This cartoon published in May now seems more perceptive than ever: LEGAL NOTICE ON CARTOON: This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Reproduction elsewhere without licensing is strictly prohibited. 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 This Cartoon Seems More Perceptive Than Ever
By the Way, Mitt, Here It Is For Your Perusal
By the way, Mitt, here it is for your perusal. As carried by Reuters and many other news agencies: If Republicans lose this race, they truly need to sue Mitt Romney for political negligence. Who's Romney's adviser? Paul Begala? … [Read more...] about By the Way, Mitt, Here It Is For Your Perusal
Akin’s Gift to DNC (Cartoon)
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Our Troops: They Serve, They Sacrifice, They Die
Navy Petty Officer 1st Class John Hagenbrock holds his 7-week-old daughter for the first time after USS Louisiana's return from a strategic deterrent patrol in Bangor, Wash., Aug. 20, 2012. Hangenbrock is assigned to the ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana. Americans disagree plenty -- sometimes fiercely -- over which wars to fight, or not to fight; over how to fight … [Read more...] about Our Troops: They Serve, They Sacrifice, They Die
Mitt Romney Goes Birther, Says ‘No One Ever Asked to See My Birth Certificate’
In another move to show that he likes to align himself with the worst elements in the Republican Party, Mitt Romney joined the birther movement by saying " no one has ever asked to see my birth certificate." No, that's too beneath him. Real classy Mitt, but nobody ever asked Obama about his magic underwear, or all hell would break loose. "I love being home, in this place … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney Goes Birther, Says ‘No One Ever Asked to See My Birth Certificate’
Leaving Arizona, North By Northwest
Next Tuesday is departure day, or at least the day the moving company shows up at the front door. My wife and I will stay in a hotel that night and begin our two car caravan out of Scottsdale the next morning. We’ll meet up with the movers again in the north Willamette Valley wine country in the shade of Chehalem Mountain, 20 miles southwest of what one of our former … [Read more...] about Leaving Arizona, North By Northwest
Level-Headed Voters in a “Ridiculous” Year
The economy will go off a financial cliff and take us into deeper recession if Congress and the White House don’t stop bickering to negotiate a sane settlement over expenditures and taxes. So says the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. No surprise in that, just confirmation of what Tea Party naysaying and opposition impotence have done to America for over two years, … [Read more...] about Level-Headed Voters in a “Ridiculous” Year
On The Road To Our Own Handmaid’s Tale?
Ages ago I read Margaret Atwood's brilliant dystopian novel, The Handmaid's Tale, about patriarchal religion gone nuts. Now in 2012 I just can't help thinking that with the world sprouting nutty fundamentalist religions of various stripes all over the place - including here in the U.S. - we might just have to live under a similarly toxic religious government in the … [Read more...] about On The Road To Our Own Handmaid’s Tale?
The Gawker Bain Document Dump
WASHINGTON - Today Mitt Romney has an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal on his days at Bain Capital. "I'm not sure Bain Capital could have grown or turned around some of the companies we invested in had we faced today's anti-business environment. Andy Puzder, the chief executive of CKE Restaurants Inc., which employs about 21,000 people at Carl's Jr. and Hardee's … [Read more...] about The Gawker Bain Document Dump
The Wall Street Tea Party Ticket
Going into the Republican Party Convention in Tampa this coming week, it's time to clearly and succinctly state the nature of this party's ticket. It can be summed up in five words: Wall Street and Tea Party. Governor Mitt Romney likes to point to his business experience. The only business he was in, however, was the Wall Street business. He raised Bain Capital's initial … [Read more...] about The Wall Street Tea Party Ticket
Gallup Poll: Obama Still Wins on Likability; Romney, on the Economy
The latest Gallup poll underscores again why this race remains a dead heat: Barack Obama way ahead on likability, and Romney ahead on who can best handle the economy and the deficit. The question becomes: who is in a better condition to close that gap? Ostensibly, it'd be eaiser to close a likability gap than a gap on having what it takes to fix an ailing economy. The … [Read more...] about Gallup Poll: Obama Still Wins on Likability; Romney, on the Economy
The Tale of Two Political Tales (Guest Voice)
The Tale of Two Political Tales by Tina Dupuy Last Friday I went to the Broadway revival of the 1960 Tony Award-nominated play "The Best Man," written by the late Gore Vidal. John Larroquette plays Secretary William Russell, the womanizing candidate in a sham marriage who's the more scrupulous of the two politicians vying for the presidential nomination in this imagined … [Read more...] about The Tale of Two Political Tales (Guest Voice)
Lance Armstrong Stripped and Banned (Cartoon)
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For GOP, Storm Has Already Gathered
WASHINGTON -- The uninvited participation of a hurricane at next week's Republican convention would be superfluous. Buffeted by powerful internal winds, the party may be flooded with cash, but it's already kind of a debris-strewn mess. Who would have imagined that Topic A, in the days before GOP delegates gather in Tampa, would be abortion? Certainly the thought never … [Read more...] about For GOP, Storm Has Already Gathered
Romney’s Welfare Lie (Cartoon)
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Huckabee Blasts Romney and GOP Establishment Attempt to Force Akin Out
Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney's upcoming lovefest in Tampa will be held in the context of some increasingly bitter party squabbling over the attempt by the GOP establishment to get Rep. Todd Akin to drop out as the Republican Senate nominee in Missouri so the GOP will have a better chance of winning the seat and a Senate majority. Former Arkansas Governor and Fox … [Read more...] about Huckabee Blasts Romney and GOP Establishment Attempt to Force Akin Out
No Exceptions (Cartoon)
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Nursing Your Sweet Tooth (Infographic)
Here's a fascinating infographic on the impact of sugar: Created by: www.OnlineNursingPrograms.com … [Read more...] about Nursing Your Sweet Tooth (Infographic)
We’re All Broderists Now?
A majority of Americans have negative views of the two major parties, and a full 40% consider themselves independents. This year I voted in the Michigan Republican presidential primary (no point in voting in the Democratic primary) and, I voted in the Democratic primary a week or two ago for all the other offices, as there was a LaRouchie on the ballot who needed defeating. … [Read more...] about We’re All Broderists Now?
Afghanistan ‘Green-on-Blue’ Attacks: What the Chain of Command Says (Update)
President Barack Obama speaks about insider attacks in Afghanistan during a news conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., Aug. 20, 2012. Obama said he, senior coalition and Afghan military leaders would continue to intensify measures to thwart the spate of attacks against coalition forces by people wearing Afghan military and police uniforms. … [Read more...] about Afghanistan ‘Green-on-Blue’ Attacks: What the Chain of Command Says (Update)