As the Republican-controlled House works feverishly on its umpteenth try to obfuscate, gut, sabotage, delay and just plain kill the Affordable Care Act (ACA), we now learn that in New York State, individuals buying health insurance on their own will see their premiums plunge next year as changes under the ACA take effect. The New York Times: State insurance … [Read more...] about Will Obamacare Become ‘the Right’s Worst Nightmare’?
Why Hillary, Jimmy Carter Split on Trayvon
Jimmy Carter and Hillary Clinton speak up about the Zimmerman verdict. What they have to say reverberates far beyond the limits of a local murder trial and into the heart of what is becoming a wider debate about the nation’s values and, even deeper, the state of its heart. The case that refuses to go away is turning into a Rorschach test. In the ink blots, Carter sees “the … [Read more...] about Why Hillary, Jimmy Carter Split on Trayvon
Putin’s fiercest foe faces verdict in fraud trial
Putin's fiercest foe faces verdict in fraud trial (via AFP) A Russian court will on Thursday deliver a verdict in the embezzlement trial of top protest leader Alexei Navalny, an abrasive critic of President Vladimir Putin who risks years in prison and an end to his budding political career. Navalny, 37, who… … [Read more...] about Putin’s fiercest foe faces verdict in fraud trial
Zimmerman Neighborhood Watch (Cartoon)
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Quote of the Day: Kathleen Parker on the Zimmerman Verdict
Our political Quote of the Day comes from the ending of Kathleen Parker's Washington Post column on George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin and the controversial verdict: Instead, in the wake of the Zimmerman verdict, feelings have been magnified and exploited by enablers — from certain members of the media, who seem more like rapacious rabble-rousers than journalists, to … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Kathleen Parker on the Zimmerman Verdict
Margaret Thatcher’s “deep love of liberty”
Margaret Thatcher’s “deep love of liberty” by Tony Miall “The world has lost one of the great champions of freedom and liberty, and America has lost a true friend” (1), read a White House Statement; The Woman who saved Britain headlined the Wall St Journal (2) and GreenvilleOnline.com (3) ran the story titled Thatcher was a friend of freedom. Meanwhile vigil was being … [Read more...] about Margaret Thatcher’s “deep love of liberty”
New technology could make it possible to fly anywhere in the world in 4 hours
New technology could make it possible to fly anywhere in the world in 4 hours (via GlobalPost) Enlarge British aerospace firm Reaction Engines is working on an aircraft it believes would be able to take passengers anywhere in the world in just four hours. The vehicle would also be able to fly in outer space. Reaction Engines says there's only… … [Read more...] about New technology could make it possible to fly anywhere in the world in 4 hours
Thawing the Senate’s ‘deep freeze’
WASHINGTON -- For all the railing against dysfunction in the nation's capital, very little had actually happened to overcome it -- until this week. That's why the agreement to begin putting an end to Senate filibusters of presidential nominees is a very big deal. It is an acknowledgement that the only way to stop political bullying is to confront the bully. On its face, … [Read more...] about Thawing the Senate’s ‘deep freeze’
The Godfather’s Peer: The Life of Brian
I believe that Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather is the most perfect film. Everything about The Godfather is to my mind exquisite. It is both personal and epic in scope. It has nothing but brilliant acting performances throughout, especially that of Al Pacino. I had a suspicion that The Godfather was special after the first scene in the Don’s home office. That suspicion … [Read more...] about The Godfather’s Peer: The Life of Brian
The stingrays and the Mexican beach
The stingrays and the Mexican beach: why is this happening? … [Read more...] about The stingrays and the Mexican beach
Citizen Apathy Over Real Story Behind Gas Prices: What is Real Story?
Cant tell by what 'experts' tell us, can we? Most of all, the people of lower salary jobs who manage to keep a car to drive kids to school, self to work... a few cents rise in gas prices x 20 gallons x 4.3 weeks in a month, can knock the heck out of an already strained budget. One wonders, what is the real story. Gas reserves. Home-made gas offerings. American investors … [Read more...] about Citizen Apathy Over Real Story Behind Gas Prices: What is Real Story?
Old Song: Wanna be on the cover of Rolling Stone. Some Object.
The young man accused of being one of two who set bombs to injure and kill innocents at the Boston Marathon, has a life at Rolling Stone cover dept. As do many a thug have a TIME cover. THe content of the Rolling Stone articles are often far more interesting than the weekly newsrags, more in depth. We shall see. CVS/ Pharmacy and Tedeschi's/ Foods is refusing to carry … [Read more...] about Old Song: Wanna be on the cover of Rolling Stone. Some Object.
Other Justice: Queen of England Has Surprising Views on Gay Marriage
To some, that is. The Queen Elizabeth, whose coronation was held in the time of black and white television... and across the US, those who had a TV could watch the heavy crown and robes as she donned them, and processed down aisles and in carriages. That was the 1950s. Now, the queen, an elder, has gone through much that has aggrieved her and pleased her. It is 2013... … [Read more...] about Other Justice: Queen of England Has Surprising Views on Gay Marriage
Should Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Face the Death Penalty?
The acquittal of Zimmerman has taken up most of the news coverage this week. But with the constant desire for some trial to fill the news cycle, we’ll soon be engulfed in discussion about Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. The first and most important question will be: should he face the death penalty? Tsarnaev is incredibly young, and give the slow development of the prefrontal cortex (key … [Read more...] about Should Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Face the Death Penalty?
Does Rolling Stone Cover Glamorize Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev? (UPDATE 2)
It's now a cliche that a criminal, mass murderer or assassin would just love to see his/her picture on the covers of newspapers, magazines, and on television. Now Rolling Stone magazine is under fire for putting a self-portrait photo of Boston bombing suspect Jahar Tsarnaev on the cover of its latest issue. And the photo -- if you didn't know it was Tsarnaev who along with … [Read more...] about Does Rolling Stone Cover Glamorize Boston Bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev? (UPDATE 2)
Another Right Wing(nut) Idea: End Compulsory Education
Look, I’m not trying to pile-on with the anti-Republican rhetoric. In fact, I’d say this doesn’t even represent traditional Republicans. It’s about the right wing nuttery that has somehow managed to succor itself to the Republican Party like a swamp leech. This time the place is Utah, and the mind that has conceived the latest in right wing nuttery resides in the head of … [Read more...] about Another Right Wing(nut) Idea: End Compulsory Education
Indian government finally acts against acid attacks (Guest Voice)
Indian government finally acts against acid attacks (via GlobalPost) Enlarge In a picture taken on December 6, 2012, Indian acid attack survivor Sonali Mukherjee pays her respects at a Sikh Temple in New Delhi. When she rejected the advances of three of her fellow students, they responded by melting her face with acid… … [Read more...] about Indian government finally acts against acid attacks (Guest Voice)
The Talk (Cartoon)
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(Video) Did Bugs Bunny Watch the Zimmerman Trial?
Did Bugs Bunny watch the Zimmerman trial? You have to wonder: … [Read more...] about (Video) Did Bugs Bunny Watch the Zimmerman Trial?
Zimmerman Verdict Changes the Conversation
The Florida jury's decision to find George Zimmerman not guilty of second degree murder and manslaughter in the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin ripped the scab off race relations that had slowly begun healing starting in the late 1960s -- and further exposed the political polarization lump increasingly infecting 21st century America. Some have compared reaction to … [Read more...] about Zimmerman Verdict Changes the Conversation