Reuters reports that Russia threatened several Eastern European and Central Asian countries with consquences if they went along with a UN vote to label the widely condemned -- and rigged -- Crimean referendum on seceding from the Ukraine invalid. it reads like a scene out of The Godfather -- as does Russia's response when asked about the charge: Russia threatened several … [Read more...] about Reuters: Russia threatened countries ahead of UN vote on Ukraine – envoys
Truce in Moral Superiority
A Truce in Moral Superiority By Tina Dupuy The distinction of liberal or conservative often hinges on the association with the word "hypocrite." To liberals, being a hypocrite is a mortal sin. There's nothing worse than being accused of not living up to the standards you ascribe to. Hypocrite is a dirty word to call a liberal. It's even worse than calling them … [Read more...] about Truce in Moral Superiority
College Athletic Unions (Cartoon II)
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 College Athletic Unions (Cartoon II)
African-American Children and Education: Where dehumanization leads us (Guest Voice)
Where dehumanization leads us by Esther J. Cepeda Washington Post Writers Group Columnist CHICAGO -- "What could a 3-year-old possibly do to warrant being suspended from preschool?" The question was raised by someone who had read a news story about a Department of Education report noting that black children make up 18 percent of preschool enrollment but … [Read more...] about African-American Children and Education: Where dehumanization leads us (Guest Voice)
The Only GOP Approved Birth Control – Plan GOP (Political Parody Video)
The Supreme Court is in the news as it gets ready to hear cases involving birth control. You might think there is no GOP approved birth control plan, but you're wrong as this video shows. Its director Rod Blackhurst explains: The Right to A RIGHT Life is a commercial for birth control (read: abortion pill) that Republicans can feel good about. For the first time ever … [Read more...] about The Only GOP Approved Birth Control – Plan GOP (Political Parody Video)
College Football Union (Cartoon)
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 College Football Union (Cartoon)
Zakaria on Obama and Putin
Fareed Zakaria places the Russia/Crimea situation in historical context in The Washington Post. Compare what the Obama administration has managed to organize in the wake of this latest Russian aggression to the Bush administration’s response to Putin’s actions in Georgia in 2008. That was a blatant invasion. Moscow sent in tanks and heavy artillery; hundreds were killed, … [Read more...] about Zakaria on Obama and Putin
Putin hasn’t changed. It’s time the West did (Guest Voice)
Putin hasn't changed. It's time the West did. (via GlobalPost) BOSTON — Before George W. Bush got a sense of Vladimir Putin’s soul by looking into eyes, there was Tony Blair. He traveled to St. Petersburg to meet the Russian president in March 2000 even before Putin’s first election — Boris Yeltsin had… … [Read more...] about Putin hasn’t changed. It’s time the West did (Guest Voice)
BREAKING: Christie announces that David Samson resigned as Port Authority chairman
Christie announces that David Samson resigned as Port Authority chairman (via NJ.com) TRENTON — David Samson, the chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, has resigned from the bistate agency, Gov. Chris Christie announced today. The governor, at a news conference, announced that Samson had offered his resignation… … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Christie announces that David Samson resigned as Port Authority chairman
The Pope Isn’t a Party Boss
WASHINGTON -- President Obama's first salary as a community organizer was paid by a Catholic group and his earliest social justice work was rooted in Catholic social doctrine. He identified with Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, then Chicago's archbishop, whose consistent ethic of life encompassed a dedication to the poor, a concern over the human costs of war, and opposition to the … [Read more...] about The Pope Isn’t a Party Boss
Chris Christie’s Problem With Personal Responsibility (Guest Voice)
Chris Christie's Problem With Personal Responsibility by Rob Tornoe Earlier this month, Chris Christie appeared at CPAC, the notorious get together of gun-wielding conservatives angry about Democrats and their do-gooder progressive policies. Amidst the fully expected, tried-and true rhythm of bashing unions and lambasting women's rights, Christie billed himself as the … [Read more...] about Chris Christie’s Problem With Personal Responsibility (Guest Voice)
Beware of Vladimir Putin: He’s a Real Threat
Beware of Vladimir Putin. He's a real threat. Don't forget this is a guy who is turning a reformed Russia into an autocratic state. And he has nukes. Which you can't count on him to simply possess. That's the gist of a must-read op-ed in The Los Angeles Times written by Leon Aron, director of Russian studies at the American Enterprise Institute. He's also the … [Read more...] about Beware of Vladimir Putin: He’s a Real Threat
Evolution and Creationists (Guest Cartoonist Guest Voice)
Evolution and Creationists by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --Creationists Stall Eight-Year-Old Girl’s Idea for State Fossil for South Carolina --Creationists Condemn Neil DeGrasse Tyson's 'Cosmos' for Pro-Evolution Stance --How Liberty University Creates Creationists --The United States of Sarah Palin: Those Wonderful Creationists vs. That Liberally Biased Science … [Read more...] about Evolution and Creationists (Guest Cartoonist Guest Voice)
Colbert Report Asian Joke Sparks Firestorm Leading to Demands He Be Cancelled
Rage over a variety of issues is what now fuels our politics. And rage can be fueled to be even greater if it involves something considered to be offensive to a group -- even if it's said as a joke that lampoons those who use offending phrases. Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert is now getting a lesson in rage 101 due to a line plucked out of a satirical comedy bit he did that … [Read more...] about Colbert Report Asian Joke Sparks Firestorm Leading to Demands He Be Cancelled
Seeing the world through animal eyes
Have you ever seen the world through animal eyes? No, saying you watched Fox News and MSNBC doesn't cut it. I don't mean ideological political animal eyes - I mean ANIMAL eyes. GO HERE to...see. … [Read more...] about Seeing the world through animal eyes
Why Americans Like or Dislike Obamacare
Another great article at the Washington Post on Obamacare. This time the question -- the poll -- is why Americans like or dislike Obamacare. In other words, as Sean Sullivan puts it, “...why do the law's supporters like it? And why do opponents hate it?" He adds, "Thanks to a poll released this week by the Kaiser Family Foundation, we can answer these … [Read more...] about Why Americans Like or Dislike Obamacare
Are our crime rates a crime now in America? (Infographic)
Are our crime rates now almost a crime in America? The website http://www.criminaljusticedegreehub.com/ offers an infographic that is an eye-opener: Source: CriminalJusticeDegreeHub.com … [Read more...] about Are our crime rates a crime now in America? (Infographic)
The Holocaust: The Dutch Do Not Forget
Dutch Jews suffered immensely and disproportionately so under the Nazis in World War II. Out of 140,000 Jews living in the Netherlands at the outbreak of the war, some 107,000 Jews were deported to death camps such as Auschwitz-Birkenau, Bergen-Belsen, Dachau, Buchenwald, Treblinka, Belzec and Sobibor. In total, between 102,000 and 104,000 Dutch Jews -- men, women, … [Read more...] about The Holocaust: The Dutch Do Not Forget
Houston
Since my mother passed away 14 months ago the only family I have left are my brother and sister both of whom live in Houston. I went down there for a visit for a week. It was nice to see them. My sister took me on a couple of day trips, one to Galveston so I could see the Gulf of Mexico and one to the "hill country" south of Austin. Although I saw lots of great wild … [Read more...] about Houston
Bank Tellers – The Next Endangered Job?
We have seen a decline in brick and mortar retail outlets and now we are seeing the same thing with brick and mortar banks. Why? The same reason - the internet. I have not been inside by bank for over a year and I'm not alone. One in three people in the U.S. reports not visiting the bank for personal financial reasons in the past six months, while one in five hasn’t gone in … [Read more...] about Bank Tellers – The Next Endangered Job?