Other than providing the usual entertainment (Isn’t that nice?) and accusing President Obama essentially of treason (“Not only is [Obama] supporting our enemies and dissing our friends…”), Michael Reagan, in a piece at TMV, praises his father, Ronald Reagan, for his accomplishments in the national security arena during the Cold War — as he should. But while lauding his father’s achievements,...

How extreme have Republican Party members become? For Switzerland’s News, columnist Patrik Etschmayer writes that the ongoing Republican narrative about women, contraception and abortion sounds a lot like the way farmers talk about their livestock. For the News, Patrik Etschmayer writes in small part: A bill that was debated in the Georgia Assembly is called HB 954, and its purpose is to prohibit women...

If the Affordable Care Act does end up completely overturned by the Supreme Court, millions of conservatives will erupt in cries of jubilation and proceed to sprint several victory laps while emitting the most unadulterated spew of hateful gloating imaginable. Either knowingly or unknowingly, they will be cheering on the return of 2.5 million Americans under the age of 26 to the bankruptcy-fraught existence...

WASHINGTON — In arguments before the Supreme Court this week, the Obama administration might have done just enough to keep the Affordable Care Act from being ruled unconstitutional. Those who believe in limited government had better hope so, at least. If Obamacare is struck down, the short-term implications are uncertain. Conservatives may be buoyed by an election-year victory; progressives may...

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Are reports that Iranian influence in Iraq is growing by the day, true? According to columnist Abdullah al-Etabi of Iraq’s Sotal Iraq, the Iraqi people find the assertions of Iranian President Ahmadinejad that the two countries have a ‘common enemy’ offensive, and he painstakingly outlines why Iran and Iraq do not share a common enemy, and the many ways in which the interests and values of...

Obama-the-constitutional-law professor is said, by reporters, to be fascinated by the Supreme Court’s discussion — sitting in Air Force One on his return to the US, glued to the Court’s arguments. Obama-the-president knows, the Times points out, that “there will be substantial political fallout no matter how the court rules.” And not just for the Obama administration. Successful...

The Supreme Court marathon is more proof of how American health care, with or without reform, is in the hands of the wrong people—-the for-profit insurance industry that siphons off one out of every three dollars for overhead and profit. Now largely forgotten in the inside-baseball legal arguments is that, in 2008, it was Barack Obama who opposed the mandate that Hillary Clinton backed and now finds himself...

UPDATE III: The same newspaper that was attacked by Senator Santorum — through one of its reporters — says this morning that “taking heed of criticism, Santorum tones down attacks.” Meet a “more subdued Santorum” here. Will his new-found mellowness be too little, too late? UPDATE II: And one more nail in the coffin: According to the WaPo, “U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), considered...

Several sites are doing live blogging of arguments before the Supreme Court on health care reform. A few –The Wall Street Journal –ABC News –USA Today –Washington Post Some early reports: Most justices seem uneasy with the mandate to buy health insurance.

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Georgia’s HB954, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, hit a snag in the state Senate on Monday. The Georgia bill, introduced by Rep. Doug McKillip (R-Athens), was “all but gutted” by a bi-partisan coalition, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Senate bill would provide an exception to the 20-week rule: In a major shift, the Senate adopted a last-minute change that would...

I think well trained Dispatchers are in fact, multi-talented people who know about de-escalating situations when possible, and getting the stock rolling to help whenever possible. I just bolded aspects of the job I found interesting, or hadnt known about or understood before. Yours might be similar or different… The Job The Emergency Dispatcher receives complaints from public concerning crimes and police...

I’ve been self employed for 42 years. When I see 3 weeks paid vacation… it is slightly tempting … but in a whole other way, I sense three weeks’ vacation per year for a Emergency Communications Specialist is gratefully embraced and perhaps ought, just for rest and restoration’s sake, to be three weeks vacation TWICE a year. Orlando Police Department Communications Center Equal...

Citizens experiencing a true emergency phone 911 to talk to a dispatcher. By quickly determining the situation and location, a 911 dispatcher is able to communicate the necessary information to fire fighters, police officers or other emergency response technicians. Becoming a 911 dispatcher involves a lengthy application process followed by a three to six month training program. Continuing education is a necessary...

There is much to like in the Republican budget plan rolled out by Representative Paul Ryan last week. That is if you are a millionaire, a Wall Street fat cat or and don’t have to worry about what happens if you become ill. But if you are like the many Americans who are struggling to make ends meet, wondering how they can afford to send their kids to college and whether the federal safety net will be there...

Is the Nuclear Security Summit about to begin in Seoul a way for those who profit from nuclear power to sweep the concerns of the world’s people under the rug? This editorial from South Korea’s The Hankyoreh warns that the summit – the first nuclear summit to be held since Fukushima – is in danger of being hijacked by a ‘nuclear power mafia’ comprised of the major nuclear...

One of the crazy things about Romney is that there’s really so little to say about him. It looks as though we’re stuck with the guy for at least another seven-eight months. Geez. This blogger, absent the revelation that Mitt Romney wasn’t born in America or even on this planet!, anticipates at least half a year of unrelieved Free Cell games. Are the rest of you opinionated people out...

Buoyed by his victory in Puerto Rico, attributed to the Senator’s penchant for standing by his principles and telling it like it isn’t, GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum intends to continue to speak his convictions from his heart, from his gut and from his foot-in-mouth. Since he has Louisiana all sewn up, there is really no need to alienate motivate the voters there. Nevertheless, in the final...

Has the scientific method lost all relevance to conservative Republicans in America? The question is not new. But now, according to this editorial from Switzerland’s News, a scientific study conducted by researchers at Yale University shows that not only doesn’t the U.S. right put much stock in what is known as ‘scientific fact,’ but more educated Republicans are just as resistant to...