Good morning . . .
One of Hollywood's leading liberals and FOB (friend of Bill (Clinton)) may no longer be a freind.
According to the NY Daily News, David Geffen appeared at the 92nd St Y for a Q&A session. He was questioned about Hillary Clinton's (D-NY) run for the White House in 2008.
Geffen told the audience, "She can't win, and she's an incredibly polarizing figure. And ambition is just not a good enough reason." Geffen's remarks were met with applause.
New York Daily News
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Failed presidential candidate John Kerry and possible presidentioal candidate Hillary Clinton are offering a bill to change election problems.
The Make Every Vote Count Bill will make election day a national holiday and will allow ex-felons vote. Letting felons vote will provide a few more votes from friends of the Clintons.
Making Election Day another federal holiday will be very costly and is unlikely to drive more voters to the polls. Many businesses and several universities do not "celebrate" several federal holidays including Veterans Day, Labor Day, Martin Luther King Day, and Presidents Day.
While some of the goals of the proposed legislation are good, it is unlikely to see the light of day in a Republican controlled Congress.
A bitter Jihn Kerry said that the bill "has nothing to do with the question of the outcone of 2004 (election). This has everything to do with full ciuvil rights of Americans. Period." Sorry, Senator, no one, but you and your liberal friends question the outcomne of 2004. Bush won. You lost.
Joing Kerry and Clinton at the press conference was new Democrat attack-dog and possible Presidential candidate Barbara Boxer (D-CA).
If Kerry et al are really interested in driving more voters to the ballot box, perhaps they should propose a Constitutional Amendment to hold elections on a Sunday. Many nations around the world hold Sunday elections.
Yahoo! News - Kerry, Clinton Offer Bill to Revamp Election Laws
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The Supreme Court begins the second half of its term next week. Word from the Court is that it will begin withouit Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist on the bemch.
The 80-year-old jurist will continue to listen to arguments and vote on decisions from his Virginia home. Chief Justice Rehnquist continues to recover from thyroid cancer.
Yahoo! News - Rehnquist to Miss High Court's Opening
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The Iowa Supreme Court ruled that illegal aliens are not entitled to a driver's license in the state.
The court upheld a ruling by a Polk County Court.
"We conclude that the practice of denying driver's licenses to illegal aliens violates none of the statutory and constitutional provisions raised by the classes," the Supreme Court ruling said.
Iowa's assistant attorney general, Mark Hunacek, said the federal courts have concluded there is no constitutional guarantee for illegal aliens to have a driver's license.
In light of recent Congressional action this case and others like it will eventually find their way into the federral court system.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: AP - U.S. Headlines
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More in the Afternoon Update.
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