WASHINGTON - The greatest female Justice of the Supreme Court in U.S. history, likely for all time, not only reveals her mental might in her opinion rendered last week, but forever puts to rest why Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will be forever disgraced for her part in Bush v. Gore. That Chief Justice Roberts has now joined the liberal majority on Obamacare was a mixture of … [Read more...] about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Schools Chief Justice Roberts
10 Polemics from the Supreme Court Decision
Cheryl Clark of HealthLeaders Media offers a must read for any news junkie, political junkie, lawyer or aspiring lawyer: 10 polemics from the Supreme Court decision. Here's her intro: One may be loath to read all 193 pages of Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court decision declaring the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including dissents and … [Read more...] about 10 Polemics from the Supreme Court Decision
Obama Revived
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How Long Until The Public Tires Of Chris Christie?
This kind of behavior appeals to some, but how many? And for how long? Reporters were told the governor would only answer questions about a major problem at a water treatment plant, according to the Newark Star-Ledger. Yet one reporter proceeded to ask an unrelated question involving the state legislature, as seen in video of the press conference from Monmouth … [Read more...] about How Long Until The Public Tires Of Chris Christie?
Government as an Afterthought
Washington ends a stunning week with a shutdown by Nature to mirror the power failure of its denizens to connect government to actually running the country. On Friday, after all the John Roberts sturm und drang, the electrical outage was an apt metaphor for spending so much energy parsing the politics of health care before, practically unnoticed, passing some real … [Read more...] about Government as an Afterthought
The Keys To The White House Revisited
With the two major party nominees settled, speculation has begun to flow as to the outcome of the November election. Almost every day we see polls from the key swing states which are analyzed by all of the pundits, and yet most of them are guessing from day to day who will win. Of course this is hardly a new situation; people have been trying to predict the outcome of the … [Read more...] about The Keys To The White House Revisited
The Joy Of Working With One’s Hands: Report From 20 Paws Ranch
(PORTIONS ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN JUNE 2009) One of the best decisions that I ever made was to take a deep breath after 10 years in the newspaper business, some of it spent covering big stories in exotic locales, and ponder my future. The upshot was that I quit the business to learn something that I had long yearned to do -- be a carpenter. I ended up apprenticing … [Read more...] about The Joy Of Working With One’s Hands: Report From 20 Paws Ranch
Romney’s Bain Problem
WASHINGTON -- While the Supreme Court's upholding of the health care law was last week's most important event in historical terms, it will not be the decisive event of the 2012 election. In the long run, polling in swing states suggesting that Mitt Romney's tenure at Bain Capital is hurting him could have larger implications for where this campaign will move. It's … [Read more...] about Romney’s Bain Problem
Benjamin Netanyahu Undercut!
From Newshoggers friend and contributor Gareth Porter we have this: New Israeli Deputy PM Undercuts Strategy of Pressure on Obama By staking out a policy line on Iran reflecting the views of the Israeli national security leadership, Deputy Prime Minister Shaul Mofaz has undercut the Benjamin Netanyahu government’s carefully planned strategy to get U.S. President Barack … [Read more...] about Benjamin Netanyahu Undercut!
PRI Wins Mexican Elections
Voters in Mexico have elected Enrique Pena Nieto, the candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) to the Presidency and may will give the party control of both houses of the Mexican Congress. This marks a major comeback for the party that ruled Mexico for over seventy years before losing power in 2000. In 2006 things were so bad that they came in third but this … [Read more...] about PRI Wins Mexican Elections
Support for Health Care Reform Law Rises After Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold
The Supreme Court 5 to 4 ruling upholding President Barack Obama's controversial health care reform law has given "Obamacare" a big bounce in the polls, Reuters reports: Voter support for President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul has increased following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling upholding it, although majorities still oppose it, a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on … [Read more...] about Support for Health Care Reform Law Rises After Supreme Court Ruling to Uphold
Why One God Is Better Than Ten
[This is the 6th in the series Religion and Science: A Beautiful Friendship.] The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. – Albert Einstein With the idea of god, early humans were imagining someone or something who knows, who understands, who can explain things well enough to build them. Now then, if God knows, then maybe, just maybe, we … [Read more...] about Why One God Is Better Than Ten
It’s Really Hot In Richmond (Video)
Freelance Meteorologist Aaron Justus worked as the Weekend Meteorologist at WTVR CBS 6 in Richmond, Virginia for just over four years. A clip of Aaron giving a wild forecast released this week is one of the most watched videos on Facebook this weekend. … [Read more...] about It’s Really Hot In Richmond (Video)
One Soldier Killed, Two Wounded in Fort Bragg Shooting (UPDATED)
UPDATE II: Spc. Ricky G. Elder, the soldier who fatally shot his superior officer, Lt. Col. Roy L. Tisdale (above), during a safety briefing in Fort Bragg and then turned the gun on himself has died. Elder deployed to Iraq from October 2006 to November 2007 and to Afghanistan from September 2010 to July 2011, according to the Stars and Stripes. Tisdale was … [Read more...] about One Soldier Killed, Two Wounded in Fort Bragg Shooting (UPDATED)
Question (Almost) No One Is Asking
What if Ron Paul storms out of the Convention and endorses Gary Johnson? Further question: what's to stop Johnson from offering Ron Paul a spot as his running-mate? Possibly significant bit o' trivia: Ron Paul was the Libertarian Party Presidential candidate in 1988. Ron Paul has said no to this, and there is speculation as to why, but I'm not not convinced just yet that … [Read more...] about Question (Almost) No One Is Asking
CBS News: Roberts Switched Views to Uphold Health Care Law (UPDATED)
What many analysts suggested was likely is reportedly true, according to CBS News: Supreme Court Justice John Roberts altered his original position on the health care reform law. If he had stuck with his original inclination, the law would have been completely overturned: Chief Justice John Roberts initially sided with the Supreme Court's four conservative justices to … [Read more...] about CBS News: Roberts Switched Views to Uphold Health Care Law (UPDATED)
Global Warming and The Garfield Assassination
As I write, the temperature outside is 109 degrees; it's the third day of all-time record-breaking heat. Global Warming is obvious, the scientific consensus agrees, but we in America don't. It's not the first time... CBS Sunday Morning did a wonderful piece on the assassination of Pres. John Garfield. An assassin shot him, but the doctors killed him: American doctors at the … [Read more...] about Global Warming and The Garfield Assassination
The Dinner Party That Saved The ACA
An interesting look at how a 1934 dinner party may have helped to save the Affordable Care Act. … [Read more...] about The Dinner Party That Saved The ACA
Maybe I Really Am A Socialist
I never used to think of myself as a socialist. That was because I believed socialism involved the government owning all the means of production and distribution, and being in charge of all media and modes of transportation. That sort of thing. These days, however, now that Republicans have redefined "socialism" and "socialist," I find that I actually do fit within their … [Read more...] about Maybe I Really Am A Socialist
Defense Update: Syrian Downing of Turkish Reconnaissance Aircraft — Questions Are Raised (UPDATED)
UPDATE II: The BBC reports that Turkey has scrambled six F-16 fighter jets near its border with Syria after Syrian helicopters came close to the border. Excerpts from the BBC report: Six jets were sent to the area in response to three such incidents on Saturday, the statement said, adding that there was no violation of Turkish airspace. Turkey's government has … [Read more...] about Defense Update: Syrian Downing of Turkish Reconnaissance Aircraft — Questions Are Raised (UPDATED)