The Politico has this top of the site story about Barack Obama stumbling out of the gate since formally announcing the beginning of his campaign three weeks ago. Are Democrats worried? Has Team Obama panicked? A good summary here on Morning Joe: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy … [Read more...] about Obama “Stumbles Out of the Gate”: Cause for Serious Team Obama Concern?
Finding a Lethal Label for Romney
Presidential campaigns need a pithy phrase to nail the opposition, and the President is edging toward a killer label for Mitt Romney. In 1940, FDR won reelection against a likable corporate lawyer, Wendell Willkie, who was dubbed the Barefoot Boy from Wall Street and easily defeated. Four years later, Thomas E. Dewey, a buttoned-down former prosecutor with a campaign … [Read more...] about Finding a Lethal Label for Romney
Police Think They Finally Have Murderer in First Milk Carton Missing Child Etan Patz Case
Is there finally going to be closure? Or, rather, a semblance of closure -- because how could there really ever be closure in the case of an innocent 6 year old child who vanished in 1972, was declared legally dead in 2001, helped spark the missing children's movement, and was the first lost child displayed on a milk cartoon -- developments which underscored the tragedy of … [Read more...] about Police Think They Finally Have Murderer in First Milk Carton Missing Child Etan Patz Case
High-Tech Immigrants Needed, but Immigrants Need Not Apply
Engineers and scientists are desperately needed by many high-tech firms. However, positions are going unfilled because there are not enough trained Americans to fill them and immigration policy doesn’t allow enough visas to be granted to qualified immigrants who would be happy to take these jobs. And it’s not only in established businesses where immigrants bolster the economy. … [Read more...] about High-Tech Immigrants Needed, but Immigrants Need Not Apply
Lessons of Lugar and Specter: Only Pure Need Apply (Guest Voice)
Lessons of Lugar and Specter: Only Pure Need Apply by Scott Crass Over the course of the past two elections, voters in Democratic and Republican primaries have shown the door to two of the most senior and influential members of the body. They include the man who was arguably among the Senate’s few Constitutional and legal scholars, Arlen Specter, as well as one of the … [Read more...] about Lessons of Lugar and Specter: Only Pure Need Apply (Guest Voice)
Why Bain Questions Matter
WASHINGTON -- Who are the dastardly enemies of free enterprise who decided to make an issue of Mitt Romney's tenure at the private-equity firm Bain Capital? Er, those would be his fellow Republicans. Listen to what Newt Gingrich said in January: "The Bain model is to go in at a very low price, borrow an immense amount of money, pay Bain an immense amount of money and … [Read more...] about Why Bain Questions Matter
How to Apply a Modern Monetary Theory Solution to an Economic Downturn (Guest Voice)
How to Apply a Modern Monetary Theory Solution to an Economic Downturn by Robert Coutinho A while back I wrote about Modern Monetary Theory. I have been digesting just how such information could be used to help our society. Although the originators of the theory probably have more complete suggestions, I wanted to share with you what could be done with our economic … [Read more...] about How to Apply a Modern Monetary Theory Solution to an Economic Downturn (Guest Voice)
America The Beautiful
A little music before some head out for Memorial Day Weekend. The singer is one Robert Merrill, perhaps the finest baritone ever to perform on stage. He is joined by the the US Air Force Band and the Singing Sergeants http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT5gN04RRpk Here is an earlier version where he was in his prime http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNAqgjMg5ro … [Read more...] about America The Beautiful
Romney Foreign Policy
The citizens of the United States are tired of war, George W Bush's wars. Given that I have some advice for the Obama campaign - forget Bain Capitol and go after Romney's foreign policy. Collin Powell gave them the talking points. WASHINGTON — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday questioned Mitt Romney’s choice in foreign policy advisers, saying that some are so … [Read more...] about Romney Foreign Policy
Comment Issues – The Fight Continues
TMV readers and commenters: We are now seeing certain cable and DSL IPs get flagged as spam thus not causing certain comments to post. The issue has been found but is going to take a bit to work through. For the time being, if you submit a comment and it doesn't appear, please don't submit a new one. It makes things more difficult to find the original comment and un-flag … [Read more...] about Comment Issues – The Fight Continues
‘Lost Nation’ of Germany is NATO’s Biggest Problem (Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany)
How confused and 'dangerous' has German foreign policy become? For the Sueddeutsche Zeitung, German Vice Admiral Ulrich Weisser [ret.] pulls no punches, as he lays out in detail how Germany has disappointed the United States and its NATO partners in Europe with its U.N. Security Council abstention on action in Libya, its refusal to allow its forces to face the same dangers as … [Read more...] about ‘Lost Nation’ of Germany is NATO’s Biggest Problem (Sueddeutsche Zeitung, Germany)
‘Nightmare Charts’ for Republicans?
The New York Times has an interesting and, I am sure, controversial opinion piece, which from the beginning (Title: “G.O.P. Nightmare Charts") to its conclusion (see below) suggests that present trends "do not bode well for Republicans." All sarcasm aside and keeping in mind that the Times is called a “liberal newspaper" and worse, that it is written in “a place for … [Read more...] about ‘Nightmare Charts’ for Republicans?
Democratic Attacks Against Obama Over Bain Pose Political Threat
WASHINGTON - This is a very serious moment for team Obama, an inflection point in the 2012 race. The above screencapture is from Politico on Wednesday and is more than just the usual Beltway baloney. Mitt Romney's lucky the Republican primaries unmasked his warts long before anyone started paying attention. Sure America saw the clown show, but the circus has passed and now … [Read more...] about Democratic Attacks Against Obama Over Bain Pose Political Threat
New Orleans Times-Picayune to Reduce Staff and Publish Three Times a Week
This is yet another bit of bad news for the tornado of bad news swirling American newspapers. New Orleans will soon be the largest American city without a daily newspaper since the company will cut part of its staff and go to three days a week. Three days a week is better than none. But three days a week doesn't a daily newspaper make: Times-Picayune publisher … [Read more...] about New Orleans Times-Picayune to Reduce Staff and Publish Three Times a Week
The 1936 and 2012 Presidential Elections — Similar Economic Scenarios, Very Different Possible Outcomes
[Editor's Note: Due to a technical glitch part of this post was missing today. So we're reposting it and putting in on top.] How can a sitting Democratic President in 2012, who came to office with a huge electoral mandate four years earlier in the wake of a Republican-generated economic disaster, actually look like he might lose this coming November to a Republican who … [Read more...] about The 1936 and 2012 Presidential Elections — Similar Economic Scenarios, Very Different Possible Outcomes
The Shyster: How Romney Will Promise Anything to Be President
As The Hill reports, Mitt Romney is pledging to bring the unemployment rate below six percent by the end of his first term -- and of course in so pledging is once more sinking back to his default position of smearing President Obama: "I can tell you that over a period of four years, by virtue of the policies that we'd put in place, we’d get the unemployment rate down to 6 … [Read more...] about The Shyster: How Romney Will Promise Anything to Be President
Quote of the Day: Corey Booker was Right and Republicans’ Cherrypicked Use of His Comments Reunited Democrats
Our political Quote of the Day comes from Democratic political maven Lanny Davis, who says Newark Mayor Corey Booker got it right the first time when he criticized Camp Obama's use and accuracy of the Bain Capital issue against Romney -- but that Republicans blew it when they used Booker's remarks and the way they quickly and transparently jumped to use them for the Romney … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Corey Booker was Right and Republicans’ Cherrypicked Use of His Comments Reunited Democrats
Romney’s Biggest Bain Turnaround
Are Democrats swiftboating themselves? Why are Obama supporters so defensive about challenging Mitt Romney’s main claim to the presidency? It started four days ago with a “Meet the Press” gaffe(?), quickly recanted, by Obama supporter Newark Mayor Corey Booker labeling the attacks(?) as “nauseating.” The question marks are for skepticism about Booker’s motives. Those … [Read more...] about Romney’s Biggest Bain Turnaround
First Openly Gay Cadets Graduate at the Air Force Academy
When President Obama gave the commencement address at the Air Force Academy yesterday, he mentioned by name an immigrant from Venezuela whose dream came true as he graduated from the Academy. However, except for mentioning human rights and human dignity a couple of times, the President did not directly recognize or address another group of graduating cadets. You see, … [Read more...] about First Openly Gay Cadets Graduate at the Air Force Academy
Where Is The Next Third Party? (Guest Voice)
Where is the Next Third Party? by A.J. Segneri I remember towards the end of 2010 I listened to radio shows and TV shows where hosts have said where is the next third party? When are we going to see another party go against the Republicans and Democrats? I do not understand these questions, because there are many third parties in our nation. From the Green Party to the … [Read more...] about Where Is The Next Third Party? (Guest Voice)