I'm tired because of the gluten or is it the depression? Did the doughnut bring about this heavy head, or is it the sorrow, the perpetual sorrow of seeing so many refuse you? Or is it my refusal, my refusal to be at peace with who I am and who you are? It seems easy to blame this heavy hearted sorrow on the rebellions around me or the gluten within me, but maybe it's … [Read more...] about A Hopeful Lament on Spiritual Transformation, Gluten, and Depression
National Security As A Political Issue
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Romney Foreign Policy Spokesman Grennell Under Fire For Being Gay Resigns
We recently did THIS POST having about how Mitt Romney's new foreign policy spokesman Richard Grennell scrubbed his Twitter account of Tweets that were perceived as over the top, sexist or offensive. Now Grennell has resigned from the Romney campaign -- but not because of his Tweets: but because he was under fire from some conservatives for being gay. This somehow made him … [Read more...] about Romney Foreign Policy Spokesman Grennell Under Fire For Being Gay Resigns
Osama in Hell
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BREAKING NEWS: President Obama in Afghanistan — After All (UPDATES)
UPDATE II: “The surprise trip was a closely guarded secret, kept by White House officials and members of the White House press corps — as is customary with presidential trips to war zones.” -- for the security of the President (added by author) Read here how the rumors and news were handled by the media and the White House. UPDATE I: The New York Times now … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: President Obama in Afghanistan — After All (UPDATES)
True The Vote-Guardian At The Gate Of Voter Integrity
When I was in high school I had a curfew of 11:30pm on the weekends. I was grounded a day for every five minutes I was late. It's sounds harsh, I mean, what's 10 minutes, right? But what my Dad knew is that if he allowed me to get away with five minutes, the next time would be 10 or 15 minutes, and I would say, "Hey, I didn't get in trouble before, and I was only five minutes … [Read more...] about True The Vote-Guardian At The Gate Of Voter Integrity
May Day: The Leprous Hand of Rove
Buzz Feed gets it almost right, but the tense is wrong: Will The Navy SEALs Swift Boat Obama? — The operators' resentment is real. And their criticism could undermine the president's clearest-cut victory, the slaying of America's most notorious enemy. — President Barack Obama making a statement on the death of Osama bin Laden on May 1, 2011. Gee. On May 1, a British … [Read more...] about May Day: The Leprous Hand of Rove
Al Qaeda Papers Found in Porn File
CNN reports that Al Qaeda papers were found in a porn file. That's weird: you'd think they would be hid in a file that wasn't often looked at... … [Read more...] about Al Qaeda Papers Found in Porn File
The Bill and Barack Super Fundraising Show
WASHINGTON - It was never going to be otherwise. When he took the backyard podium, Obama, 50, noted Clinton's "remarkable" economic record in his two White House terms and referred frequently to the political powerhouse standing behind him, who stands to be a huge fundraising force in the final months of the presidential campaign. - Obama and Bill Clinton campaign together … [Read more...] about The Bill and Barack Super Fundraising Show
Two Anniversaries: One Some Would Like to Forget, the Other Some Would Like to Play Down
In what could be the cruelest of ironies, May 1 marks both the ninth anniversary of a mission not accomplished and the first anniversary of one accomplished and accomplished magnificently. The media is doing quite a good job of reporting on the latter -- the killing of Osama Bin Laden -- although it is being distorted, “sour-graped” and even discredited in some quarters. … [Read more...] about Two Anniversaries: One Some Would Like to Forget, the Other Some Would Like to Play Down
Stuff Mitt Romney doesn’t have to worry about
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The GOP’s Big Obama Bailout
Tongue in tanned cheek, John Boehner explains his escalating criticism of Barack Obama: "The president is getting … bad advice. Somebody needed to help him out, so I thought I would." Actually, Boehner has it backward. For haters of government bailouts, Republicans in general are doing a nifty job of saving the President from his biggest mistakes in office. … [Read more...] about The GOP’s Big Obama Bailout
(UPDATED) Report Lambasts Murdoch As Being Unfit To Run His International Media Empire
Rupert Murdoch is filthy rich and has amassed enormous political power in Britain, the U.S. and Australia that would have made even Citizen Kane blush, but he has never attained and now never will attain the one thing he has most wanted -- respect. In an extraordinarily damning report released today, a select Parliamentary committee concludes that Murdoch is "not a fit … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) Report Lambasts Murdoch As Being Unfit To Run His International Media Empire
Romney Says “Even Jimmy Carter” Would Have Ordered Bin Laden Operation: Obama Responds
This has been quite a week for the Romney campaign and while it will bring cheers from Fox News and Rush Limbaugh fans, how will it play with independent voters? Probably not well: (1) A Romney aide (despite Romney's Nov. 2008 New York Times op ed titled Let Detroit Go Bankrupt) insisted that Romney really gave Barack Obama the idea for saving the auto industry (2)GOPers were … [Read more...] about Romney Says “Even Jimmy Carter” Would Have Ordered Bin Laden Operation: Obama Responds
Forward to Idiocy
Joe Gandelman had a post today consisting of a single word, “Sigh,” appropriately linked. The piece I read today in the Washington Times, really doesn’t deserve even a single word of commentary, but, hey, I am a sucker, so here are a few. I remember during my military days -- in the U.S. military, not the Soviet Army -- that many of our instructions, motivational … [Read more...] about Forward to Idiocy
‘Manifest Destiny’: Prepare for U.S. Preventive War on Mexico (La Jornada, Mexico)
Do Mexican citizens need to prepare themselves for a preventive war from across their Northern border? For Mexico's La Jornada, former Mexican general and governor Jorge Carrillo Olea warns that given Mexico's continuing weakness and the danger criminal gangs and general disorder pose to the the United States, the U.S. notion of 'Manifest Destiny', which is responsible for the … [Read more...] about ‘Manifest Destiny’: Prepare for U.S. Preventive War on Mexico (La Jornada, Mexico)
Viral Video: If I Wanted America To Fail
My son asked me to watch this and to tell him what I thought. I have to think about this. Clearly the piece is propaganda, although that is not a dirty word and my son also understands it's not a dirty word. My initial reaction is I think that parts of the criticisms here are right. Other parts of it are dead wrong, or twisted. Leaving out the absolutely critical … [Read more...] about Viral Video: If I Wanted America To Fail
Wisconsin: A Case Study In The Politics Of How Not To Create Jobs
Jobs aren't coming back rapidly in most parts of the country. They are, however, coming back slowly in most places. One major exception is Wisconsin. The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported that Wisconsin was the only state in the country to experience "statistically significant job losses" in the 12 months ended in March. And though most of these loses were in the … [Read more...] about Wisconsin: A Case Study In The Politics Of How Not To Create Jobs
Department of Political Grassy Knolls
A Lost Generation
Mitt Romney and George Bush the Elder share at least one characteristic. As former governor Anne Richards used to say, each "was born with a silver foot in his mouth." Last week, Romney advised the young to “take a shot, go for it, take a risk, get the education, borrow money if you have to from your parents, start a business.” It's nice to be able to borrow money from your … [Read more...] about A Lost Generation