It's Okay, Really By Peter Funt PHOENIX — Back before there were pollsters to tell people how they felt about everything and everyone, the mood of the electorate could be judged by a loaf of bread. When the price was low, things were okay. I thought about that as I filled my gas tank on the north side of Phoenix and paid $2.79 per gallon. Gas prices are probably the … [Read more...] about It’s Okay, Really (Guest Voice)
North Carolina Voting Machine Switches Kay Hagan Vote To Thom Tillis (Guest Voice)
While Republicans are concerned over Voter ID in order to supposedly "restore the integrity of the vote," they might want to do a few updates. In Guilford County, North Carolina, a couple of voters had a difficult time casting a ballot for Kay Hagan. Instead, the votes registered for the Republican candidate. The News & Record… … [Read more...] about North Carolina Voting Machine Switches Kay Hagan Vote To Thom Tillis (Guest Voice)
Buh Bye Democratic Senate Majority? Reid says majority hinges on (reportedly) majority breaking Iowa
Is this the year when experts are going to be proven on the dime with their predictions and the conventional wisdom -- that the Democrats are poised to lose the Senate and President Barack Obama will go down in history has being a President with some of the lousiest mid-term election results in American history? Or will the experts and conventional wisdom be wrong again, and … [Read more...] about Buh Bye Democratic Senate Majority? Reid says majority hinges on (reportedly) majority breaking Iowa
The Final Push Up Calumniation Hill
[icopyright one button toolbar] Artwork by author (apologies to Goya) Ah, the obligatory journalistic masturbation of the meaningless pre-election nonsense article: The final sprint Mike Zapler / Politico: In Kentucky, Democrats were crying foul over a last-minute GOP flier they called a dirty trick to suppress turnout. In Kansas, independent Greg Orman met the full … [Read more...] about The Final Push Up Calumniation Hill
Parties, groups ready thousands of lawyers for Election Day
WASHINGTON — As Americans prepare to vote Tuesday in dozens of tight elections, the two major political parties and interest groups across the ideological spectrum already have lawyered up for potential problems at the polls or with election results. On Election Day, armies of partisan attorneys and poll watchers will be at the ready at voting… … [Read more...] about Parties, groups ready thousands of lawyers for Election Day
Court Rules Against Quarantine Of Hickox Representing A Victory For Science And Civil Liberties
A judge in Maine ruled yesterday against the quarantine of Kaci Hickox which the governor of Maine has attempted to impose, agreeing with the medical evidence that Hickox “currently does not show symptoms of Ebola and is therefore not infectious.” This is a victory for Hickox personally, along with a victory for both science and civil liberties. The politicization of Ebola … [Read more...] about Court Rules Against Quarantine Of Hickox Representing A Victory For Science And Civil Liberties
The Governors Who Cried Quarantine
The Governors Who Cried Quarantine By Tina Dupuy In 2005, Hurricane Ivan was a Category 5 storm headed for New Orleans. "Mayor Ray Nagin declared a state of emergency and strongly recommended that residents evacuate immediately," reported CNN.com at the time. Roughly half—600,000—residents left; the majority stayed. The storm passed. New Orleans was unscathed. Elected … [Read more...] about The Governors Who Cried Quarantine
ISIS’ Foreign Recruitment ‘Unprecedented’
More foreign jihadists are traveling to Syria and Iraq to take up arms alongside militants of the Islamic State, or ISIS, than ever before, according to a new report from the United Nations that was obtained by the Guardian Thursday. The recruits came from more than 80 countries, including ones that had previously not had problems… … [Read more...] about ISIS’ Foreign Recruitment ‘Unprecedented’
Khrushchev and Communism (Guest Voice)
Khrushchev and Communism by Fig Email Sent from Ed Jan 26, 2013: Does this look familiar to our country’s progress since 1959, scary to say the least and it appears to be picking up momentum. “Who knew how prophetic this was?” Nikita Khrushchev quote 9/29/1959. Do you remember when he appeared at the UN and banged his shoe on the table? This was his entire … [Read more...] about Khrushchev and Communism (Guest Voice)
Sullivan on the Mid-Terms
Andrew Sullivan probes the meaning of the mid-terms on The Daily Dish. It seems safe to say that the GOP will pick up the Senate this year. No one can quite know the details yet, and the scale and extent of the wave (or not) remains again up in the air. But what this actually means – for policy and this presidency – is a more complicated question. Here’s what we … [Read more...] about Sullivan on the Mid-Terms
Commercial spaceship suffers catastrophic failure, at least 1 dead
A Virgin Galactic rocket plane known as SpaceShipTwo crashed in the Cantill area of the California Mojave desert during a test flight Friday morning, leaving one pilot dead and another injured, the California Highway Patrol reported. The pilots have not yet been identified, but Virgin reported that its WhiteKnightTwo carrier plane landed safely. "Virgin Galactic's partner… … [Read more...] about Commercial spaceship suffers catastrophic failure, at least 1 dead
Russia warns it’s coming for the Arctic’s oil, including an area Canada claims as its own
MOSCOW - Russia has warned that it will revive its claim to a huge swathe of the Arctic in the hope that it can secure the rights to billions of tons of oil and gas. Moscow has long seen the seabed off its northern coastline as a mine of valuable hydrocarbons and is keen to fend… … [Read more...] about Russia warns it’s coming for the Arctic’s oil, including an area Canada claims as its own
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal for Operation Inherent Resolve
[icopyright one button toolbar] As some 1,400 U.S. troops continue to provide security and advice to Iraqi government and Kurdish troops in Iraq, as Air Force and Navy pilots and crew members continue to fly hundreds of humanitarian missions over Iraq and Syria and continue to conduct airstrikes against ISIL in those two countries and while “thousands of troops” are … [Read more...] about Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal for Operation Inherent Resolve
Cartoon: Obama Vampire
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What would Republicans do?
WASHINGTON -- No matter how well Republicans do at the polls Tuesday -- and my hunch is they won't do as well as they hope -- the GOP won't be able to claim any kind of mandate. That's because they have refused to articulate any vision for governing. I do not celebrate this failure. I've always believed the nation's interest is best served by competition in the … [Read more...] about What would Republicans do?
Cartoon: Foxie Poo
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Court Rules Against Quarantine of Nurse While Ebola Hysteria Leads To Lousiana Interfering With Medical Conference
The hysteria continues regarding Ebola. We continue to face a variety of right wing conspiracy theories. Ebola. At least we have now had some good news regarding Kaci Hickox’s fight against the unconstitutional restrictions on her civil liberties when she returned from West Africa, and I’ve heard a doctor who is returning from West Africa also plans to resist the unscientific … [Read more...] about Court Rules Against Quarantine of Nurse While Ebola Hysteria Leads To Lousiana Interfering With Medical Conference
Mike Peters Cartoon: New York and Ebola
OF RELATED INTEREST: --Some Travelers, Health Care Workers In NY Being Actively Monitored For Signs Of Ebola --New York doctors who help in Ebola fight will be given quarantine reimbursement, ensured employment status --CDC admits droplets from a sneeze could spread Ebola --De Blasio Takes a Businesslike Approach as Ebola Arrives in New York Mike Peters is recognized as … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Cartoon: New York and Ebola
Why Global Warming focus is hurting the environmentalism debate
Why Global Warming focus is hurting the environmentalism debate by Slamfu “You can’t reason someone out of something they were never reasoned into” – Jonathan Swift Whenever I see a piece on environmental issues these days, it seems to me that it is always couched in terms of CO2 emissions and Global Warming only. GW is a major issue, and something I think the … [Read more...] about Why Global Warming focus is hurting the environmentalism debate
Interview with Major Todd Pierce
[icopyright one button toolbar] Major Todd Pierce (U.S. Army, Retired) is an attorney who served as a Judge Advocate General (J.A.G.) officer in the United States Army. In that capacity, he has served on the defense teams for two Guantanamo military commissions defendants. On October 13, 2014 I had the privilege of interviewing Maj. Pierce by telephone. What follows … [Read more...] about Interview with Major Todd Pierce