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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (78315)	10/24/2003 11:45:34 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

That's a great story. There was a book I read about, but haven't read, about great scams. Wonder whether he/she made it. I Googled (a word the OED hasn't picked up yet, but will soon, I'm sure!) the car and found that you can buy its sales literature (http://www.mclellansautomotive.com/sales-lit/bymake/dale/index.shtml) This site says he/she was actually born Jerry Dean Michael. Change of name as well as gender along the way? They also claim that you can see a Dale at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. Maybe, but it's not on their web site. Still, a fascinating story. I do get a certain thrill out of reading about successful scams and wondering what on earth the investors in those scams were thinking (or more likely NOT thinking) about.

To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (78315)	10/24/2003 11:56:18 AM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

P.S. I love your Most Rational Page on the Internet.

To: Lady Lurksalot who wrote (78315)	10/24/2003 12:16:54 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

The next step in the Terri Schiavo saga -- the ACLU joins in. (But of course. A Bush has taken action. The ACLU has to ride to the rescue of the Republic.) sun-sentinel.com They're right that this is an issue of legislative vs. judicial supremacy. But interesting that they take the position that a democratically elected legislature can't enact laws if they conflict with what the courts have decided. That's a strange position, given that in numerous other instances where the Courts make a decision the legislature acts to counter it. For just one example here in Wn the courts decided that videotaping up a woman's skirt in a shopping mall didn't violate the law, and the legislature promptly passed a law making it illegal. This happens all the time. Guess the ACLU doesn't care as long as they like the outcome.