Thurston's Courts- abandon logic, reason and law at the door

I LOVE THIS RECESSION!!!!!!

Thurston's courts are laying off TEN security officers (holy crap- that's a lot of money). Hat tip to Jeremy Pawloski for some reporting that is uncharacteristically good for the Zero.

Check out the logic:

On one hand- Pomeroy who has spent TONS of extra county tax payer paid time with the legislature this past year instead of ...you know, hearing court cases, makes the following arguement.

"Pomeroy said that women who request anti-harassment orders against stalkers have to appear for hearings in Thurston County District Court, and the decreased security presence there could have a negative effect. Maxwell said that security officers at the three courts also help escort victims and jurors to their cars after court hearings to ensure their safety.

Family Court on Mottman Road is the greatest security risk, because of contentious divorces, child custody cases and domestic violence cases that are heard there, Pomeroy said. Maintaining adequate court security is a huge issue — because if victims are afraid to go to court because there's not enough security, they won't have access to the justice they deserve, Maxwell said.

The only truth in these statements is that Maxwell and Pomeroy definitely don't want to see a decrease in court cases coming their way. Trust me mamma bear- anyone with a penis and testes is afraid of being a subject in that court house- but here's a suggestion: instead of hiring security guards, why not practice the actual law instead of what feels good to you and your cronies at the moment?

Then there is this zinger in which security guards were put in place, NOT because of angry recipients of protection orders (read: angry divorced dads), but because a known violent prisoner overpowered a guard who should not have been hired for a security position in the first place:

Thurston County District Court only began staffing court security officers at a metal detector at its entrance starting in August, 2006 — after an incident in which a prisoner at the jail assaulted a corrections deputy in an elevator. The county subsequently hired security officers at district court after a top to bottom security review and upgrade at District and Superior Court, Maxwell said.

Wow- how did all of those victims get in and out of the courthouse before the known violent attacker overpowered the 110 lb guard?

State Budget Crisis??? Hold a big fat conference!

Well that's what the Puget Sound Partnership is doing.

Nevermind buying development rights from rural land owners (when you can confiscate those rights in a rezone), Dicks Junior gets to put on a big fat summit. What the hell else is single party rule good for? They sure can't balance a budget.

...and by the way PSP - I'm still waiting for your response on the PDR on your budget.

Working on a deadline

Recommended reading: The Last Lecture.

All the hype this book has been getting is well deserved.

He's missing the days of the paper shredders

Supposed journalist Muntazer al-Zaidi threw his shoes in protest at President Bush in a farewell news conference in Iraq this weekend. Apparently Muntazer is waxing poetically for the days when that act of civil disobedience would have landed his shoes, feet, legs, torso and head in the paper shredder.

Muntazer al-Zaidi- you referred to Bush as a dog, but you are not fit to lick the balls of his dog. If you long for the days of the paper shredders so much- go jump into one.

ACLU - The Movie

To understand the motives of the legal degenerates who defend our enemies, look no further than this excellent expose on the ACLU . . . ACLU the Movie. Buy the DVD and give it to a God fearing American for CHRISTmas. It's a real eye opener and helps explain what we see from a vast majority of judges and attorneys in our courts and in the executive branch. It's easy to see why the legal profession is full of socialist elitists who hate God. I highly recommend you see this movie and skip the Perkins Coie ego stroke session in January in Olympia.

Dear Detroit Big 3

Your cars suck, your business model sucks and that's why you are going out of business.

Please go out of business without burning through billions in tax dollars.

Middle class tax cut

Most of us in the middle class have at one point or another, taken a beating in the stock market or other venture.

Get a capital gain? You're paying tax on all of that in the same year.

Get a huge capital loss, you get to deduct a pittance of that this year and carry it over for the next two decades, or a life time if you have more than one bad turn.

So here's what I look for from Bambi- I want the capital loss carryover increased from 3k to 10k.

Or do only really really really rich people ever have capital losses?