A USA today internet poll shows the YES vote (agree with the decision) ahead today 69% to 30% (.55% undecided). A story about the Massachusetts Supreme Court Decision is linked to the poll. (Does it influence voters if they read it first?)
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A “gleeful report” from Cicero on one of his own speeches:
“When Clodius had betaken himself to speech-making at meetings and used my name to stir up ill-feeling, ye gods, what battles, what havoc I made! The onslaughts upon Piso, Curio, the whole bunch! How I pilloried irresponsible age and licentious youth!”
in Robert Harriman’s Political Style, p. 103.
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Newsweek covered “Intimigate” last week, and an editorial by Jonalthan Alter suggests that under rare circumstances, journalists should leak the names of their confidential sources to other journalists. I like the idea of this kind of check-and-balance system. Alter’s point that politicians leak for their own purposes, and will continue to do so, is – I think – right on. How else can corruption be uncovered if those who are closest to it exercise no discretionary judgement?
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Raz is back! Yippee yahoo!
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