CBS News investigative correspondent Sharyl is leaving CBS amid what reports say was a feeling that the network's news had gotten too liberal and that it lacked its longtime commitment to investigative reporting, The Politico reports. If those indeed prove to be the reason -- we'll know when he book comes out on election day -- it will be a sign of our times: 1. News has … [Read more...] about Sharyl Attkisson resigns from CBS News: reportedly felt it was too liberal
Sullivan on Obama’s Record
Andrew Sullivan digs into the data to tout the actual record of the Obama administration on The Daily Dish. The news cycle is so punishing these days you might be forgiven for thinking the Obama era is over. But it isn’t. It’s at its peak in terms of impact, because policies, especially economic ones, take some time to have effect. Five years in, we have enough data – so … [Read more...] about Sullivan on Obama’s Record
(Updated) Ukraine: Condoleezza Rice Joins the Cabal
Update: The New Republic published a column by Leon Wieseltier that, in its attacks on Obama's Ukraine policy specifically and his foreign policy in general, is similar to Condoleezza Rice's column discussed below. Jim Sleeper, at the Washington Monthly Magazine, reacts to Wieseltier's remarks in a unique and effective way: "Leon Wieseltier’s Moral Posturing on Crimea … [Read more...] about (Updated) Ukraine: Condoleezza Rice Joins the Cabal
Poll: 61% of young Republicans favor same-sex marriage
A new Pew Research Center poll underscores an emerging fact: conservative Republicans and/or Tea Party Republicans who are battling same-sex marriage are increasingly oh, so 20th century -- even among young Republicans who favor same-sex marriage: Young people continue to be the strongest proponents of same-sex marriage. And as public support for same-sex marriage … [Read more...] about Poll: 61% of young Republicans favor same-sex marriage
Annexing Crimea ‘Too Costly for Russia to Bear’ (Gazeta, Russia)
Even if it wants to, can Russia afford to incorporate Crimea into its territory - either economically or diplomatically? Western media is not alone in posing the question. This editorial from Russia's Gazeta is categorical in its conclusions: 'No' and 'No.' The non-nonsense Gazeta editorial starts off this way: Crimea may not turn out as a "triumph of historical justice … [Read more...] about Annexing Crimea ‘Too Costly for Russia to Bear’ (Gazeta, Russia)
The View from 90: Havoc and Hope
On March 4, 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was inaugurated. It was my ninth birthday. In April 1945, I was a 21-year-old foot soldier on the floor of a German farmhouse when someone shook me awake to whisper that FDR had died. Now, at 90, I am inevitably shaped by those years after a working lifetime as writer, editor and publisher trying to explain the world to … [Read more...] about The View from 90: Havoc and Hope
GOP Going Nuclear on ‘Battlefield of Ideas’
GOP Going Nuclear on 'Battlefield of Ideas' By Jason Stanford CPAC—the political convention that is to conservatives what ComicCon is to nerds—did not sort out the Republican field for 2016, but it did reveal something much scarier. Unlike most years when Republicans insist they should fight for ideals they never define, this time conservatives sketched out a frighteningly … [Read more...] about GOP Going Nuclear on ‘Battlefield of Ideas’
Mystery deepens: Malaysia says ‘mystified’ as no jet debris found
Malaysia says 'mystified' as no jet debris found (via AFP) Malaysia said Monday there is still no trace of wreckage from a jet that vanished with 239 people on board, deepening the anguish of relatives two days after the "mystifying" disappearance. A potential breakthrough emerged Sunday when an aircraft scouring… … [Read more...] about Mystery deepens: Malaysia says ‘mystified’ as no jet debris found
The Price Of Conservatism
Robert Reich writes that, in the three decades after World War II, the United States created the largest middle class the world has ever seen: During those years the earnings of the typical American worker doubled, just as the size of the American economy doubled. (Over the last thirty years, by contrast, the size of the economy doubled again but the earnings of the … [Read more...] about The Price Of Conservatism
Kerry Lampoons CNN’s Ratings Problems
I've been a huge fan of CNN since it's inception. I'm so old I remember when HLN was Headline News and presented non-stop 30 minute newscasts to supplement CNN's long form news coverage. I've also been on CNN as a talking moderate head and CNN is the most listened to station on my XM Radio dial when I travel. But CNN was target of some great jokes at the Gridiron. And who'd … [Read more...] about Kerry Lampoons CNN’s Ratings Problems
Cosmos Returns
One evening not so many years ago, a young boy (yours truly) sat down in front of the bulky living room TV to watch a show called Cosmos. From the first strains of Vangelis and the first words of the gentle man named Carl I was hooked. For the next 13 weeks I was in awe as the majesty of the Universe was revealed. To this day a part of me regrets I was not able (or perhaps … [Read more...] about Cosmos Returns
The Right’s new clothes
WASHINGTON -- Are conservatives interested in new ideas, or are they merely infatuated with the idea of new ideas? Are they really reappraising their approach, or are they trying to adjust their image just enough to win elections? One way to look at this year's Conservative Political Action Conference is as a face-off between the "No Surrender" cries of Sen. Ted Cruz, … [Read more...] about The Right’s new clothes
Josh Marshall on CPAC
Josh Marshall wonders why CPAC is covered much more heavily than Net Roots Nation in Talking Points Memo. First, geography. I'm not sure whether I'd fully get the significance of this unless I had to make editorial and publishing budget decisions all the time. But I'd say at least half the issue is that CPAC is held everywhere in DC whereas Netroots Nation for instance gets … [Read more...] about Josh Marshall on CPAC
SciFi Weekend: Hannibal; Arrow; Revolution; SHIELD; The Americans; Almost Human; Does Ted’s Wife Die On How I Met Your Mother?; Continuum; Cosmos; Captain America; 24; Karen Gillan; Mad Men
Sakizuki, the second episode this season of Hannibal, did an excellent job of blending a serial killer of the week story with the overall mythology of the show. Hannibal did track down the killer the FBI was hunting, but finished the killer's job before the FBI got there. Only Hannibal could look so fashionable in a plastic suit, or convince the killer to become a part of his … [Read more...] about SciFi Weekend: Hannibal; Arrow; Revolution; SHIELD; The Americans; Almost Human; Does Ted’s Wife Die On How I Met Your Mother?; Continuum; Cosmos; Captain America; 24; Karen Gillan; Mad Men
John Hagee Sees Russian Invasion Of Ukraine As Fulfillment Of Biblical Prophesy On The End Times
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BU3xcg8FGoY There is a tendency in any crisis to find analogies to similar events. It is inevitable that the Russian invasion of Ukraine will bring back memories of previous wars in Europe, especially the Cold War and Nazi Germany. While still not how we want borders drawn in the 21st century, and a clear violation of international law, even if … [Read more...] about John Hagee Sees Russian Invasion Of Ukraine As Fulfillment Of Biblical Prophesy On The End Times
Rand Paul sweeps CPAC poll
This year is it a harbinger of things to come? If there was a favorite at the Conservative Political Action Conference -- a conference with speeches offering more red meat to conservative Republican partisans than all of the West Coast CostCos combined -- it was clearly Kentucky Senator Rand in the group's straw poll. He As most pundits will note, given the fact that he who … [Read more...] about Rand Paul sweeps CPAC poll
Obama Putin (ANIMATION)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6ZS2ZxSRw4&feature=youtu.be Copyright 2014 David Donar. All rights reserved. Copyright Donar, Political Graffiti UPDATE: Of related interest. GO HERE. … [Read more...] about Obama Putin (ANIMATION)
Sullivan Fisks Krauthammer on Putin
Andrew Sullivan draws and quarters Charles Krauthammer's "Wages of Weakness" column on Putin on The Daily Dish. Is it possible things are just a little bit more complicated than that? It could be that the impulse for national power, territory, dominion is now not obsolete, but simply much more attenuated now than it once was (and that argument is easily compatible with Kerry’s … [Read more...] about Sullivan Fisks Krauthammer on Putin
Pro-Russians rally in Ukraine as Putin holds firm
Pro-Russians rally in Ukraine as Putin holds firm (via AFP) Thousands of pro-Russian activists rallied in the heartland of Ukraine's ousted leader on Saturday as Moscow threatened to cut off gas to its neighbour and keep the United States from checking on its nuclear arsenal. The rallies in industrial cities… … [Read more...] about Pro-Russians rally in Ukraine as Putin holds firm
Get Ready for ‘Education Spring’ (Guest Voice)
Get Ready for 'Education Spring' By Jason Stanford In the state where high-stakes testing began, a few hundred teachers, academics and activists came together last weekend to hasten what one leader called an "Education Spring." The Network for Public Education gathered in Austin to plan the resistance to the status quo of high-stakes testing and an encroaching corporate … [Read more...] about Get Ready for ‘Education Spring’ (Guest Voice)