Updated: There may be issues with defining what an "assault weapon" is, but according to todays news from Pew: Half of those with a gun in the household (50%) say allowing citizens to own assault weapons makes the country more dangerous for citizens, fewer (34%) say this makes this country safer. That is huge, given that most people in the country don't own guns. Of the … [Read more...] about Pew Poll: Most Gun Owners Think Assault Weapons Make Us Less Safe
Police State Is NRA’s Answer (With News, Twitter, Blog Roundup)
It was probably foolish to think something useful would come from watching the NRA “news conference”. This “news conference” allowed for no questions from the press. Following a transparent expression of grief for the families who lost loved ones in Newtown, the “news conference” proceeded into a blame game that held everyone responsible for the tragedy. Everyone, that is, … [Read more...] about Police State Is NRA’s Answer (With News, Twitter, Blog Roundup)
Speaker Boehner Lends His Name To Our Language
A few days ago Robert Bork died. He was someone up for a Supreme Court appointment who didn't get the job because in Senate hearings Democrats trashed his nomination using his previous outspoken writings on issues that would come before the court. To get "borked" then became a term denoting someone who gets an unwelcome payback for past words or deeds from long-time opponents. … [Read more...] about Speaker Boehner Lends His Name To Our Language
Political Quote of the Day: House Republicans Marginalize Themselves — and Their Party?
Democratic strategist Bob Shrum gives us our political Quote of the Day in a post on The Daily Beast discussing the total political humiliation of House Speaker John Boehner whose Plan B solution to the fiscal cliff flopped utterly by not getting enough Republican support -- even though it was a plan that would have flopped utterly even if it did. The set up: John … [Read more...] about Political Quote of the Day: House Republicans Marginalize Themselves — and Their Party?
And Elsewhere, Also. NO!! NO!! NO MAS!!!
fathers carrying their dead... I want to say, this cannot be, cannot continue would a mother's cry, a grandmother's scream a father's anguished kiss goodbye... make anyone stop shooting or just some or none? So many more across the world. Innocents. I hope that moment of silence today can be for all the children caught in the crossfire and the … [Read more...] about And Elsewhere, Also. NO!! NO!! NO MAS!!!
Blasts From My Past: A Former Shooter’s Manifesto
During my teens and early twenties, I fired bullets at people who were shooting at me. It was not pleasant but, after V-E Day in Germany, when our food was being sold in British and French black markets, I was persuaded to go deer-hunting not for sport but out of hunger. In early morning, sighting a brown hide and preparing to fire, I realized I was about to bag a … [Read more...] about Blasts From My Past: A Former Shooter’s Manifesto
And the nation goes silent for a moment …
... in memory of Sandy Hook Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy has asked residents for a moment of silence in honor of the Sandy Hook victims on Friday. Malloy's fellow governors in Maine, Illinois, Michigan and several other states called on residents to follow suit with a moment of silence and to ring bells to remember the dead. The National Cathedral in Washington plans to … [Read more...] about And the nation goes silent for a moment …
Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine
from the Latino uva-vine [grapevine] this came to me tonight. I laughed out loud. I hope you laugh with me. … [Read more...] about Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine
12-21-2012 It’s Here. Did the World End? Thought So.
In opposition to the nuts roasting on the open fire... e.g., some across the blogosphere who are still harping about their guns, their politics, their very very everything about themselves into this silent night, holy night... there are, on the mountains far away, prayers being said for us all... literal prayers being said for you and me... souls who have trekked far up … [Read more...] about 12-21-2012 It’s Here. Did the World End? Thought So.
Great Gift for Certain Dogs
while this is artwork truly, and beautiful in its own way... I think there is an 'escape kit' that would be just right for this doggie and all doggies who are shaven and made craven against their wills. The Christmas 'Escape, Run Away from Anyone With Easter Egg Coloring and a Hair Clipper' kit, retails for 99.99 and includes a one way ticket to junkyard dogville where … [Read more...] about Great Gift for Certain Dogs
Gift for The Gold Digger
this is a door stop... made to look like a bar of gold terrific gift for money grubbers. There might be a pizza plank in fake gold to go with it. As well as a soap bar in the shape of a fake gold bar. There might even be, if one looks hard enough, handwarmers made in the shape of Ft. Knox bars of gold. … [Read more...] about Gift for The Gold Digger
Great Gifts for those Who Are Hard to Buy For
This from etsy for 3.50 for your ecological farming friends who are also pacifists. … [Read more...] about Great Gifts for those Who Are Hard to Buy For
Christie: Sandy Recovery Depends on Congress Fully Funding Obama’s $60B Request
Christie: Sandy recovery depends on Congress fully funding Obama's $60B request (via NJ.com) BELMAR — Gov. Chris Christie today said the success of rebuilding efforts after Sandy hinges on Congress fully funding President Obama’s $60.4 billion request. "I’m counting on the fact that our congressional delegation and the leaders of Congress, while I know they … [Read more...] about Christie: Sandy Recovery Depends on Congress Fully Funding Obama’s $60B Request
Boehner’s Political Bellyflop: Plan B Fails to Get Enough REPUBLICAN SUPPORT and Dies
I guess it's time House Speaker John Boehner -- who will go down in political history as one of the most ineffective Speakers ever -- to turn to Plan C. Because Plan B has failed -- among Republicans. It is dead in the conceceptual womb: House Speaker John Boehner's proposal to avert the looming fiscal cliff's automatic tax increases has failed to get enough Republican … [Read more...] about Boehner’s Political Bellyflop: Plan B Fails to Get Enough REPUBLICAN SUPPORT and Dies
I’M BAAACK – JUST IN TIME & I’M NOT A HAPPY CAMPER
My last TMV post was on September 11, 2012 - over 3 months ago. Despite some advice to the contrary, I have decided to return. Until now, I have intentionally missed commenting on the pointless, fact-free and issue-free nation-wide elections of last month. They were designed to be a complete diversion to keep the majority of delusional Americans thinking we still live in a … [Read more...] about I’M BAAACK – JUST IN TIME & I’M NOT A HAPPY CAMPER
Will The Borking of Hagel Backfire?
I have written about the vicious attacks on Chuck Hagel by the Israeli Lobby and the neo-cons here, here and here. James Fallows thinks the attacks may have been so baseless and vicious that they may have actually backfired. People who have seen this sort of cycle before know how it typically ends. The nominee becomes "damaged" or "toxic" or "too hot to handle" or merely … [Read more...] about Will The Borking of Hagel Backfire?
Poll: Slight Majority of Americans Feel Republican Party Is Too Extreme An Increase Over Past Years
More bad trending for the Republican Party as it heads further into the 21st century. It again suggests the Congressional Republicans could wind up hurting their party's sagging image even more if they allow the country to go over the fiscal cliff, no matter how many hours Sean Hannity and Rush Limbaugh spend blaming the Democrats and President Barack Obama. This poll: … [Read more...] about Poll: Slight Majority of Americans Feel Republican Party Is Too Extreme An Increase Over Past Years
It’s Boehner’s fault. Again.
Gee, I was pretty sure we'd seen all this Boehner bad behavior before. And we had. This is not the first time John Boehner, in negotiations with the president, has backed out at the last minute and tried to blame everything on his negotiating partner. Nope. As Jonathan Chait reminds us, it's what Boehner did in 2011. In a column that focuses on the most recent dopery of … [Read more...] about It’s Boehner’s fault. Again.
Fiscal Cliff Counter-Offer
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Gallup: Obama’s Approval Rating Reaches Highest Point Since 2009
Good news for the White House and bad news for House Speaker John Boehner and some Republicans who appear to be heading towards a replay of the whole post-2008 confrontation, gridlock scenario: the latest Gallup tracking poll gives Obama 56% approval, his highest rating since 2009. Of course, by the time confrontation and gridlock became nonstop, Obama's approval rating … [Read more...] about Gallup: Obama’s Approval Rating Reaches Highest Point Since 2009