D.C. Madam Convicted

A federal jury in the District of Columbia yesterday convicted the so-called “D.C. Madam,” Deborah Jeane Palfrey, on “racketeering” charges (read, money laundering) arising out of her operation of an escort service, The Washington Post reported this morning. Palfrey’s defense was, I would agree, not believable: she claimed that she did not know that the women employed as escorts by her business were engaging in sex with clients. Uh huh. The only thing sillier is that this case was prosecuted in the first place. Thank heavens for the federales, keeping the Republic safe. Perhaps now they will focus on protecting us from Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds.,

Hot Dog Stabbing

Well, if they were Nathan’s, I could understand this. Mmmmm, hot dogs.

D.C. Madam Trial To Start

This week’s edition of Washington’s “Legal Times” contains an article on the D.C. Madam trial, which starts this week. By all accounts, the trial ought to be great entertainment – so long as we forget that this woman is being persecuted prosecuted, and faces jail time, for what is an utterly stupid crime. When will the Feds get back to chasing real criminals, like Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Tammie Thomas? Oh, wait, they are. Silly me.