Back in the early 70's when I needed a mellow ballad break from Jefferson Airplane, the Rolling Stones and the Beatles I often turned to the man with a voice as smooth as silk, James Taylor. And this one with the incredible Carol King: … [Read more...] about Saturday Night Tunes – Mr Mellow
Require A SCOTUS Supermajority To Overturn Laws
A supermajority of at least seven Supreme Court Justices should be required to overturn laws as unconstitutional. When a law is passed by Congress or a state legislature, and signed by a governor or the president, it has already been deemed Constitutional by all those who approved it. If the law is to be deemed unconstitutional, it shouldn't be a close call. It should be … [Read more...] about Require A SCOTUS Supermajority To Overturn Laws
Defense Update: ‘Bring Your Child to Work Day’
Many of us have enjoyed bringing our kids to work when our employers had a “Bring Your Child to Work Day.” But what do our warriors do? It would be pretty difficult (and dangerous) to bring our kids “to work” where the shooting and fighting are going on. This is specially the case with our men and women in the Special Operations Command engaged world-wide and 24-7 in … [Read more...] about Defense Update: ‘Bring Your Child to Work Day’
Joe Biden: Donate to Obama Campaign and Have a Chance to Have Coffee With Him
Vice President Joe Biden has sent out a fundraising email to Obama supporters urging them to contribute -- and to in effect buy a very expensive cup of coffee. Here's the email in full: Friend -- Election Day will be here in less than four months. And we're facing a big problem right now that could directly affect the outcome that day. The Romney campaign and the … [Read more...] about Joe Biden: Donate to Obama Campaign and Have a Chance to Have Coffee With Him
Romney Already Preparing for Debate With Obama
I've long contended that Democrats who are smugly saying Barack Obama will finish off his likely challenger Mitt Romney in the 2012 Presidential election are being excessively smug. If they followed the primary debates, yes, Romney had some poor debates but he also showed as the campaign wore on that he had become a much better debater -- crammed with facts, figures, zingers … [Read more...] about Romney Already Preparing for Debate With Obama
Scary Crazy
Good but scary story in the Philadelphia Inquirer this a.m. about the second time in two days there was a shootout near City Hall. One young man had been diagnosed with mental illness. The other today appeared to be committing suicide by cop. We have a country so awash in guns that anyone can have one or 70. The second amendment seems to mean the crazier, the nuttier a … [Read more...] about Scary Crazy
Will the Fed Act to Stimulate the Economy/Employment … in Time?
Not .... immediately.... but ..... maybe .... um.... ..... sometime .... soonish .... Anyone counting on the Fed’s policy-making committee to begin another round of “quantitative easing” when it meets at the end of the month should keep in mind a few reasons for caution. Fed officials were not expecting the unemployment rate to decline. They predicted last month that … [Read more...] about Will the Fed Act to Stimulate the Economy/Employment … in Time?
Predictable Outrage over Health Care Ruling (Guest Voice)
Predictable Outrage over Health Care Ruling by Tina Dupuy We can all stop pretending continued Republican anger about the Affordable Care Act is news. Some figured a Supreme Court ruling would settle things. And since the GOP said it was unconstitutional with the same fervor as people who’ve read the Constitution—it was easy to assume a decision from the nine justices in … [Read more...] about Predictable Outrage over Health Care Ruling (Guest Voice)
Where Will Washington Stop? (Guest Voice)
Where Will Washington Stop? by Michael Reagan When Chief Justice John Roberts upheld the constitutionality of Obamacare, he didn't just betray conservatives. His twisted legal logic also betrayed the American people by opening the door to the largest expansion of federal power since Social Security was enacted. Roberts and his new liberal soul-mates decided it's OK … [Read more...] about Where Will Washington Stop? (Guest Voice)
Debating Romneycare and Obamacare
This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Debating Romneycare and Obamacare
Fair?
I think so... From IVOTEnation: I VOTE to protect women's control over their own bodies. Learn more about I VOTE at http://www.facebook.com/ivotenation Donate to the cause at https://www.libertyhill.org/IVoteNation And most importantly, REGISTER TO VOTE: https://turbovote.org/register/start?r=i-vote … [Read more...] about Fair?
What I Saw at the 99% Declaration (Part 1)
On the Fourth of July, 2012, Philadelphia felt more like Calcutta. Oppressive humidity. Temperature in the upper 90s at three in the afternoon. Blazing, blistering sunlight that caused pedestrians to compete for the few shady spots on Independence Mall, the long green rectangle that stretches from the ultramodern National Constitution Center toward 260-year-old spire-topped … [Read more...] about What I Saw at the 99% Declaration (Part 1)
I’ve become less conservative
A quote of the day via Sully: "I've become less conservative since the Republican Party started becoming goofy," -Richard Posner. ........... The raving loons in the GOP base - precisely because they have no serious thinking behind them - will double-down on their fantasies, empowered by partisan hatred. And that's why the GOP needs to be defeated this fall. For the … [Read more...] about I’ve become less conservative
Joe Walsh Self-Destructs on CNN (VIDEO)
The video below will be one for the political and journalistic ages. Trust me on that. Illinois' Republican Rep. Joe Walsh has given SNL a piece of video that will write itself as a skit. Just send the headwriter home, add a few punch lines, and repeat Walsh's unending mention of CNN's Ashleigh Banfield’s first name a lot (but SNL wouldn't be able to match the number of … [Read more...] about Joe Walsh Self-Destructs on CNN (VIDEO)
Chris Christie Loses His Temper (AGAIN)
I'm one of those independent voters who has been intrigued by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. While I don't agree with all of his policies (to say the least) he has not been a lockstep talk radio political culture Republican, or someone who sounds like a conservative blog post. He has shown some significant, refreshing independence of thought. But I am concluding he has a … [Read more...] about Chris Christie Loses His Temper (AGAIN)
Global LIBOR Scandal Entails Monumental $350 Trillion in Loans (Die Zeit, Germany)
For most of us, a billion dollars is hard to fathom, let alone a trillion. But the newest scandal now breaking across the world entails a figure so great, we may soon be talking in quadrillions - which is the next order of magnitude after trillion. According to columnist Till Schwarze of Germany's Die Zeit, the manipulation by the world's largest banks of the LIBOR - London … [Read more...] about Global LIBOR Scandal Entails Monumental $350 Trillion in Loans (Die Zeit, Germany)
Windows Weird Stuff
I am running Windows 7. When I turned off my computer last night all was well - when I turned it on this morning all was not well. I went to the web first and the fonts were all messed up - at many sites the fonts were all italic and in some cases bold italic. It was the same in all web browsers and Excel. I did a goggle search and found I am not the … [Read more...] about Windows Weird Stuff
Obama Bus Tour in Parma, Ohio: Your Choice, Your Vote
So, it was fun. It wasn't quite like old times, but maybe that's a good thing. You can see my photos here and you can read my full blog post here. The teaser: On Thursday evening, July 5, for the first time in over four years, I saw Barack Obama in person.The last three times I saw him, he was either just plain ole U.S. Senator Obama (2006) or Senator and presidential … [Read more...] about Obama Bus Tour in Parma, Ohio: Your Choice, Your Vote
Court Decision on Arizona Law Marks Deterioration of U.S. Democracy (La Jornada, Mexico)
Is U.S. democracy in decline - and is the upholding of parts of Arizona Law SP 1070 by the Supreme Court further proof of this? For Mexico's La Jornada, columnist Claudio Lomnitz warns his readers that they and their government must be 'vocal and truthful' with Washington about the consequences of the expanding 'plutocracy' in the United States, which increasingly demonstrates … [Read more...] about Court Decision on Arizona Law Marks Deterioration of U.S. Democracy (La Jornada, Mexico)
(UPDATES) Report Card on Texas Health Care Quality — Not Pretty
UPDATE: From the Arkansas Times, “Arkansas Source for News, Politics & Entertainment,” this bit of entertainment: Health Care Thank God for Texas and Oklahoma If not for those two states, Arkansas might rank worst in the country at health care services and delivery, according to this rating by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality. [::] And … [Read more...] about (UPDATES) Report Card on Texas Health Care Quality — Not Pretty