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)
Number 1 Republican Talking Point: Say You Think Romney Can Win
Guest post by Richard K. Barry Richard K. Barry, a New Yorker now living in Toronto, is the Associate Editor of The Reaction. You can also find him at Lippmann’s Ghost. Both amateurs and professionals who write about politics struggle every day with what to write next. I have to say that an article yesterday at Politico was both an exercise in the obvious and a little … [Read more...] about Number 1 Republican Talking Point: Say You Think Romney Can Win
Over the Falls We Go
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NBC Marist Polls Find Obama Narrowly Ahead in Three Swing States: Very Tight Election Clearly Ahead (UPDATED)
NBC Marist polls find President Barack Obama holds a slight lead over presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney in the key swing states of Ohio, Virginia and Florida. A earlier Quinnipiac University poll had found Romney pulling ahead in Florida and much poll trending so far shows Romney generally on the upswing and Obama in a defensive posture. Meanwhile, … [Read more...] about NBC Marist Polls Find Obama Narrowly Ahead in Three Swing States: Very Tight Election Clearly Ahead (UPDATED)
Dire Straits for Europe Absent Less Nationalism and More Cooperation (Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland)
Is the European "Union" too disunited to keep NATO afloat? For Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, a European Parliamentarian from Poland and an envoy to NATO, warns that unless Europeans pool their defense capabilities and start thinking and acting in a more unified fashion, the E.U. and NATO will become increasingly irrelevant - and America will no longer defend … [Read more...] about Dire Straits for Europe Absent Less Nationalism and More Cooperation (Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland)
Our Reprehensible Politics Continues: Conservative GBTV Host S.E. Cupp Subject of Doctored Obscene Photo
You have to wonder where it will end. But it just seems to continue. First there was Rush Limbaugh's verbal assault on law student Sandra Fluke because she dared to see things differently than he does, which sparked a furor largely but not entirely on the left and from the center and from some GOPers. And now we have (WARNING ADULT CONTENT) this: GBTV host S.E. Cupp is the … [Read more...] about Our Reprehensible Politics Continues: Conservative GBTV Host S.E. Cupp Subject of Doctored Obscene Photo
‘Arab Nation’ Must Restore its Lost Willingness to Fight! (Kitabat, Iraq)
Are Arab states weak because they lack the spirit to fight against enemies other than themselves? For Iraq's Kitabat, Nashwan al-Jurayssi writes that the 'Arab nation' have been knocked off balance by the West, and in order to revive itself, Arab attentions should be turned toward building a martial spirit focused not on one another, but on those who seek to contain … [Read more...] about ‘Arab Nation’ Must Restore its Lost Willingness to Fight! (Kitabat, Iraq)