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Comment on The Daily Caller fires a blank at Lois Lerner by William

William — Fri, 24 May 2013 18:18:06 +0000

I assume, Petunia, that you’re referring to the Sutherland lawyer given an ambassadorship by the Bush-Cheney administration?

Comment on “Why Can’t We Get Rid of Bad Teachers?” by mojo

mojo — Fri, 24 May 2013 15:43:54 +0000

Which pretty much puts paid to the theory that the CTA is interested in “the children”.

Comment on “EU to ban olive oil jugs from restaurants” by peter

peter — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:45:45 +0000

The commission later admitted that they did not have a single instance of passing off actually having happened. And even if it did are there not existing laws to deal with the problem?

Comment on N.Y. trial lawyers: bowling-shoe exemption must not stand by peter

peter — Fri, 24 May 2013 07:42:07 +0000

But…but…but

Isn’t the best venue to decide liability for defective footwear tthat could easily be redesigned for only a few pence in front of a jury. Isn’t that so Ron?

Comment on Personality Quiz: Which Supreme Court Justice Are You? by Alan K. Henderson

Alan K. Henderson — Fri, 24 May 2013 05:01:35 +0000

The baseball question is unanswerable (for a lot of non-New Englanders like me), so that probably means that my nomination would be filibustered.

Comment on City of Arlington v. FCC by Supreme Court and constitutional law roundup - Overlawyered

Supreme Court and constitutional law roundup - Overlawyered — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:30:13 +0000

[...] Jim Huffman on Arlington v. FCC, the Court’s new decision widening deference to agencies [Daily Caller, earlier] [...]

Comment on Update: “EU drops olive oil jug ban after public outcry” by Hugo S. Cunningham

Hugo S. Cunningham — Fri, 24 May 2013 02:47:37 +0000

Comment on “EU to ban olive oil jugs from restaurants” by DensityDuck

DensityDuck — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:30:33 +0000

It’s in the article. It’s tossed off with some snark, but it’s there.

As for what customers can discern by taste, I direct you to the recent events in New Jersey’s bar scene.

Comment on The Daily Caller fires a blank at Lois Lerner by petunia

petunia — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:17:03 +0000

I’d say that an ambassadorship is a pretty big connection! Wow.

Comment on Update: “EU drops olive oil jug ban after public outcry” by Regulation of the Day Update: Olive Oil Victory | Inertia Wins!

Regulation of the Day Update: Olive Oil Victory | Inertia Wins! — Thu, 23 May 2013 20:20:25 +0000

[...] Telegraph is reporting that the EU is dropping the olive oil rules due to a public outcry (hat tip Walter Olson): In a humiliating U-turn, Dacian Ciolos, the European commissioner for agriculture, admitted that [...]