1. So why isn't this fine tale of hypocrisy on the front page? I kept waiting for coverage of it in the paper at all -- not just Nicholas' debauching and current legal troubles, which were covered -- but the irony of his law&order money-muscling contrasted with his own nasty habits.

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2. Great name, Bad law: Safe Neighborhoods. Wasn't it Runner who sponsered the poorly written Jessica's Law that is using up our tax dollars in court cost and has unintential bad consequences? This is another tough-on-crime turned dumb-on-crime law that costs us lots of money.

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3. And unlike the guy in There Will Be Blood, he didn't, um, kill anyone. Or even especially hurt anyone. Or, if you really knew him, even actually commit most of the stuff he's accused of by people who, ahem, maybe have seen too many movies.

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4. for those who never met HN, if you want a glimpse into his personality, one can sort of view a similar personality in the lead role of the oil tycoon in 'There Will Be Blood" ... except, and this is really true, HN was actually even more intense.

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5. This is all about job security for law enforcement and to build ever more prisons that will cost the taxpayers billions more each year. It is only a matter of time before a family member of yours ends up in the Prison University system. Then you will understand what our justice system has become. But it will be too late. We are like sheep to legislators as they know most people who vote know nothing about what they are voting for. Hence a 15 billion dollar deficit and rising.

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6. These initiatives have nothing to do with sentencing reform. They are intended to punish further those convicted and sentenced. Punishments make no sense any longer. Californians must stop buying into the contant rhetoric used by Republicans to pass their "revenge" laws. Victims rights groups are being used by politicians and law enforcement and they don't even know it.

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7. henry can teach computer science-word processing- basic computer skills to the entire federal prison population on line- since the bop puts over 70 percent on lockdown -in their cells and the feds can forfeit his asets and put a copute in every prison cell - henry will have 30 years to educate his fellow brothers

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8. This law is designed to get rid of so called "perks" for incarcerated; anything which connects prisoners to their loved ones. Sorry, overnight visits are essential for rehabilitation and successful reentry into society. Only a sick mind thinks of them as "sex visits". Loosing this right will create riots. They also point out prisoners get cable... NO they don't - they have a cable channel with very controlled movie selections. And so called perks prisoners have are paid for by their loved ones. Sentences should fit the crime. Current law keeps people in prison for way to long. It is disgusting that someone with money has bought YOUR VOTE.

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9. if anyone ever deserved a presidential pardon, and mercy from the court, it would be HN. Much more so than the bag full of slimeballs that Clinton pardoned. Yes the guy was a wildly temperamental ego maniac, but he was also a hugely capable CEO which built a real company building real products for this economy.... their chips are in many of the leading consumer electronic and enterprise hardware products of today. America needs people like HN with his tremendous energy, vision and ambition, even if it sometimes comes with a Mr. Hyde party animal.

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10. Oh, were laws supposed to apply to him as well? How unfair - after all he's done. Should have tried to get meetings with GWB so he could suck up to white house toadies - if you get close enough to them don't you get to ignore the law? And if there is an investigation, they'd just fire one of the toadies and all would be well.

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