Absurdly, the hatemeisters, stalkers and sneerers of the internets wring their hands in terror: Telling the truth on the Internet shouldn’t mean risking your job or your life, or the well-being and safety of your loved ones. Make your voices heard if you agree. "telling the truth"???! I'll tell you who said that at the end. First, let's listen to the Kewpie Doll of … [Read more...] about Screaming on The Day of Silence
Belmont Disappointment: ‘I’ll Have Another’ Out
No Triple Crown this year. How often is a horse's retirement big news? NBC News ?Live VIDEO: Belmont Stakes officials hold press conference at 1pm ET regarding I'll Have Another's injury. Details from the Washington Post. June 8, 2012, 11:49 am I’ll Have Another out of Belmont race, says trainer Trainer Doug O’Neill told radio host Dan Patrick Triple Crown … [Read more...] about Belmont Disappointment: ‘I’ll Have Another’ Out
To Save The U.S. Economy — Abolish The Social Security Trust
If you owed yourself $1,000 on which you were paying interest, and you ran into financial difficulties, would canceling this loan to yourself be the first thing you did? Sounds like an idiotic question doesn't it? Why would anyone borrow money from himself in the first place? Why would he pay interest on it? And why would he possibly hesitate for a second to cancel this … [Read more...] about To Save The U.S. Economy — Abolish The Social Security Trust
Should Jeb Bush Have Run in 2012?
Should former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush have run in 2012? Here's a roundup. FOOTNOTE; I've long contended that Jeb Bush could have appeal to independent voters but it is true that in this election cycle where George W. Bush polls lowest among surviving Presidents Jeb would have some problems. Additionally, Tea Party members and conservative talkers would be unlikely to just have … [Read more...] about Should Jeb Bush Have Run in 2012?
Pundits Hone In on Bill Clinton’s Off Message Moments
Former President Bill Clinton has become a surrogate for President Barack Obama -- one who has added political headaches for Obama these days, one more in a strand of untidy links that are increasingly make Democrats think they could lose this and Republicans start to feel Mitt Romney may be a great nominee after all. Newsy.com has the details: … [Read more...] about Pundits Hone In on Bill Clinton’s Off Message Moments
Shrinking Union Hat
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Gallup Poll: Mormons Widely Favor Romney and Jewish Voters Back Obama
In a close election -- and this one could be excruciatingly close -- every vote counts. And a news Gallup Poll finds that two groups that aren't huge parts of America's population a leaning definitively in favor of certain candidates: Mormons favor presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney and Jewish voters favor President Barack Obama: Mormon registered voters … [Read more...] about Gallup Poll: Mormons Widely Favor Romney and Jewish Voters Back Obama
Recall Fails
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Can Obama Survive a Supreme Court Defeat?
The ultimate irony of 2012 would be for Mitt Romney to win by running away from health care reforms he once pioneered while Barack Obama’s presidency bleeds out from injuries sustained while trying to pass them nationally. A new poll shows two-thirds of Americans hope the Supreme Court will overturn some or all of the 2010 law this month. Only 24 percent want the Court to … [Read more...] about Can Obama Survive a Supreme Court Defeat?
Defense Update — Dempsey: ‘Extraordinarily Dissatisfied’ With Pakistani Action Against Haqqani Network
Prime Minister of Thailand Yingluck Shinawatra meets with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey in Bangkok, Thailand, June 5, 2012. DOD photo by D. Myles Cullen Just back from his first major trip to Southeast Asia, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he laid out the context and rationale there for the Defense Department’s rebalance to a … [Read more...] about Defense Update — Dempsey: ‘Extraordinarily Dissatisfied’ With Pakistani Action Against Haqqani Network
More Bad News for Dems: Romney Outraised Obama in May
More news that is adding the narrative of a Democratic Party not just on the defensive but increasingly looking hapless and overwhelmed: Mitt Romney outraised Barack Obama in May: In his second month as the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Mitt Romney outraised President Obama by almost 30 percent, raking in $76.8 million in May. The money will be shared … [Read more...] about More Bad News for Dems: Romney Outraised Obama in May
Some Things Are Funny
Some things are funny -- and some things DEFINITELY ARE NOT (and are lawsuit bait). … [Read more...] about Some Things Are Funny
Defense Update
As time and sources permit, I will be regularly posting a summary of important and/or interesting developments within the Department of Defense and our military Services. They will be narratives, compelling images, or a combination of the two. To get us started here are some interesting images from the past few days during which there were several military anniversaries, the … [Read more...] about Defense Update
Gay Marriage: Political Calculation and American Idealism (La Stampa, Italy)
Here we have a late arrival on the gay marriage issue from Italy, and I will admit to you, given all of the criticism that is directed at the United States, content like this makes me very proud of my country. In this analysis from a people that gave us the Roman Republic and has seen every type of political controversy thousands of years before almost anyone but the … [Read more...] about Gay Marriage: Political Calculation and American Idealism (La Stampa, Italy)
Syria is Another Iraq, with Israel Thrown In (An Nahar, Lebanon)
How and why might Western military intervention in Syria lead to a conflict messier, more unpredictable and more costly than the Iraq War? Columnist Samih Saab of Lebanon's An Nahar warns that the West, as it has so many times before, is miscalculating the danger of military intervention, and that if it goes ahead in Syria, it will open an almost unimaginable Pandora's Box of … [Read more...] about Syria is Another Iraq, with Israel Thrown In (An Nahar, Lebanon)
Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Want Supreme Court to Overturn Part or all of Health Care Reform
Some say that the Supreme Court sometimes considers public opinion on issues they . If that's the case with the Obama adminstration's health care law, then it should be extremely worried about what's to come: More than two-thirds of Americans hope the Supreme Court will overturn some or all of the 2010 health care law, according to a new poll conducted by The New York … [Read more...] about Poll: Two-Thirds of Americans Want Supreme Court to Overturn Part or all of Health Care Reform
Congressional Support for Corrupt Colleagues
We’ve seen it before and we’ll see it again, members of Congress helping and protecting corrupt colleagues. Is it because the helpers know they may be under attack in the future and hope they’ll be assisted in their hour of need by their peers? Or is it merely payback for past help they received? Standing by corrupt colleagues is one of the few actions both parties can agree … [Read more...] about Congressional Support for Corrupt Colleagues
Millions of Passwords Stolen From eHarmony and LinkedIn
Reuters: Social networking site LinkedIn and online dating service eHarmony warned that some user passwords had been breached after security experts discovered scrambled files with passwords for millions of online accounts. The two companies declined to say how many accounts had been breached when they disclosed the breaches in statements issued on Wednesday. They only … [Read more...] about Millions of Passwords Stolen From eHarmony and LinkedIn
New Syrian Massacre Reported: Syria Blocks UN Monitors From Scene
The brutality in Syria is looking increasingly insidious. There's a report about a new massacre -- and UN monitors have been block from getting to the village to try and sort out the facts: Syria's security forces this morning blocked U.N. monitors from entering the village of Mazraat al-Qubeir to investigate claims that pro-government militias massacred dozens of … [Read more...] about New Syrian Massacre Reported: Syria Blocks UN Monitors From Scene
The Auction Election that Killed Labor
WASHINGTON - Karl Rove and Company put Wisconsin up for sale and Democrats didn't make a serious bid. You can't get outspent 10 to 1 and expect to survive. If they don't take this on the road they're nuts. With his defeat of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and the union leaders who rallied for months against Walker's agenda, the rising GOP star became the first governor in U.S. … [Read more...] about The Auction Election that Killed Labor