreme court intervenes today, Troy Anthony Davis will be executed at 7 p.m...
MORNING MUST READS: BAILING AND B.S. – UPADATED
While there are interesting things to read on other subjects, this morning it was a tad difficult...