Word is that there were multiple and repeated failures of the law enforcement system in the Dugard case: police investigation, parole officers, prison system. It turns out the Garrido was given a fifty year sentence for his earlier sex crimes … Continue reading →
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Continue reading →By now you have probably read the remarkable story of Jaycee Lee Dugard, a twenty-nine-year-old woman who was kidnapped eighteen years ago by a couple named Phillip and Nancy Garrido. Jaycee was eleven at the time, and has been held … Continue reading →
Mmmm good! Jell-O Mold Cheeseburger Vanilla and walnut flavored Jell-O bun, pistachio flavored lettuce, cherry and cherry cream Jell-O tomatoes, chocolate and chocolate mousse flavored Jell-O burger, orange-lemon Jell-O cheese, lemon-lime Jell-O pickles and coconut flavored Jell-O onions. [Hat tip: … Continue reading →
I’ve been experiencing a tiny health care crisis myself. Sunday night, something or other happened to my knee—one of the body parts of mine that had always been A-OK till now. I woke up in significant pain, and the pain … Continue reading →
…for the appendix. It’s not so useless after all. Although, don’t panic if you’ve lost yours.
Continue reading →When Leon Panetta was nominated as head of the CIA, I objected on the grounds of his inexperience in the field of intelligence. The speculation was that Obama chose him for that very reason: The real problem that seems to … Continue reading →
Hardly: Meet the new department of dirty tricks.
Continue reading →I may have a different perspective on Ted Kennedy than many of my readers. After all, I remember him as a slim young thing (both him and me), the most junior of the charismatic band of brothers Kennedy, they of … Continue reading →
John Hindraker of Powerline has read the lengthy CIA report on which claims of terrorist interrogator misconduct are based. He writes a devastating piece on how very minor the infractions appear to have been, and how most of them are … Continue reading →
Clive Crook writes in the Financial Times that Obama has squandered his overwhelming mandate for health care reform: The paradox is that the White House has tripped up over healthcare reform—an initiative that the country both wants and needs, and … Continue reading →
One of my pet peeves is how movies that draw on history often misrepresent it. The phenomenon is at its worst with Oliver Stone epics that purport to be biopics and are mainly a figment of the director’s imagination. It … Continue reading →