{"id":19100,"date":"2010-11-03T11:30:40","date_gmt":"2010-11-03T17:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/11\/03\/unblogged-bits-wed-3-nov-10-1130.html"},"modified":"2014-11-10T15:46:19","modified_gmt":"2014-11-10T22:46:19","slug":"unblogged-bits-wed-3-nov-10-1130","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/11\/03\/unblogged-bits-wed-3-nov-10-1130.html","title":{"rendered":"Unblogged Bits (Wed.  3-Nov-10 1130)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries &#8230;. <\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/SlC_Pwq2xPY\/ci_16511547\">Bennet wins Senate race &#8211; The Denver Post<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/MYng_zmY1CM\/ci_16511863\">Colorado &#8211; GOP wins state House, Dems hold Senate &#8211; The Denver Post<\/a> &#8211; So a split government in Colorado, too.  Hope we can model something that works, rather than something that doesn&#8217;t.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/sAY5cgHQ6Us\/midterms_were_referendum_obama_d_base_and_thats_why_ds_lost\">The midterms were a referendum on Obama from the D base, and that&#8217;s why the Ds lost | Corrente<\/a> &#8211; Which would seem to argue for doing more &#8212; rhetorically, at least, as well as what&#8217;s still possible &#8212; to appeal to that base (AND the independents, who need inspiration do step your direction, not pandering to show you don&#8217;t want to offend them).<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/KycjYs-aN-c\/101103.html\">Senatorial qualifications &#8211; RLC November \/ 03 \/ 2010<\/a> &#8211; Heh.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/VbpLQhMj3G4\/139-reasons-abolish-death-penalty\">139 Reasons to Abolish the Death Penalty<\/a> &#8211; I don&#8217;t disagree that the state can have a compelling reason to execute certain, particularly heinous criminals.  But until it demonstrates that the process isn&#8217;t also killing the innocent, esp. those convicted due to prosecutorial shenanigans and procedure-bound appellate courts, I cannot morally support capital punishment.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/Dyaj44Tdh-o\/201011030015\">Rasmussen will be just fine | Media Matters for America<\/a> &#8211; Because as long as someone&#8217;s willing to buy your polling data, who cares whether it&#8217;s inaccurate or biased?<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/1bXvmRWMvvY\/026454.php\">Getting to know some of the representatives- elect: Steve Benen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/8LwMsUPQJn8\/everything-you-need-know-about-frc\">Everything You Need To Know About The FRC: Kyle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/Q7CajdtO9A4\/chuck-hurley-we-did-gods-will-removing-iowa-supreme-court-justices\">Chuck Hurley: &#8220;We Did God&#8217;s Will&#8221; By Removing Iowa Supreme Court Justices<\/a> &#8211; You keep using that word &#8220;tyranny&#8221; &#8230; I don&#8217;t think it means what you think it means &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/Vc-u7B6q6Cs\/\">Evan Bayh Argues That Democrats Can Only Win If They Do The Opposite Of What  Most Americans Want<\/a> &#8211; Just as glad he&#8217;s retiring, even if that was another GOP pick-up in the Senate.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/xLhC_uZydn0\/iowa-judges-ousted\">Iowa Judges Ousted : It&#8217;s All Politics : NPR<\/a> &#8211; That&#8217;s unfortunate, and a poor case of politics &#8212; not law &#8212; dictating to the judiciary.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/m0HGiXy4SEo\/blue-dog-coalition-gop-wave-elections_n_778087.html\">Blue Dog Coalition Crushed By GOP Wave Election<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/z7Z3OBU0coM\/\">Blame The Whiny Center &#8211; NYTimes.com<\/a> &#8211; Those who forget the past will keep urging us to repeat its mistakes.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/bdtbRdw02WU\/\">Glenn Greenwald on Who Lost in Last Night\u2019s Election: Paul Sunstone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/t8BRWRfUvYk\/articles\">It&#8217;s Not the End of the World<\/a> &#8211; Unless we decide to run, panicking, into the streets, leaving Republizilla to stomp through the city unopposed.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/_Jx18PRip7Y\/third-time-will-not-be-charm-personhood-colorado\">Third Time Will Not Be The Charm For Personhood Colorado<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;Hey, Rocky, watch me pull a personhood amendment out of my hat!&#8221; &#8220;But that trick never works!&#8221; &#8220;This time for sure ..!&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/ROHeF53NsAE\/026452.php\">Some visual context: Steve Benen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/dRGC4Ififx4\/\">Rand Paul Explains His Support For Plutocracy: \u2018There Are No Poor\u2026We All  Work For Rich People\u2019<\/a> &#8211; Welcome to the new US Senator from Kentucky.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/Qr5gWVQL2d8\/\">The Morning After<\/a> &#8211; &#8220;The big winner last night was the GOP establishment.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/Three-starDavesSharedItemsInGoogleReader\/~3\/eKmz3MW1gUA\/ci_16506588\">How previous presidents fared in their first midterm elections &#8211; The Denver Post<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries &#8230;. Bennet wins Senate race &#8211; The Denver Post Colorado &#8211; GOP wins state House, Dems hold Senate &#8211; The Denver Post &#8211; So a split government in Colorado, too. Hope we can model something that works, rather than something &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2010\/11\/03\/unblogged-bits-wed-3-nov-10-1130.html\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Unblogged Bits (Wed.  3-Nov-10 1130)&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[715,16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crime-punishment","category-potpourri"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27586,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2012\/04\/25\/baby-steps-in-colorado.html","url_meta":{"origin":19100,"position":0},"title":"Baby steps in Colorado","author":"***Dave","date":"Wed 25-Apr-12 10:33pm","format":false,"excerpt":"Another step closer to equality in Colorado. Not nearly all the way there, but another step.The comment section is, of course, not for the faint of heart (unless you've had enough to drink). Yes, of course it's a sign of the End Times and the extinction of the human race.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;~PlusPosts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"~PlusPosts","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/category\/blogging\/plusposts"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":32845,"url":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2013\/03\/21\/colorado-finally-gets-civil-unions.html","url_meta":{"origin":19100,"position":1},"title":"Colorado (finally) gets civil unions","author":"***Dave","date":"Thu 21-Mar-13 11:12pm","format":false,"excerpt":"A major step -- but, honestly, still a \"separate but equal\" kind of arrangement.Reshared post from +The Denver PostColorado civil unions bill signed into law by Gov. John HickenlooperColorado Gov. 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