The Karma of Quack: Gary King and Pay-to-Sue

New Mexico Attorney General Gary King was singled out for a special scolding by the mighty Wall Street Journal yesterday over the so-called “pay-to-sue” practices allegedly common among some state Attorneys General.
Yesterday’s editorial was triggered after King called the paper to complain about being mentioned in a previous WSJ editorial called The Pay-to-Sue Business.
That April [...]

Playing in Prop. 8

Seems 190 New Mexicans contributed to Proposition 8 — the California ballot measure banning gay marriage. (link) (hat tip to Jim Baca)
Unfortunately, it passed.
Being the geek I am, I decided to pour over the list and see who’s supporting a ban on gay marriage and who’s opposing it. Here are some preliminary numbers.

There were [...]

Power Shifting

The next two weeks mark the American quadrennial event of party conventions for both Democrats and Republicans.
Of course, this week the Democrats meet in Denver, while the Republicans gather next week in my town(s) of origin, the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis.
For a time, the seat of American political power will shift away [...]