Politics: February 2005 Archives

The judge ruling that the U.S. Government must charge or release Padilla is both a triumph for democracy and the rule of law.

I have no tolerance for terrorists nor for Presidents who lock people up indefinitely. This notion, might explain why I savaged President Lincoln in an essay in my 9th grade civics class.

[Link courtesy of Joel, who doesn't yet have his own blog.]

Saturday Jeannie and I went to see a live performance of A Prairie Home Companion at the Fitzgerald Theatre in St. Paul. The show was great. It was a lot of fun to see this radio show, which I've listened to for so long, performed in person. If you've never had the pleasure of seeing Garrison Keillor in person, you really should see him. My favorite quote from this love themed show was this.

After the show we headed over to the St Paul Grill for a nice quiet dinner. The earliest reservation I could get was 8:30 P.M. so we sat in the bar until our table was available. The bar was full; the only place to sit with room for two together was a table for five. I figured someone might sit down with us, which would be fine with me, as I like meeting interesting people. A few minutes later a threesome composed of elegantly dressed women, asked us if they could sit with us.

After a little small talk I learned that I had the pleasure of sitting with the mayor of Burnsville, Elizabeth Kautz and city council member Teresa Daly who recently ran for congress, albeit unsuccessfully, against incumbent congressman John Kline. It was fun to have even a relatively short conversation with such interesting and passionate people.

Here is an interesting first person account of Iraqi Out-Of Country Voting.

I love voting. I hope this election forms the basis of a democratic and peaceful tradition in Iraq. I hope it wasn't propaganda.