Presidential prediction

I'm going out on a limb at this early date and predicting that our next president will be Martin O'Malley.  

Recusal?

Canon 3A(6) of the Code of Conduct for United States Judges states: “A judge should not make public comment on the merits of a matter pending or impending in any court.” 28 U.S.C. sec 455(a) mandates that a justice “shall disqualify himself in any proceeding in which his impartiality might reasonably be questioned.”

On these grounds, should not Justices Kagan and Ginsburg recuse themselves from the same-sex marriage case presently before the Supreme Court? Both have performed same-sex marriages and both have spoken out in favor of it.

Happy Christmas, War is Over...

In case anyone missed it, the president announced in his Memorial Day address that the 14-year war in Afghanistan is over. The response of his audience at Arlington National Cemetery was underwhelming -- silence. The response across the country was similar: there were no cheers, there was no rejoicing, there was no dancing in the streets. The longest war in our history ended and there was no fanfare, no parades, no fireworks. Why? Because there was no victory.

Motives are now pure...

Barack Obama speaking at Nike headquarters on May 8...  “I’ve run my last election, and the only reason I do something is because I think it’s good for American workers and the American people and the American economy.” 

Does this mean that before his last election, he did things to get re-elected even though they were not good for America? Before the election his motives were suspect, but now they are pure? Is this what he wants us to believe?

Justice in Baltimore

OK, the Baltimore protesters (aka rioters/thugs) can still cry out against police oppression in the black community, but they can no longer claim it's a racial issue -- unless they're prepared to say that the police officer charged with murder was a racist against his own race. I admit, I was flabbergasted when I saw that 3 of the 6 police officers were African Americans. How on earth could this be? I have not heard a lot of news today, but what I have heard (on CNN) has not even mentioned the black on black character of this incident. What is the explanation for this? This is no "white cop kills innocent black guy" story. This is much more like the recent shooting in New Jersey where a black cop shot a black guy and was assisted by his white partner. I can't help but wonder, had the protesters known a week ago that half of the offending officers where black, would we have had the same level of anger and riot? And amidst all the demands for justice for Freddie Gray, will there be commensurate demands for justice for CVS and all the other business owners and home owners whose property was destroyed? We'll see.