"Copia" is Latin for "abundance," and this blog explores my belief that abundance is all around us. We live in a world of infinite possibilities, and we have the ability to choose our own paths. I write about a wide range of topics, and common themes are politics, civil liberties, health, the environment, and science. Who am I? I'm Torq Anvil...
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Bill Clinton gets testy
Watch Bill Clinton get a little worked up when asked about the lawsuit that seeks to shut down the caucus sites that were set up almost a year ago for Las Vegas Strip workers. Now something that I've been thinking about in the last few days: do you ever remember a former president getting this involved in the primaries? Not only is he campaigning on behalf of one candidate, he's actively campaigning against at least one other candidate. Even the first President Bush stayed pretty quiet when George W was running...
UPDATE: A FEDERAL JUDGE JUST RULED that the Democratic Party can go forward with its Strip caucus sites.
From the lvrj.com: U.S. District Judge James Mahan has ruled against the attempt by the teachers union to block at-large precincts on the Strip. Mahan said he did not want to set a precedent that could affect other caucuses across the country and that the Democratic Party had the right to set its own rules.
Sometimes I'm intense, sometimes effervescent. After 16 years in the SF Bay Area, I moved to Portland for four years, and fell in love with the Pacific Northwest. After a couple of years back in SF and a couple more in the clean, beautiful desert air of Nevada (yes, Las Vegas, but just minutes from beautiful Red Rock Canyon), I'm back in Oregon. I grew up in a town of 800, went to Stanford, did the corporate thing at Oracle, became a circuit boy, and now finally think I'm settling down a bit. I like a lot of stimulation and a lot of variety... you might find me camping in the woods, dancing all night, or deep in conversation over coffee or cocktails. I'm a science buff, especially biology and cosmology. I like being a prankster... goofy things amuse me. Travel is great, whether it's my favorite city (NYC) or a tropical island.
>>> WHAT DO I BELIEVE? That life can be absurd and random, and those qualities give it much of its beauty. That we have choice in our lives. That there is no way that things are supposed to be; there's only how they are. That vampires exist. That this, too, shall pass. And don't worry, it only seems kinky at first. ;-)
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