Yes, we're most assuredly in an era when "The Daily Show" an reveal more truths about politicians than the news -- by just giving someone a chance to talk and, seemingly oblivious, reveal their true selves. In an interview that will be shown for many years, a North Carolina Republican Party precinct chairman virtually admitted that the state's draconian voter ID laws are aimed … [Read more...] about The “lazy black people” Daily Show interview that cost a North Carolina GOPer his party job (Video)
Booker Didn’t Underperform. NJ’s Voters Underperformed
In case anyone missed it amid the hoopla of the government shutdown, New Jersey hosted a U.S. Senate race last week. An election was necessitated in the "Garden State" by the summer death of senior Senator Frank Lautenberg and, as expected, Newark Mayor Cory Booker defeated ex-Bogota Mayor and Gubernatorial candidate Steve Lonegan to fill the final year of Lautenberg's term. … [Read more...] about Booker Didn’t Underperform. NJ’s Voters Underperformed
Lawmakers step up assault over ‘Obamacare’ woes
US lawmakers step up assault over 'Obamacare' woes (via AFP) US lawmakers grilled the contractors behind the troubled Obamacare website Thursday as Republicans attacked what they dubbed "one of the biggest IT disasters in government history." President Barack Obama's Republican opponents have long opposed his… … [Read more...] about Lawmakers step up assault over ‘Obamacare’ woes
Economic Austerity Has It’s Own Price
When the upcoming budget negotiations take place I hope that enough of the public and the politicians have paid attention to how unsuccessful austerity policies have been in Europe. It certainly hasn't been a raging success in Ireland, actually causing another exodus of Irish nationals. … [Read more...] about Economic Austerity Has It’s Own Price
Sen. Ted Cruz Covered Under Wife’s Health Insurance Plan at Goldman Sachs
HYPOCRITE: The hypocrisy of Sen. Ted Cruz is particularly glaring when you add his wife Heidi Nelson Cruz, a director at blue-chip company Goldman Sachs, to the mix. You see, Mrs. Cruz's place of employment "helped set off the populist rage that ushered Mr. Cruz into the Senate in 2012," the New York Times reports. What's even more hypocritical is that while he forced a … [Read more...] about Sen. Ted Cruz Covered Under Wife’s Health Insurance Plan at Goldman Sachs
Who Built This? (Cartoon)
https://politicalgraffiti.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/who-built-this/ Copyright 2013 David Donar. All rights reserved. Copyright Donar, Political Graffiti … [Read more...] about Who Built This? (Cartoon)
Repairing the Rot in the Capitol, Inside and Out
“I cannot even stand to look at you," a GOP House leader told the President during negotiations over the Shutdown. According to Sen. Dick Durbin, Tea Party zealots “say President Obama just doesn't try hard enough to communicate with Republicans. But in a 'negotiation' meeting with the president, one GOP House Leader told the president: 'I cannot even stand to look at you.' … [Read more...] about Repairing the Rot in the Capitol, Inside and Out
Sabato: Republican government shutdown improves Democratic prospects in the House
The University of Virgnia's Larry Sabato has proven to be one of the country's most reliable, perceptive, and scientifically solid political analysts. In the latest edition of his must-read Crystal Ball, Sabato and his associates Kyle Kondik and Geoffrey Skelley say the GOP's government shutdown debacle has improved Democratic prospects in the House. They're not yet saying … [Read more...] about Sabato: Republican government shutdown improves Democratic prospects in the House
NSA Espionage in France: ‘Like Spying on Family Members’ (Le Nouvel Observateur, France)
Why hasn't the latest French public outrage over NSA spying been shared by the French government? In this interview with France's Le Nouvel Observateur, foreign affairs adviser to the French government Philippe Moreau Defarges says that France has bigger problems to deal with than U.S. surveillance, which after all, Defarges says, even family members engage in. Céline … [Read more...] about NSA Espionage in France: ‘Like Spying on Family Members’ (Le Nouvel Observateur, France)
RINOS and AINOS (Guest Voice)
RINOs and AINOs Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Now we bore deep into the bunker that houses the triumphant Tea Party headquarters, where they are celebrating a tactical victory over the forces of complacency and complaining loudly about all the chicken-hearted Republicans In Name Only who bowed to the will of our socialist president, and voted to reopen the government and … [Read more...] about RINOS and AINOS (Guest Voice)
European summit leaders furious over U.S. spying
Spying row hijacks EU summit, testing Europe's unity (via AFP) Mounting ire over alleged US snooping on its allies will test Europe's unity at a summit Thursday after German and French leaders Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande demanded Washington provide an explanation. Initially expected to be "a routine affair… … [Read more...] about European summit leaders furious over U.S. spying
GOP’s Mix of Religion and Politics
Andrew Sullivan on the noxious mix of fundamentalist religion and right-wing politics in The Daily Dish. The fusion of politics and religion – most prominently the fusion of the evangelical movement and the Republican party – has been one of the most damaging developments in recent American history. It has made Republicanism not the creed of realists, pragmatists and … [Read more...] about GOP’s Mix of Religion and Politics
Starbucks buys Teavana. First coffee dominance, now tea?
Starbucks buys Teavana. First coffee dominance, now tea? (via The Christian Science Monitor) A Starbucks employee shows the new Teavana 'tea bar' in New York during a media event on Wednesday. Starbucks will open its first Teavana 'tea bar' in New York on Thursday. Will Starbucks revolutionize the tea industry as it did coffee? (Candice Choi… … [Read more...] about Starbucks buys Teavana. First coffee dominance, now tea?
Don’t give up on the uninsured
WASHINGTON -- Obamacare is working. True, that sentence comes with a large asterisk. It is working in states that have followed the essential design of the Affordable Care Act, particularly in Kentucky, Connecticut, Washington and California. The law was written with states' rights and state responsibilities in mind. States that created their own health care exchanges … [Read more...] about Don’t give up on the uninsured
A Debt Ceiling Petition
After the near disasters in 2011 and earlier this month I've come to believe that the only way to avoid this kind of idiocy is to take away the political toy that is the debt ceiling. No political party should be able to threaten the economy of the nation for an instant whether it's to extort concessions from their opponents or to "make a point". We don't have to default to … [Read more...] about A Debt Ceiling Petition
Al Qaeda’s threat won’t die
If you think Al Qaeda is dead or dying...THINK AGAIN. … [Read more...] about Al Qaeda’s threat won’t die
Poli-Takes: The Rattling of the Cages:
This addition of the “Rattling of the Cages” focuses on new developments in major House, Senate, and Gubernatorial races. In addition, the vote to reopen the federal government after a two-week standstill, while mostly on predictable lines, still offeres fodder as 2014 fast approaches. Florida-13 The first special election of 2014, and in all likelihood the first test of … [Read more...] about Poli-Takes: The Rattling of the Cages:
Latest NSA Leak Puts President Nieto’s Credibility at Stake (La Jornada, Mexico)
Perceived subservience to the United States has become a major obstacle for Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto's administration, particularly after it was revealed by Germany's Der Spiegel that both he and his predecessor's e-mail accounts were hacked by the U.S. National Security Agency. This editorial from Mexico's La Jornada warns Nieto that failure to stand up to … [Read more...] about Latest NSA Leak Puts President Nieto’s Credibility at Stake (La Jornada, Mexico)
Emerging US-China rivalry around Myanmar
Myanmar (formerly Burma) is at the core of a new emerging rivalry between the US and China in the Indian Ocean region, which contains the world’s most crowded sea lanes and trade routes. The rivalry is adding to the already tense US-China competition in the South and East China Seas and the Sea of Japan. There, the Chinese navy is trying to claim islands disputed by key … [Read more...] about Emerging US-China rivalry around Myanmar
Obamacare Website (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 Obamacare Website (Cartoon)