Now there are those who say our energy demand cannot be met by solar power. Well Germany just reached a milestone and got 50% of it's electrical energy from solar in the first week of June. "German solar demonstrated just what it is capable of in the first two weeks of June," said Tobias Rothacher, expert for renewable energies at Germany Trade & Invest, the country's … [Read more...] about Solar Power
Kerry in Iraq: Four Interviews – and Fox News, too.
During his visit to Iraq, Secretary of State John Kerry gave several interviews to news media and Fox, too. Since the question as to what military action -- if any -- the United States will take in Iraq is on everyone’s mind, the following are answers and comments Kerry gave and made, respectively, to questions directly or indirectly referring to that … [Read more...] about Kerry in Iraq: Four Interviews – and Fox News, too.
Scott Walker Supporter Indicted for Serial Voter Fraud
A key Republican partisan, Tea Party and talk radio mantra is that there's this huge problem with voter fraud benefiting the Democrats, a nice sounding argument and great charge to scream at Democrats, independents, neutral journalists and academics who say it's simply not true. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul bluntly took his party to task for its obsession with voter ID, until he got … [Read more...] about Scott Walker Supporter Indicted for Serial Voter Fraud
Potential ACA Time Bomb in Utility Regulatory Group v. EPA
Legal analysts are aflutter over the Supreme Court's mixed holding in Utility Regulatory Group v. EPA. The main contest seems to be between those who focus on the Court's upholding of the EPA's claim to regulate greenhouse gasses and those who focus on the Court's circumscribing of that power. Truthfully, it is probably a glass half-empty/half-full argument. But the second … [Read more...] about Potential ACA Time Bomb in Utility Regulatory Group v. EPA
The Obama Administration’s Justification For Killing An American Abroad Doesn’t Fly
There was a familiar odor emanating from the Justice Department memo finally made public this week that sought to justify killing the American citizen and radical Muslim cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, in a 2011 drone strike in Yemen: It was legal gobbledegook clearly designed to reach a desired conclusion, and the last time we saw antics on this scale was in the infamous Bush Justice … [Read more...] about The Obama Administration’s Justification For Killing An American Abroad Doesn’t Fly
How to Watch the World Cup
How to Watch the World Cup Raging Moderate by Will Durst The refrain has echoed across the globe our entire lives. "The World Cup is the most exciting sporting event on the face of the planet. Bigger than the Super Bowl, Stanley Cup and World Series combined and go ahead, throw in the next Star Wars movie especially with Carrie Fischer and Harrison Ford dragging their … [Read more...] about How to Watch the World Cup
Cruz Fiction
Remember the Republican tag for Bill Clinton -- "Slick Willie"? You could get what they meant but it didn't work for Clinton whose character (bad and sometimes good) ran deeper than slick. "Slick" refers to something superficial, visible, maybe nasty, but easy to remove without much work. "Slick" is a word that's made for Ted Cruz. It's what he is and it's all he is. … [Read more...] about Cruz Fiction
(Updated) President Obama to Award Another Medal of Honor
Updated with photographs (All US Army --www.army.mil): Above: Sgt. Ryan Pitts, left, with Sgt. Israel Garcia, who was mortally wounded during the Battle of Wanat. Also watch video of Pitts discussing the significance of receiving the Medal for his actions during the controversial battle and read more details about Pitts' valor here. Original post: The … [Read more...] about (Updated) President Obama to Award Another Medal of Honor
U.S. Supreme Court Cuts Back Climate Change Regulation
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Sullivan on Darth Cheney
Andrew Sullivan nails Dick Cheney's toxic, paranoid non-response to Senator Rand Paul's (R-KY) criticism on The Daily Dish. Look at the formulae that Cheney recites. He can’t actually address the debate over the Iraq war; he just reiterates his own position then and now. You get the impression he hasn’t actually had a single conversation in person challenging his rigid mindset … [Read more...] about Sullivan on Darth Cheney
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: George Will and rape
George Will and rape by Mike Peters Of related interest: --Major Newspaper Dumps George Will, Apologizes For ‘Offensive’ Rape Column --George Will stands by sexual assault column --Editor Defends Decision to Drop George Will After Rape Column --Martin Longman: Why did George Will write that rape victims enjoy a privileged status on college campuses? It was either … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: George Will and rape
Soccer
Perhaps it's because I lived in Munich for several years, I could see the FC Bayern practice field from my office window, but I have loved soccer for most of my life. Both of my sons played soccer and I never missed a game. I was glued to the TV last night to watch the USA Portugal and have no problem with a tie after 90 minutes. I don't follow NFL football and I can't think … [Read more...] about Soccer
Carl Hiaasen: Anyone here miss Dick Cheney? Neither do I (Guest Voice)
Carl Hiaasen: Anyone here miss Dick Cheney? Neither do I … [Read more...] about Carl Hiaasen: Anyone here miss Dick Cheney? Neither do I (Guest Voice)
A year of living negatively
WASHINGTON -- Republicans feel good about this fall's election even though their party is sharply divided and its brand is badly tainted. The House GOP last week elected a balanced ticket of leaders in a relatively harmonious process. Nonetheless, the party's right still complained that its voices were not heard. And a party leadership that thought it had … [Read more...] about A year of living negatively
Cartoon: IRS loses emails
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: IRS loses emails
ISIS and ASIS
ISIS did not arise de novo in Syria and Iraq. And its supposed military triumphs in Iraq have been due to alliances with some of the indigenous Sunni tribes along with old Baathist organizations who supplied much of the fighting muscle for the Iraqi army. These are secular organizations and not Islamist in their orientation, and at some point conflict between the Baathists and … [Read more...] about ISIS and ASIS
Cartoon: Spain’s new King Felipe
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SciFi Weekend: Orphan Black; Fargo; Continuum; Game of Thrones; Better Call Saul; Utopia; Under The Skin
The second season finale of Orphan Black, officially titled By Means Which Have Never Yet Been Tried, will probably be forever remembered as the Clone Club Dance Party episode by fans. The happy reunion was in the midst of an episode which started with Dyad being more horrifying than ever and major revelations at the end. It was obvious that things were not going to go well … [Read more...] about SciFi Weekend: Orphan Black; Fargo; Continuum; Game of Thrones; Better Call Saul; Utopia; Under The Skin
TV Violence May Be Dumbing Men Down
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Peter Beinart Says It All: “Hillary does learn from her mistakes. But only after the damage is done.”
Peter Beinart has an article on A Unified Theory of Hillary in today's issue of National Journal.The entire article is worth reading but one line really sums up the article and my overall opinion of Hillary Clinton: "Hillary does learn from her mistakes. But only after the damage is done." He also pointed out how her tunnel vision "might produce a presidency more stylistically … [Read more...] about Peter Beinart Says It All: “Hillary does learn from her mistakes. But only after the damage is done.”