An interesting Op-Ed appeared in the Washington Post on Tuesday from Leslie H. Gelb and Anne-Marie Slaughter which reminds us that Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution gives Congress alone the power to declare war.
Election 2005: Results
Ballot Races
| Virginia Governor | |
|---|---|
| Tim Kaine (D): | 51.72% |
| Jerry Kilgore (R): | 45.99% |
| Russ Potts (I): | 2.22% |
| Other: | 0.08% |
| Virginia Lt. Governor | |
|---|---|
| Bill Bolling (R): | 50.47% |
| Leslie Byrne (D): | 49.32% |
| Other: | 0.21% |
| Virginia Atty. General | |
|---|---|
| Creigh Deeds (D): | 49.95% |
| Bob McDonnell (R): | 49.96% |
| Other: | 0.09% |
| Virginia House, 35th | |
|---|---|
| Jim Hyland (R): | 39.53% |
| Steve Shannon (D): | 60.43% |
| Other: | 0.05% |
Ballot Issues
| Fairfax School Bonds | |
|---|---|
| Yes: | 76.10% |
| No: | 23.90% |
Website 17.1 Revision [Updated]
Today I launched a minor revision to Off on a Tangent which brings the version to 17.1. The changes are somewhat subtle, but I think you’ll appreciate them.
Meet Katia—My PowerBook G4
Thanks to everybody who submitted names (some of them came very close), but ultimately I decided on a name that I kinda stumbled across on my own. The new PowerBook G4, which arrived on Wednesday, will be known as Katia. See, Nadia had been my primary machine, but it was a desktop. Kitka was my notebook but was slow compared to Nadia. Put them together—a notebook serving as my main machine—and you have Katia.
Miers Withdraws; Libby Indicted & Resigns
In a series of significant political setbacks for the Bush administration, Harriet Miers has withdrawn her Supreme Court nomination and I. Lewis Libby—Vice President Cheney’s chief of staff—resigned after he was indicted on five charges.
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.