California's Becerra is among the most qualified of potential Veep selections With exactly one month to go before the Democratic National Convention gavels to order in Philadelphia, the speculation about whom Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee will tap as her running-mate will soon skyrocket to a fever-pitch. While I have yet to reach a final conclusion on … [Read more...] about Becerra Should Be On The Shortest of Hillary’s Short-List for Veep
Cartoons: Abortion ruling wipeout
Ever watch that game show Wipeout where contestants have to go through humiliating and extremely difficult physical obstacle courses to win the prize? The players are always getting knocked down, punched in the face, and knocked into a great big muddy pool. It’s a really cool show to watch if you’re drinking in a bar and the bartender won’t change the channel. Nobody watches … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Abortion ruling wipeout
Brentrance
Britain may be on the verge of defying its vote on Brexit and rejoining the common market. Huh? Remember: The UK is not just England. The House of Lords said in an April report that any decision to exit the European Union would have to be approved by the Parliaments of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. Welsh voters supported Brexit, and Northern Ireland’s … [Read more...] about Brentrance
Read The Republican Benghazi Report
Following over two years of investigations into the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, that left four Americans dead, House Republicans on the Benghazi Select Committee released their findings Tuesday. The full 800-page report is available online here. Democrats released their own 339-page report into the events Monday and it is available online here. The Republican… … [Read more...] about Read The Republican Benghazi Report
Politix Update: Trump Is The Ultimate Nowhere Man. He’s Everything & Nothing.
The love child of Hitler and Mussolini Trump is not. He lacks the discipline and zeal to be a successful fascist. ~ FRANK RICH For a year now, we've been trying to figure out who Donald Trump is, but in the last week that's become blindly obvious: He's everything and nothing. This has been hiding in plain view, but we can be forgiven that it has taken so long to sort … [Read more...] about Politix Update: Trump Is The Ultimate Nowhere Man. He’s Everything & Nothing.
Supreme Court’s Hobbs Act ruling means increased mass incarceration
By Donnie W. Bethel and Stephen A. Cooper People of all persuasions, political parties, and philosophies have awakened to the terrible toll the crises of overcriminalization and mass incarceration have wrought on America. Perhaps, as reported by The New York Times, Judge Raymond J. Dearie of the Federal District Court in Brooklyn has now voiced his view of this … [Read more...] about Supreme Court’s Hobbs Act ruling means increased mass incarceration
Cartoon: Nazi got the blues
Nazi got the blues by Clay Jones I hate Illinois Nazis. I had the Peter Gunn Theme in my head the entire time I was drawing this, despite watching The Big Lebowski at the same time. Maybe I should have been watching another movie but none come to mind. A bunch of neo-Nazi shite nationalists held a rally in Sacramento and they were lovingly greeted by a group of … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Nazi got the blues
Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren combine for energetic attack on Donald Trump
CINCINNATI — Hillary Clinton already had Elizabeth Warren's endorsement. On Monday, Clinton sought to channel some of Warren's energy. The first combined campaign appearance of the party's presumptive presidential nominee and one of its most ardent progressive voices at this city's restored Art Deco train station proved electric, producing a deafening roar as they took the… … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren combine for energetic attack on Donald Trump
Ten Reasons Abe Lincoln Would Be Rolling Over in His Grave Today (Guest Voice)
Ten Reasons Abe Lincoln Would Be Rolling Over in His Grave Today by Andrew Feinberg President Teddy Roosevelt put a portrait of Lincoln in the oval office and, when confronted with a problem, would ask, “What would Lincoln do?” Today, the answer, I’m afraid, would be roll over in his grave. There are 10 reasons for this and only some contain the words Donald … [Read more...] about Ten Reasons Abe Lincoln Would Be Rolling Over in His Grave Today (Guest Voice)
Supreme Court ruling is likely to change the landscape of ‘abortion desert’
HOUSTON — Texas abortion clinics at risk of being closed by a restrictive state law will remain open and some of those shuttered will probably be able to reopen in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling Monday that could block similar laws in other states across the so-called abortion desert of the South and… … [Read more...] about Supreme Court ruling is likely to change the landscape of ‘abortion desert’
Warren as Clinton’s Running Mate?
The current political buzz concerns U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren's future with Hillary Clinton. The question being asked is, "Will Warren become Clinton's running mate." Well, what if she does? Clearly, Clinton values Warren's determination to take down Donald Trump, as indicted by a CBS story: "Warren's willingness to take on Trump, who has made her his target just as … [Read more...] about Warren as Clinton’s Running Mate?
What does the U.S. care about?
Compared to their inaction on other agenda items, the U.S. Senate is brilliant. The one issue it had success with was to block President Obama’s immigration plans by not allowing a hearing or a vote for the ninth Supreme Court justice. President Obama by an executive order had allowed children born in the U.S. of undocumented parents and their parents to remain the U.S. … [Read more...] about What does the U.S. care about?
Questions for the Democratic Party
I have some questions for the Democratic Party, questions that members of the mainstream media ought to be asking. Whether or not the Democratic Party will answer these questions remains to be seen. #1 Why does your Party act as if it wants the USA's southern border to be a sieve? #2 If your Party doesn't want the USA's southern border to be a sieve, then why does your … [Read more...] about Questions for the Democratic Party
BREAKING: Supreme Court strikes down 5-3 Texas abortion access law
In a ruling that is going likely to have major political as well as legal consequence, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Texas' abortion access law which many charged had been an attempt to use laws to make it impossible to get an abortion in Texas. The fact that this was not a tie means the ruling would not have been different if Justice Antonin Scalia had been alive: In a … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Supreme Court strikes down 5-3 Texas abortion access law
Katie Ledecky: The Best Athlete Ever?(!)
It's difficult to say who is (was) the greatest athlete ever, but I am going to make the case for Katie Ledecky. Katie is only 19 years old turning 20 at the 2016 Rio summer Olympics and already a multiple gold medal winner in swimming. At the London Olympics she was 15 turning 16. She is probably a once in a lifetime phenomenon. Science and maths have made sport much … [Read more...] about Katie Ledecky: The Best Athlete Ever?(!)
Learning from Britain’s unnecessary crisis
WASHINGTON -- Elites are in trouble. High levels of immigration are destabilizing our democracies. Politicians who put their short-term political interests over their countries' needs reap the whirlwind -- for themselves but, more importantly, for their nations. Citizens who live in the economically ailing peripheries of wealthy nations are in revolt against well-off … [Read more...] about Learning from Britain’s unnecessary crisis
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Homegrown terror cell
Homegrown terror cell by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --Republicans are selling guns to ISIS' --Senate Republicans place Collins' gun bill in phantom zone --LUPICA: Senate Republicans show they’re more afraid of the NRA than guns in the wrong hands --In November, Republicans In Congress Must Pay For Their Addiction To NRA Money Mike Peters is recognized as … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Homegrown terror cell
A Case of the DTs (Guest Voice)
A Case of the DTs by Evan Sarzin If I go more than three days without a Donald Trump media gaffe, I wake up shaking and disoriented. The room spins, I hear voices. Fortunately, I haven't suffered this affliction recently. The past few days of the Trump Turnberry Goodwill Tour were burnished with moments of megalomania. I've collected enough to hold me through Labor … [Read more...] about A Case of the DTs (Guest Voice)
Poll: Support for Trump Nosedives as Clinton opens up double digit lead
Some new polls are out and one of them presents bad news for Republican presumptive Presidential nominee Donald Trump. It shows his support plummeting. The other shows a smaller loss of support and a look at overall polling trends don't look good for Trump or the rebranding of the Republican Party as the Trumpublican Party.Yet another poll shows major battles between Trump and … [Read more...] about Poll: Support for Trump Nosedives as Clinton opens up double digit lead
Working Class British Voters Led the European Union Brexit Rejection (Guest Voice)
Working Class British Voters Led the European Union Brexit Rejection by James Heartfield On Thursday night the first results from Britain’s referendum on pulling out of the European Union came in. A small clue to the way things were going last night was the vote in the North East. People in Newcastle are known locally as 'takems' (said with a short a, like tack um); … [Read more...] about Working Class British Voters Led the European Union Brexit Rejection (Guest Voice)