[twitter name="name"] SNL had fun with a sketch depicting its view of President Barack Obama at a meeting of healthcare.gov trying and find ways to increase enrollment. … [Read more...] about SNL: Obama at Healthcare.Gov meeting (Video)
Republicans and voting: And if you’re black, get back
...Or if you're brown, white, poor, or appear to be a Democratic voter, Ohio and Wisconsin (swing states) have now enacted laws that put serious barriers between you and the voting booth. North Carolina is worse, now, than either Ohio or Wisconsin. Some laws have already kicked in. Some may not start skewing the vote to the right and far right until the next presidential … [Read more...] about Republicans and voting: And if you’re black, get back
Capital punishment in America: Stiff figures (Guest Voice)
Capital punishment in America: Stiff figures (via The Economist) AMERICA carried out 39 executions last year. This puts the country in some unsavoury international company; only China, Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia put more people to death (albeit by a fairly large margin in China and Iran). Our colleagues over at… … [Read more...] about Capital punishment in America: Stiff figures (Guest Voice)
Sheldon Adelson (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 Sheldon Adelson (Cartoon)
An excuse to do nothing
WASHINGTON -- Blaming poverty on the mysterious influence of "culture" is a convenient excuse for doing nothing to address the problem. That's the real issue with what Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said about distressed inner-city communities. Critics who accuse him of racism are missing the point. What he's really guilty of is providing a reason for government to throw up … [Read more...] about An excuse to do nothing
The Plane! The Plane!
The Plane! The Plane! By Peter Funt The other night I got into bed later than usual and wondered if I had missed the nightly installment of this month's hottest talk-radio topic: the missing Malaysian plane and wild theories about its fate. Silly me. The talkers were still at full throttle, ranting about, The plane! The plane! Daytime talk shows on radio and TV tend to … [Read more...] about The Plane! The Plane!
Influential Republicans Move to Draft Jeb Bush for 2016
In a way, it's the political non-story of 2014, but definitely worth reporting, because what has long been predicted is now happening: the Washington Post reports that influential Republicans are now working to move to draft Jeb Bush to get him to jump into the 2016 Republican Presidential nomination sweepstakes. Many of the Republican Party’s most powerful insiders and … [Read more...] about Influential Republicans Move to Draft Jeb Bush for 2016
Poll: Paul, Huckabee are ahead for 2016 Republican Presidential nomination
A new poll finds Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee leading as prospective 2016 Republican presidential candidates. I gave this take here in The Week about how Paul might get the nomination. Some strongly disagree. But polls show Paul is way up there which is still no guarantee he'll make it to the GOP heap's top. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and … [Read more...] about Poll: Paul, Huckabee are ahead for 2016 Republican Presidential nomination
Condi Rice criticizes Obama’s leadership, proves she lacks anything resembling self-awareness or perspective
So Condi Rice is on the anti-Obama bandwagon, just like her pals Cheney and Rummy and rest of the detritus of the Bush II presidency: Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice accused Barack Obama of dramatically weakening the United States' position in the world, drawing a straight line between Obama's ever-yielding foreign policy and the increasing troubles around the … [Read more...] about Condi Rice criticizes Obama’s leadership, proves she lacks anything resembling self-awareness or perspective
Envy and Jealousy? Gag Me with a Silver Spoon
Envy and Jealousy? Gag Me with a Silver Spoon by Michael Winship Here on our whimsical island off the coast of the Eastern Seaboard, we have a company called Manhattan Mini Storage that is as famous for the semi-snarky wit of its billboards and subway posters as it is for the spaces it rents to we New Yorkers who live in apartments so small the mice are stoop-shouldered. … [Read more...] about Envy and Jealousy? Gag Me with a Silver Spoon
A ‘Puppet in Putin’s Hands,’ Snowden Paved Way to Ukraine Crisis (Rzeczpospolita, Poland)
Did Russian President Vladmimir Putin use Edward Snowden to create suspicion between Washington and the E.U. in order to scuttle a free trade deal between the United States and Europe? For Poland's Rzeczpospolita, lawmaker Pawel Zalewski outlines not only how Vladimir Putin can be defeated by approving the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, but his conviction that … [Read more...] about A ‘Puppet in Putin’s Hands,’ Snowden Paved Way to Ukraine Crisis (Rzeczpospolita, Poland)
Reuters: Russia threatened countries ahead of UN vote on Ukraine – envoys
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)
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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)
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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