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The War on Moms — Once More, with Feeling

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I know some of our readers don’t like New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd. But sometimes you have to -- begrudging as it may feel to some -- give credit where credit is due. Starting with the title of her Times column today, “Phony Mommy Wars,” even our conservative friends will have to agree that they are phony -- no one would dare go to war against our own … [Read more...] about The War on Moms — Once More, with Feeling

Team Obama Finds The Slogan and The Message

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WASHINGTON - This year, it will take more than First Lady Michelle Obama's lofty campaign rhetoric to reelect Pres. Obama, which drew a lot of attention from Republicans yesterday. Polls don't mean much now, but everyone in the polling business has got one, with the snap shot of today revealing Romney and Obama are near even with registered voters in a CBS/New York Times poll, … [Read more...] about Team Obama Finds The Slogan and The Message

Quote of the Day: A Deal in the Works with Iran?

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Our Political Quote of the Day comes from the Washington Post's David Ignatius who reports that a deal could be in the works with Iran: The nuclear talks with Iran have just begun, but already the smart money in Tehran is betting on a deal. That piece of intelligence comes from the Tehran stock index, which on the day after the talks opened posted its largest daily rise in … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: A Deal in the Works with Iran?

The Paradox of Mobility in America (Guest Voice)

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The Paradox of Mobility in America by Tina Dupuy We're a species that has gotten around; we've wandered, pioneered and migrated to every corner of the world. The spear tip of technology is how we can get somewhere else: the wheel, the sailboat, the rocket. In short: we're movers. We are now as mobile as we've ever been as a culture. Our phones are not tethered to any … [Read more...] about The Paradox of Mobility in America (Guest Voice)

Good Old Days of the Secret Service

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Amid a furor about misbehaving morons in Colombia, a citizen who once worked closely with them is moved to share his fondness for those who protect Presidents and their families, including the time they almost shot me in a restaurant that serves drinks with tiny umbrellas on top. In 1966, with her father in the White House, Lynda Bird Johnson came to work for me at McCalls, … [Read more...] about Good Old Days of the Secret Service

The Obama Administration Is Trying To Have It Both Ways on Bank Bailouts (Guest Voice)

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The Obama Administration Is Trying To Have It Both Ways on Bank Bailouts by Kathleen McKinley When the Obama administration is not even fooling the most liberal of magazines, you know they have a problem: The Obama administration wants Americans to realize what a good job they and the Bush administration did saving the economy from a second Great Depression. But … [Read more...] about The Obama Administration Is Trying To Have It Both Ways on Bank Bailouts (Guest Voice)

Romney Assumes Jellyfish Incarnation In Non-Denunciation Denunciation of Nugent’s Violent Anti-Obama Rhetoric

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There have been several developments now in the mini-flap over presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney endorser Ted Nugent's violent anti-Obama comments -- which some analysts (including TMV readers in comments and via emails) feel sound like a reference to assassination: 1. Apparently the Secret Service is intrigued, since they reportedly will look into the … [Read more...] about Romney Assumes Jellyfish Incarnation In Non-Denunciation Denunciation of Nugent’s Violent Anti-Obama Rhetoric

Afghanistan: Adding Insult to Injuries, and Deaths

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As of Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at least 1,810 members of the U.S. military have died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count, and 15,672 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, since the start of U.S. military operations in that country, according to the Defense … [Read more...] about Afghanistan: Adding Insult to Injuries, and Deaths

Summits of the Americas Serve Only Washington’s Interests (La Jornada, Mexico)

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Is Washington paying any attention at all to the demands and interests of its 'Latin American partners'? According to this editorial from Mexico's La Jornada, few people south of the U.S. border believe that the Summit of the Americas took into account the wishes of Latin Americans, starting with the issues of the inclusion of Cuba at all hemisphere-wide summits, a change in … [Read more...] about Summits of the Americas Serve Only Washington’s Interests (La Jornada, Mexico)

Truly Reprehensible Political Polemics

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UPDATE: fr D. de Wind: The Secret Service Says They Are Investigating Ted Nugent’s Threatening Remarks Toward Obama | Ted Nugent’s threatening remarks about President Obama at the annual National Rifle Association convention in St. Louis have earned him a follow-up conversation with the Secret Service. … The Secret Service, which investigates all threats against the President, … [Read more...] about Truly Reprehensible Political Polemics

Angrier Birds (Guest Voice)

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Angrier Birds Raging Moderate, by Will Durst Some small-minded pundits are guaranteed to grouchily opine this is neither the time nor the place to be re-circulating unfounded conspiracy theories. Then again, mightn't it be more imprudent to ignore the latest rumors and dark mutterings concerning something as important as the nomination of a presidential candidate? Of course … [Read more...] about Angrier Birds (Guest Voice)

What Mitt Will We Get?

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WASHINGTON -- It's all over but the shouting, or, in this case, the polite applause: Mitt Romney is going to be the Republican presidential nominee. But which Mitt Romney? Will it be Mitt One or Mitt Two? This is not an inconsequential question. Mitt One is a fiscally conservative, socially moderate, Wall Street-style Republican who believes in compromise to get things … [Read more...] about What Mitt Will We Get?