UPDATE II: The Department of Defense announced today the names of the of seven service members who died Aug. 16 in the Black Hawk helicopter crash northeast of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Killed were: Chief Warrant Officer Brian D. Hornsby, 37, of Melbourne, Fla., assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, … [Read more...] about Helicopter Crash in Afghanistan Kills 11 (Updates)
The really really BIG savings with Obamacare
"Addiction costs the nation over $480 billion each year..." according to a radio show I was half listening to the other day, mainly because I was too lazy to go over and turn it off. I was stunned by that number. Just stunned. I mean I knew it was a lot, but so much? The show was a discussion about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on the WHYY radio program "Voices In The … [Read more...] about The really really BIG savings with Obamacare
Can Congress Get Any Crazier?
Can Congress get any crazier? In a word, yes. A Tea Party wannabe for Senate, Todd Akin of Missouri, opines on abortion that in cases of “legitimate rape...the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” His pronouncement sets off a GOP scramble to distance Romney-Ryan and eventually even Akin himself from such loony tunes medicine but succeeds only in … [Read more...] about Can Congress Get Any Crazier?
Time To Update The Declaration Of Independence?
In the last lines of the Declaration of Independence, signed July 4, 1776, the signers, in support of the document's contents, stated that "we mutually pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor." Would a contemporary group of this country's leaders, aspiring leaders, our best and brightest, make the same sort of pledge today? I've been wondering that of … [Read more...] about Time To Update The Declaration Of Independence?
Video: Todd Akin Ad Asks Missouri Voters for Forgiveness (UPDATED)
Rep. Todd Akin, the Republican running for Senate in Missouri who set off a firestorm after talking about "legitimate rape" and who is under intense Republican pressure to pull out of the race by today's deadline, has made it clear he's not going anywhere (for now). Here's his new ad asking Missouri voters for their forgiveness as polls show a majority of Missouri voters want … [Read more...] about Video: Todd Akin Ad Asks Missouri Voters for Forgiveness (UPDATED)
The First-Ever White House Kids’ State Dinner (Updated)
UPDATE: (Source: WhiteHouse.gov) The first-ever Kids’ “State Dinner” at the White House, welcoming 54 budding chefs to a formal luncheon in the East Room was a great success. The guests, all between the ages of 8 and 12, represented all U.S. states, three territories and the District of Columbia. Each of the guests, along with their parents, had submitted a healthy … [Read more...] about The First-Ever White House Kids’ State Dinner (Updated)
Ryan Faux Hawk (Cartoon)
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Akin Skips CNN Interview, Could He Be On The Way Out ?
Missouri Congressman and health class dropout (and in my personal opinion tremendous idiot) Todd Akin skipped a planned interview on CNN's Piers Morgan show. Morgan responded by calling Akin a "gutless wonder" for skipping the interview. His no show has led to speculation that he may be on the verge of dropping out of the contest, a move that would please GOP … [Read more...] about Akin Skips CNN Interview, Could He Be On The Way Out ?
The Republican Party’s Todd Akin “Branding” Problem
The problem facing the GOP now is far bigger than whether Rep. Todd Akin can be forced to pull out of the Missouri Senate race over his comments about "legitimate" rape. And it was perfectly summarized in this segment on "Morning Joe" below: Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy … [Read more...] about The Republican Party’s Todd Akin “Branding” Problem
Blaming the Victim, Again
WASHINGTON -- At least until Election Day, Republicans were supposed to pretend that their party's alleged "war on women" was nothing but a paranoid fantasy stoked by desperate Democrats. Obviously, Rep. Todd Akin didn't get the memo. Akin, campaigning to unseat Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., in November, was trying to explain his stance against abortion Sunday when he … [Read more...] about Blaming the Victim, Again
GOP Pulls Support From Akin Campaign
Looks like the Akin campaign is getting a dose of Ben Gay (sorry had to go with the pun) The national GOP has pulled financial support, my guess is he drops out by the end of the week, if not the end of the day … [Read more...] about GOP Pulls Support From Akin Campaign
Akin Quote (Cartoon)
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Condoleezza Rice and SC Financier Darla Moore First Two Women to Join Augusta National Club
HISTORIC: Augusta National admits its first two women, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore, a South Carolina financier, when the club opens its new season on October. The club, which is the home of the Mastes, has been criticized in the past for its all-male membership. The Augusta National invited both Rice and Moore to apply and they … [Read more...] about Condoleezza Rice and SC Financier Darla Moore First Two Women to Join Augusta National Club
Is the Role of The Stock Market Being Perverted?
Stocks represent shares of corporations and are basically contracts that allow people (investors) to own portions of these companies. If a corporation thrives, the stock may appreciate in value or issue dividends to stockholders. But investors can lose money if a company does poorly and the price of the stock goes down. Risk is inherent in investing, but knowledge can aid in … [Read more...] about Is the Role of The Stock Market Being Perverted?
Akin Rape Comments Update
“First of all, from what I understand from doctors, (pregnancy from rape) is really rare,” Akin told KTVI-TV in a clip posted to YouTube by the Democratic super PAC American Bridge. “If it’s a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down.” ...WaPo Uh-huh. Right. I think Todd Akin needs sex education. He certainly doesn't need a … [Read more...] about Akin Rape Comments Update
Teapublicans (Cartoon)
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Medicare: Ryan Hides Behind His Mom
Long ago, after a particularly nasty legislative maneuver, I asked a political boss, “Does your mother know what you do for a living?” He tapped my elbow and smiled. “Politics, kid,” he explained. Paul Ryan’s mother not only knows but helps him do it. At her Florida retirement village, she is his prop as the VP wannabe who wants to gut the program tells an ogling crowd, … [Read more...] about Medicare: Ryan Hides Behind His Mom
A Global Glimpse at the Diplomatic Standoff Over Julian Assange (Sweden, Ecuador, Britain and Australia News Providers)
With Washington sticking to its story that it isn't interested in Assange 'at this time', and the Australians remaining somewhat coy about why they haven't done more to protect his constitutional rights as an Australian, the governments of Britain, Ecuador and Sweden are expressing a good deal of exasperation about the case - for differing reasons. From Ecuador, in an … [Read more...] about A Global Glimpse at the Diplomatic Standoff Over Julian Assange (Sweden, Ecuador, Britain and Australia News Providers)
Romney-Ryan Are Albatrosses, Half Truths Are Lies & Much More: Report From 20 Paws Ranch
I continue to cling to the notion that voters have not lost their collective minds. That there remains hope for a brighter American future. So I draw sustenance from the news that it has been nine days since Mitt Romney chose Paul Ryan to be his running mate in a desperate effort to curry favor with a right-wing Republican Party base less than enamored of him and thereby … [Read more...] about Romney-Ryan Are Albatrosses, Half Truths Are Lies & Much More: Report From 20 Paws Ranch
How Kids’ Political Views Are Shaped (Guest Voice)
[Editor's Note: How does American politics look to those who will one day be totally in charge -- America's teenagers? Connecticut's Jack O'Connell offers this perspective.] How Kids' Political Views Are Shaped by Jack O'Connell Jonathan Krohn was once a phenomenon. At 13 years old, he was an eloquent and zealous spokeschild for conservatism. Spewing very conservative … [Read more...] about How Kids’ Political Views Are Shaped (Guest Voice)