It seems he thinks peace in the Middle East relies on a dead man and a man in a coma. With the global war against terrorism, it is now incumbent on Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Yasir Arafat to clamp down on Palestinian extremists that have perpetuated violence and to restart a peace process that has collapsed. In case Congressman … [Read more...] about Dumb Congressman Of The Week: Joe Pitts (R-PA)
CBS News/New York Times Poll: Romney Takes Slight Lead Over Obama
A new CBS News/New York Times poll finds resumptive Republican Presidential nominee Republican has taken a slight lead over President Barack Obama in the 2012 election sweepstakes. The margin is within the margin of error but it is a lead (and not the big lead shown by one recent poll that no other polls seem to agree with): Presumptive Republican presidential candidate … [Read more...] about CBS News/New York Times Poll: Romney Takes Slight Lead Over Obama
Brainput Detects Multitasking, Then Boosts Brainpower With A Computer
Sebastian Anthony at ExtremeTech: Using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), which is basically a portable, poor man’s version of fMRI, Brainput measures the activity of your brain. This data is analyzed, and if Brainput detects that you’re multitasking, the software kicks in and helps you out. In the case of the Brainput research paper, [MIT's Erin … [Read more...] about Brainput Detects Multitasking, Then Boosts Brainpower With A Computer
Adios, Euro
Matter of months , Paul Krugman predicts. 1. Greek euro exit, very possibly next month. 2. Huge withdrawals from Spanish and Italian banks, as depositors try to move their money to Germany. 3a. Maybe, just possibly, de facto controls, with banks forbidden to transfer deposits out of country and limits on cash withdrawals. 3b. Alternatively, or … [Read more...] about Adios, Euro
Greece Heads To Elections, Economy May Head Off Cliff
It looks now like Greece will hold new elections in June andd that the "spend whatever we need to spend" coalition will win,even though most responsible politicians from mainstream left to mainstream right recognize this is a bad move. We may think that such elections don't matter to us but they do. The Greek economy is already in chaos and if this continues then there is … [Read more...] about Greece Heads To Elections, Economy May Head Off Cliff
Romney Gives a Haircut
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ROUND AND ROUND WE GO WITHOUT ANY PROGRESS DESPITE THE PASSAGE OF TIME
President Obama recently announced he was in favor of “Gay Marriage” but added that it was up to the 50 states to decide. He simultaneously did not mention his position on the repeal of the 1996 Federal law called “The Defense of Marriage Act” (DOMA – Codified in 1 USC Sec. 7 & 28 USC Sec. 1738C). DOMA permits each state to ignore the acts and laws of other states when it … [Read more...] about ROUND AND ROUND WE GO WITHOUT ANY PROGRESS DESPITE THE PASSAGE OF TIME
Ignore the Following
WASHINGTON - The screencapture above was just one of two treats from the New York Post over the weekend. As far as Michelle was concerned, Oprah’s billions and her elite lifestyle disqualified her as an adviser to Barack, who had no truck with wealthy people, except as a source of campaign contributions, and was a redistributionist at heart. - Excerpt of "The Amateur," by … [Read more...] about Ignore the Following
Challenging Modern Notions About Patriarchy
This woman presents a choice: do you take the red pill and have all your comfortable presumptions about sexism challenged, or do you take the blue pill and look away? (Warning: small amount of potty-mouth.) Transcript here. … [Read more...] about Challenging Modern Notions About Patriarchy
Ron Paul To Stop Active Campaign
He says he'll still try to get delegates but Ron Paul will no longer actively campaign for the GOP Presidential nomination. Of course he never had a chance but that won't stop the Paulites from saying otherwise. … [Read more...] about Ron Paul To Stop Active Campaign
Let’s Get To Know Mitt Romney
From The Daily.com: (On) a cold December Sunday in the 1980s Romney got a phone call from a Mormon bishop in Utah who said the adult daughter of one of his members — a single mother who did not belong to the church — needed help. The woman’s heating oil had been turned off in the dead of winter. Enlisting his young sons to help, Romney loaded up his Gran Torino with firewood … [Read more...] about Let’s Get To Know Mitt Romney
One Biased Conservative Poll Does Not an Election Make
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. A couple of conservative commentators are very excited about a recent poll (published May 11) by Rasmussen Reports that finds Mitt Romney ahead of President Obama by a seven-point margin, 50% to 43%, which … [Read more...] about One Biased Conservative Poll Does Not an Election Make
Selig Cartwright, Goldman Sachs Washroom Attendant: Mr. B’s Dimon And Clooney Angst
Poor, poor Jaimie Dimon. My heart goes out to the man, Selig. But Mr. B, he's a competitor. He heads another Wall Street bank, JPMorgan Chase. I know Selig. I know. But his company lost $2 billion on some trading deals. Lost money, Selig! It was terribly embarrassing for the poor man. But don't Wall Street banks often lose money on their trading? Almost never, … [Read more...] about Selig Cartwright, Goldman Sachs Washroom Attendant: Mr. B’s Dimon And Clooney Angst
Romney Was For Same-Sex Adoption Before He Was Against It
Mitt Romney tried hard to avoid the same-sex marriage issue after President Obama announced his support for it, not surprising given that the president had the upper hand, but, when pushed, he decided to keep sucking up to his party's right-wing mainstream, reiterating his opposition to it despite a record, once upon a time in Massachusetts, of being not a bigot. (When you're … [Read more...] about Romney Was For Same-Sex Adoption Before He Was Against It
Bolstering the I.R.S.
With federal budget deficits and the national debt as major problems for the country going forward, why have Republicans been unwilling to fund more I.R.S. agents to pursue tax cheats and increase federal revenue? The 2012 Obama budget asked for an increase in funding for the agency, much of which would have been dedicated to hiring more agents and enforcement initiatives. … [Read more...] about Bolstering the I.R.S.
Romney Campaign Intends to Avoid 2008 McCain Campaign’s Mistakes
Attention Team Obama and Democrats: make sure you take Democratic strategist James Carville's tough love warning to wake up and not smugly think you're going to win. Presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Mitt Romney's campaign has a smart strategy: avoid all of the (many) mistakes Senator Arizona John McCain made when he ran for President in 2008. Mitt Romney and his … [Read more...] about Romney Campaign Intends to Avoid 2008 McCain Campaign’s Mistakes
Gay Marriage: Obama Puts His Finger to the Wind (Le Journal du Dimanche au Quotidien, France)
Will gay marriage be just the first of a series of societal issues that the Obama campaign will use to win in November? In this interview with Le Journal du Dimanche au Quotidien, French author, historian and America watcher François Durpaire asserts that Obama's embrace of the issue of gay marriage betrays a carefully-calculated strategy by a political master to take advantage … [Read more...] about Gay Marriage: Obama Puts His Finger to the Wind (Le Journal du Dimanche au Quotidien, France)
Newsweek: Terrorist Implanted Body Bombs Are Looming Threat of the Future
Underwear bombs may have gotten the most publicity of new, unusual terrorist techniques and provided comedy writers with tons of material, but get ready for a newer threat that may make for a great punch line but could post an even graver security threat: terrorist body bombs implanted in passengers. Newsweek reports: Worse still, intelligence is mounting that new … [Read more...] about Newsweek: Terrorist Implanted Body Bombs Are Looming Threat of the Future
I’m Not Quitting the Church
WASHINGTON -- Recently, a group called the Freedom from Religion Foundation ran a full-page ad in The Washington Post cast as an "open letter to 'liberal' and 'nominal' Catholics." Its headline commanded: "It's Time to Quit the Catholic Church." The ad included the usual criticism of Catholicism, but I was most struck by this paragraph: "If you think you can change the … [Read more...] about I’m Not Quitting the Church
Morgan Chase Self Destructs
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