Category: Among the Barbarians

  • California judge strikes down gay marriage ban

    A quickie (I’m at SXSW): California Insider – Court strikes down gay marriage ban: A San Francisco Superior Court judge has found the state’s ban on gay marriage unconstitutional. [Full story here in the Sacramento Bee].

  • St. Francis of the slots

    Our bay of St. Francis is primed to become the Monte Carlo of the West by the looks of all the recent casino proposals, a result of both intentional and unintended actions of legislators, disenfranchised tribes, and savvy money men who could smell the profits from three time zones away. In effect, the Bureau of…

  • casino california

    Source by https://kuviet.com/lo-de-online/ I blame Arnold. Well, why not. There really is nobody to blame but ourselves for the mess we’re in here. The casinos are coming to town whether we want them or not. Even online, casinos are everywhere, 666casinos offers real casino experience that let you play your favorite casino games online. A…

  • Torture is bad

    There. I’ve gone out on a limb and said it. I feel so brave. Quoting from the Nielsen Haydens’ blog (Happy New Year): Ogged of Unfogged: […T]his will become a “Democrats are soft and looking to score points” issue. I’ve given up. Complain, protest, organize and fund all you want; one more attack here and…

  • the fish must pay

    And so far, the fish owe the farmers of California $26 million for depriving them of their water rights during the drought years of 1992 to 1994, according to federal claims court judge, John Paul Wiese . Since fish don’t have bank accounts it’s the federal government that will have to pay. For depriving farmers…

  • gambling on your life

    Now that the referendum on war and family values is behind us I think it’s time we turned our attention to the center ring in this American circus and take a look at how the Republicans are planning to dismantle our social safety net. I read a little article in the San Francisco Chronicle last…