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Why Does Sarah Palin Want a Brokered Republican Convention?
why does former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin want a brokered convention? There are three main theories. … [Read more...] about Why Does Sarah Palin Want a Brokered Republican Convention?
Gallup Poll: Americans Consider Reagan and Clinton Best of Recent Presidents
Partisans may insist history views Presidents one way and public perceptions may indicate that most Americans view it another. And, later on, the historians weigh and that consensus becomes the longterm conventional wisdom. A new Gallup Poll finds the public views Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton as the best of recent Presidents. Americans believe history will judge Ronald … [Read more...] about Gallup Poll: Americans Consider Reagan and Clinton Best of Recent Presidents
Passions of the GOP Good Ole Boys
After months of complaints about unseen money men unleashing SuperPAC attack ads under the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, one of them steps forward to show us what we’ve been missing in not hearing directly from them. Rick Santorum’s backer, born-again billionaire Foster Freiss, shows up on MSNBC to tell Andrea Mitchell his views on the Pill, “Back in my days, … [Read more...] about Passions of the GOP Good Ole Boys
With Tale of Drug Lord, U.S. Builds Case for Mexico Intervention (La Jornada, Mexico)
By building up the reputation of one of Mexico's most notorious drug lords and then allowing him to remain free, is the United States building a case for intervening in an incompetent Mexico? For Mexico's La Jornada, columnist Jorge Carrillo Olea asserts that the U.S. has failed to help capture Joaquín Guzmán Loera, also known as El Chapo, in order to demonstrate that Mexico … [Read more...] about With Tale of Drug Lord, U.S. Builds Case for Mexico Intervention (La Jornada, Mexico)
Romney Camp Blindsided: DeWine Dumps Romney for Santorum
Up until now former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has sort of been like the high school boy trying to invite a girl to the prom. Now he's like a dumped boyfriend: Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine has dumped Romney for rising anti-Romney rival for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination former Sen. Rick Santorum. Romney must be severely shocked: Ohio Attorney General … [Read more...] about Romney Camp Blindsided: DeWine Dumps Romney for Santorum
President Calderon Implores the U.S.: ‘No More Weapons!’ (El Universal, Mexico)
How badly is the Mexican drug war going? According to this news item from Mexico's El Universal, to better communicate the gravity of the situation and send a message to the people and government of the United States, Mexico President Felipe Calderón has unveiled a huge sign within a stone's throw of the U.S. border that says: 'No More Weapons!' For Mexico's El Universal, … [Read more...] about President Calderon Implores the U.S.: ‘No More Weapons!’ (El Universal, Mexico)
Is the Republican Party Heading to a Brokered Convention?
Is the Republican Party heading to a brokered convention? Once upon a time, it was considered almost a cliche that in a tough primary fight someone would say that their party was heading to a brokered convention, even though they have been rare. But now speculation about one on the GOP side is increasing, witness the number of news articles blossoming on the subject and the … [Read more...] about Is the Republican Party Heading to a Brokered Convention?
Police Stop Suicide Bomber At US Capitol
Story just breaking that a potential suicide bomber has been stopped before an attack at the US Capitol.4 It appears his arrest was the result of a sting operation by the FBI. … [Read more...] about Police Stop Suicide Bomber At US Capitol
Poems from a Plane: Starting Over, Bitter saint and Such
Poems from a Plane (2/15/2012) Starting Over by Doug Bursch Before I say goodbye to this life, I will begin again. And I will believe that a rebirth is better than an inevitable end. I'm sure it will seem irresponsible to some. . . But so few actually try. So even if I'm wayward, I doubt the world will collapse. I don't enjoy the weight of doing my mortality … [Read more...] about Poems from a Plane: Starting Over, Bitter saint and Such
Why Pennsylvanians Divorced Rick Santorum
RICK'S NAME WAS ON THE LEASE BUT HE DIDN'T LIVE THERE Rick Santorum was once one of my U.S. senators, but that ended abruptly after the 2006 election when he lost by 18 percentage points, a record for an incumbent. I've been asked a lot recently why he got clobbered since Pennsylvania trends toward the conservative side, and the answer is easy: He went off the deep … [Read more...] about Why Pennsylvanians Divorced Rick Santorum
Injured Israeli: On Way Home From New Delhi
Tal Yehoshua Koren, 40, the Israeli diplomat's wife who suffered spine and liver injuries in Monday's bomb attack in New Delhi, today left for her country after she was discharged from a hospital in India's capital city. (Meanwhile Israel's Counter Terrorism Bureau has warned of additional attempts to hurt Israelis worldwide, following the recent attacks in Thailand, … [Read more...] about Injured Israeli: On Way Home From New Delhi
Romney and Santorum
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Quote of the Day: Is the GOP Falling into the Terry Schiavo Trap?
For years people have talked about "pack journalism," but increasingly our politics is "pack politics." Someone seizes on an attack point, and then it's all over the ideological cable shows, talk show hosts pick it up and run with it as an attack point. And then -- before the people using the attack point know it -- it seemingly has a life of its own. Perceptions are formed -- … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Is the GOP Falling into the Terry Schiavo Trap?
Musings On A Nightmare Scenario: The Likelihood Of Israeli Air Strikes Aginst Iran
There is one scenario that I and others are not taking into account in predicting that President Obama will win -- and possibly win in a landslide -- in November: An Israeli air strike on Iranian nuclear facilities that would plunge the Middle East into war and rupture relations between Washington and Jerusalem. Such a strike is a distinct possibility, according to an … [Read more...] about Musings On A Nightmare Scenario: The Likelihood Of Israeli Air Strikes Aginst Iran
How Rick Santorum Gets to be President
Nate Silver does a very thorough analysis of Obama's chances according to which political groups are targeted the president's campaign strategy and how that strategy could affect the electoral, as distinct from the popular, vote. The whole piece deserves attention, but this passage stands out. ... What if Rick Santorum were to steal the Republican nomination away … [Read more...] about How Rick Santorum Gets to be President
Burning Down the GOP House (Guest Voice)
Burning Down The GOP House by Floyd and Mary Beth Brown The GOP presidential contest is officially out of control. We blame Mitt Romney. While the race has been winnowed down, it is still fluid, and one of four candidates could be chosen to battle against Barack Obama in the fall election. Problem is, once the nominee is chosen he may be so bloodied that he will limp … [Read more...] about Burning Down the GOP House (Guest Voice)
Pay Close Attention to China
Pay close attention to China WASHINGTON -- China, for better or worse, is a serious country. The United States had better start acting like one. I got a glimpse of the future Wednesday in the vast ballroom of a Washington hotel where hundreds of august dignitaries -- and some journalists as well -- gathered at a luncheon in honor of Vice President Xi Jinping, who is … [Read more...] about Pay Close Attention to China
Pat Buchanan: Good Riddance To Bad Rubbish
The late great Molly Ivins commented after Pat Buchanan's keynote address at the 1992 Republican National Convention that "it probably sounded better in the original German." As people given thousands of hours of face time on cable news go, Buchanan was as vile as they come: A virulent homophobe, racist, anti-Semite and apologist for Hitler, who . . . um, was … [Read more...] about Pat Buchanan: Good Riddance To Bad Rubbish
The DISCLOSE Act- Antidote to the SuperPACs?
Most citizens paying attention to the current Republican presidential primaries would agree that the new power of the SuperPACs following the Citizens United decision by the Supreme Court two years ago is undermining the democratic process. By allowing unlimited contributions to these organizations by individuals, corporations, unions and other entities, the voices of ordinary … [Read more...] about The DISCLOSE Act- Antidote to the SuperPACs?