Oh my God... This is a family friendly site that uses newspaper standards. But there is a new quote from Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, who makes resigned San Diego Mayor Bob Filner look like a credit to Filner's city. The latest is not something we would run on TMV. His latest involves some adult language -- so if you want to read it GO HERE. Also read this on North America's … [Read more...] about Toronto’s Mayor Ron Ford Jumps the Ocean
Obama needs his friends back
WASHINGTON -- President Obama is furiously fending off those "winter of discontent" stories, and it's not even winter yet. The news about the health care law that is supposed to be his greatest achievement is almost uniformly downbeat. The public is unhappy with national politicians of all kinds. And then there are the polls, a currency that the political world -- … [Read more...] about Obama needs his friends back
Sour grapes: Rand Paul attributes Christie win to federal money for New Jersey
Put this one in your Sour Grapes File. Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is apparently not pleased with all the publicity his potential rival for the 2006 Republican Presidential nomination Chris Christie has gotten over his landslide re-election win. So he's doing two things: 1. Indugling in some sour grapes and saying it was due to Christie getting lots of federal money for his … [Read more...] about Sour grapes: Rand Paul attributes Christie win to federal money for New Jersey
Obama to propose administrative fix for Obamacare
As the controversy over those who've discovered they are losing their doctors and insurance due to the Affordable Health Care grows, Republicans (note Karl Rove here) seem almost gleeful as Democrats find the advantage they gained during the Republican House-engineered shut down has been wiped out. Now, amid angry feedback the White House got from Democrats, President Barack … [Read more...] about Obama to propose administrative fix for Obamacare
Typhoon: after battle to survive, the struggle to live
Typhoon: after battle to survive, the struggle to live (via AFP) People who clung to power cables or cowered in concrete buildings as an apocalyptic storm blew through the Philippines may have thought they were lucky to live, but for many, the struggle to survive has only just begun. Those who made it through the… … [Read more...] about Typhoon: after battle to survive, the struggle to live
The Kennedy Honeymoon in the White House
The first months of the Kennedy presidency were a media feast. The White House had a young family with movie-star looks and a flair for publicity: children and pets, a President who quipped his way through TV press conferences, a First Lady with continental taste in fashion, food and decor. After eight years of Ike’s garbled syntax and Mamie Eisenhower’s plastered bangs, the … [Read more...] about The Kennedy Honeymoon in the White House
Tropical Storms Getting Worse Due to Climate Change
Last Friday, a devastating tropical storm known as Typhoon Haiyan wiped out much of the Philippines. At least 10,000 people were killed in a single city, and when all is said and done the death toll will likely be insurmountable. Those who were lucky enough to survive the storm are far from being out of hot water. Their homes were literally wiped out, and many have nothing … [Read more...] about Tropical Storms Getting Worse Due to Climate Change
Sometimes You Forget The Progress
I was watching C-Span and they aired a brief interview with former House member Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, a fairly liberal Democrat who served in the 1970s. As part of her interview she discussed the fact that she was the first member of Congress to give birth to a child and the first to be granted maternity leave. It struck me that today that would hardly be a big deal, … [Read more...] about Sometimes You Forget The Progress
Sullivan on Burke’s Conservatism
Andrew Sullivan channels Edmund Burke on the true nature of conservatism on The Daily Dish. For a conservative should not be implacably hostile to liberalism (let alone demonize it), but should be alert to its insights, and deeply aware of the need to change laws and government in response to unstoppable change in human society. Equally, a liberal can learn a lot from … [Read more...] about Sullivan on Burke’s Conservatism
The Global Warming Interlude Might Not Exist
Much has been made of the supposed pause in global warming for the last 15 years or so on the part of those who deny that there is warming, or that people aren't responsible or that it's good for us or whatever argument they think might sound best in a given situation. RealClimate, a site run by climatologists, informs us that a new analysis of data from that time frame that … [Read more...] about The Global Warming Interlude Might Not Exist
Update and Clarification
A few days ago I did a post that alleged that the Stuxnet virus had infected the International Space Station and quoted Eugene Kaspersky. I just received the following email from Sarah Bergeron of the Kapersky Labs: On November 7, while talking with the press after his speech at the National Press Club of Australia, Eugene Kaspersky, illustrating how a network with no … [Read more...] about Update and Clarification
It’s Not Just Obamacare For the Tea Party
At least one Tea Party organization hasn't let the Great Obamacare Panic distract them from something really important. The Tea Party Leadership Fund is starting a project to primary all 87 Republicans who dared to vote for the deal to end the government shutdown. After all, as Dan Backer, the treasurer of the group says "You can’t be a conservative and vote to raise the debt … [Read more...] about It’s Not Just Obamacare For the Tea Party
Quote of the Day: Why Obamacare is in greater trouble this week
In response to some comments on TMV and a few emails that suggest that yours truly and TMV are now somehow doing Republican talking points, or the site is being co-written by Sean Hannity, our Quote of the Day is from the Washington Post's apparently (using that same standard) right wing columnist Ezra Klein on why Obamacare is in greater trouble than a week ago. We'll just … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Why Obamacare is in greater trouble this week
Polls: Bad news for Obama, Congress and Democrats
A slew of new polls contain mostly bad news for President Barack Obama, Congress and Democrats in Congress. Many voters are saying "a pox on all of your houses" as Obama's numbers sink to within a hair of former President George Bush's bad numbers, Congress has dropped down so far down a "SOUTH POLE" sign can be seen -- and Democrats have lost the advantage that they had on the … [Read more...] about Polls: Bad news for Obama, Congress and Democrats
Obamacare sign up numbers come up far short of projections: 106,000
Only 106,000 'select' Obamacare plans in October (via AFP) Only 106,000 people enrolled in the new US health plan in its first month and only a quarter did so on a faulty government website, in early failures for President Barack Obama's top domestic achievement. Government figures published Wednesday were… … [Read more...] about Obamacare sign up numbers come up far short of projections: 106,000
German Snowden-Mania Puts All Europe at Risk (ABC, Spain)
Are Germans giving in to self-defeating emotion by considering asylum for former NSA analyst Edward Snowden? For Spain's ABC Newspaper, columnist Hermann Tertsch castigates Germans for being whipped up 'by media which is as populist as it is irresponsible' - with a 'campaign of hysteria and compassionate demagogy' that puts the entire continent at risk. For Spain's ABC, … [Read more...] about German Snowden-Mania Puts All Europe at Risk (ABC, Spain)
Tidbits from Down Under – Part 3
While reading my second installment of “Tidbits from Down Under,” I realized that introductions, caveats, disclaimers, etc. took up a large portion of the piece. This time, having already heard from a friend from Down Under, I will just repeat and expand one “disclaimer”: These "tidbits" are impressions of someone who knew very little about that magnificent continent … [Read more...] about Tidbits from Down Under – Part 3
Drugs in Canada (Cartoon)
https://politicalgraffiti.wordpress.com/2013/11/13/justin-trudeau-and-rob-ford/ Copyright 2013 David Donar. All rights reserved. Copyright Donar, Political Graffiti … [Read more...] about Drugs in Canada (Cartoon)
How FDR’s Widow Helped Elect JFK
My main contribution to Kennedy’s election was inadvertent, and it was delivered by Eleanor Roosevelt. We had run a piece by FDR’s widow, “My Advice to the Next First Lady.” The producers of the “Tonight” show called me to ask her if she would appear with Jack Paar. To my surprise, she agreed. On the way to the studio, I asked Mrs. Roosevelt, who had supported Adlai … [Read more...] about How FDR’s Widow Helped Elect JFK
Panic? Democrats ask White House to fix Obamacare ASAP
It certainly sounds like panic is setting in among Democrats. And for good reason: It is now undeniable that when historians write the history of Barack Obama they'll say a)he accomplished what no other President could do in the Affordable Health Care act b)he used up lots of political capital in getting the Affordable Health Care Act through, which hurt his party in the … [Read more...] about Panic? Democrats ask White House to fix Obamacare ASAP