To YOU and YOURS, all of us here at TMV wish you the Happiest New Year. graphic via shutterstock.com … [Read more...] about HAPPY NEW YEAR!
A Lost Story: What New Year’s Used to Mean
Dear Brave Souls: Blessed New Year 2013 to all in full festive voice! Una Vez Más, One more time: The Old Man and The Baby, New Year's Icons: A Lost Story. The Lost Story About What The Old Man and the New Baby Used to Mean for Human Renewal of Body, Mind, Spirit, Heart and Soul… at New Year’s. We’re led to believe that New Year’s images are about the Old Year going … [Read more...] about A Lost Story: What New Year’s Used to Mean
7 NFL Coaches Fired the Day after Season Ends
7 NFL coaches fired the day after season ends (via GlobalPost) 7 National Football League teams have fired their coaches the day after the end of the regular season. Samantha Stainburn Seven National Football League teams have fired their coaches the day after the end of the regular season, the Associated Press reported. The teams letting go of their coaches … [Read more...] about 7 NFL Coaches Fired the Day after Season Ends
Some Thoughts For The New Year
As we face the end of one year and the start of another it is only natural for us to reflect on our status in life and equally normal for us to feel like we have nothing but problems. But just a little reminder If you have food in your fridge, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of the world. If you have money in … [Read more...] about Some Thoughts For The New Year
Get Ready to Fall Off the “Fiscal Cliff”
NOTE: The latest is that an agreement is close -- but no vote today. Which means: yep, seguro que si -- the United States, no matter for how long, is going off the fiscal cliff. A deal not voted on by the deadline is effectively no deal in time. And so I'm REPOSTING and READATING THIS: Here's what was posted several days ago. The bottom line: no vote to keep us from tumbling … [Read more...] about Get Ready to Fall Off the “Fiscal Cliff”
President Barack Obama’s Statement on the Fiscal Cliff (Republicans Not Happy) Full Video
Here's the full video of President Barack Obama's statement on the Fiscal Cliff negotiations. GOPers were reportedly unhappy with his sometimes mocking tone: The Washington Post's Ezra Klein puts it into perspective: President Obama’s cheerful, mocking statement enraged Republicans. But the bigger problem is he said something Republican leaders have been trying to … [Read more...] about President Barack Obama’s Statement on the Fiscal Cliff (Republicans Not Happy) Full Video
US Tax Deal Close as Fiscal Cliff Nears
US tax deal close as fiscal cliff nears (via AFP) US political leaders looked set Monday to strike a last-gasp deal that resolves the tax side of the fiscal cliff crisis but was not expected to rein in the longer-term problem of runaway spending. As the clock ticked down to a midnight deadline, leading Republicans and Democrats indicated a face-saving… … [Read more...] about US Tax Deal Close as Fiscal Cliff Nears
Predictions for 2013
So. One year ago today I made some predictions for 2012. All in fun of course. You can look at the list and decide how I did. Not half bad if I say so myself. Given that these things are only done in fun, here are my predictions for 2014. Feel free to make your own: In 2013: 1) Republicans lick wounds, look around, figure out that they really are going to have to retool … [Read more...] about Predictions for 2013
Purchase, Then Liquidate, Gun Makers
Now here's a creative idea. It seems that the world's largest collection of gun manufacturers, Freedom Group, is up for sale. Freedom Group is a conglomerate that has been purchasing gun makers for some time. Among its acquisitions are Bushmaster and Remington Arms. Bushmaster is the company that manufactures the AR-15, the type of gun used in the Sandy Hook massacre. See the … [Read more...] about Purchase, Then Liquidate, Gun Makers
India Gang-Rape Victim’s Family Want Killers Hanged
India gang-rape victim's family want killers hanged (via AFP) The family of an Indian gang-rape victim said Monday they would not rest until her killers are hanged as police finalised their investigation before charges are laid against suspects this week. As the ruling Congress party reportedly pushed for tougher punishments for sex crimes, including … [Read more...] about India Gang-Rape Victim’s Family Want Killers Hanged
Tribune Co. Exits Bankruptcy
Tribune Co. exits bankruptcy (via AFP) US media conglomerate Tribune Co. exited bankruptcy Monday after four years of court supervision, with the future of its assets including The Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times uncertain. The Chicago-based company said it emerged from bankruptcy protection "with a portfolio of profitable assets,… … [Read more...] about Tribune Co. Exits Bankruptcy
Fiscal Cliff: Signs of Progress — or Not?
I've been hoping that THIS POST I did would be proven wrong so I could say at the outset of a post: "I was wrong." Reports now suggest that it may be prove to be a wrong conclusion -- but others suggest the new reports might prove misleading. The Politico reports progress: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Vice President Joe Biden engaged in furious … [Read more...] about Fiscal Cliff: Signs of Progress — or Not?
Military Year in Photos – 2012 Review (Part III)
Along with my best wishes for a Safe New Year to our troops in harm’s way and a Happy New Year to all our readers this is the final “installment” of the best photographs taken in 2012 by U.S. military photographers “of troops as they conduct operations around the world, compete in athletic events such as the Olympics, and reunite with their families.” You can view the first … [Read more...] about Military Year in Photos – 2012 Review (Part III)
From Now On Consider the Source: 8 People Who Thought Hillary Clinton Faked Concussion
From now on be sure to consider the source: Buzzfeed lists 8 people who thought Hillary Clinton was faking her concussion. I always wonder why people would bother to pay attention to people who peddle paranoid tripe to try and bolster their political positions. My conclusion is those new and old media people and outlets that do so appeal to those who need to have their own … [Read more...] about From Now On Consider the Source: 8 People Who Thought Hillary Clinton Faked Concussion
Hope Ahead After a Year of Wretched Excess
At the Cliff, it’s hard to separate perspective from wishful thinking, but is there no way left to go but down? The President is optimistic, but then again he usually is. Where we are now recalls a three-pound doorstop from my brief career as a book publisher in the early 1970s when I oversaw “Smiling Through the Apocalypse: Esquire’s History of the Sixties,” edited by my … [Read more...] about Hope Ahead After a Year of Wretched Excess
The Department of Oops
File this in your Department of Oops file. A story a bit premature... … [Read more...] about The Department of Oops
Fiscal Cliff: Senate Negotiations Slow to a Crawl Amid New Guarded Hope
Fiscal cliff: 48 hours to go and Senate negotiations slow to a crawl (via The Christian Science Monitor) UPDATE: Senate majority leader Harry Reid told the Senate at 5:48 p.m. Sunday that Senate Republicans have dropped their call for Social Security benefit cuts, or “chain” CPI, as part of a deal to avert the fiscal cliff. There is still “significant distance” … [Read more...] about Fiscal Cliff: Senate Negotiations Slow to a Crawl Amid New Guarded Hope
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hospitalized With Blood Clot
The New York Times reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was hospitalized today with a blood clot stemming from a concussion she suffered earlier this month, according to a State Department spokesman. The Times: Mrs. Clinton, who canceled most of her public events in recent weeks because of her concussion, was at a follow-up exam Sunday when doctors … [Read more...] about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Hospitalized With Blood Clot
BREAKING: Hillary Clinton Hospitalized After Doctors Find Concussion-Related Blood Clot
So Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was faking medical problems so she didn't have to testify on Benghazi. Yeah, RIGHT: (CNN) -- Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was hospitalized Sunday after doctors discovered a blood clot during a follow-up exam related to a concussion she suffered this month, her spokesman said. She is expected to remain at New York Presbyterian … [Read more...] about BREAKING: Hillary Clinton Hospitalized After Doctors Find Concussion-Related Blood Clot
Astonishing Level Of Public Support For Congress
One of the polls that appeared on today's Rasmussen Reports website found that five percent of American voters still think Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Five percent! How is this possible? Who are these 5 percenters? What could possibly be animating their thinking? This is an important question. I mean, there are more than 300 million people in this country. … [Read more...] about Astonishing Level Of Public Support For Congress