The GOP Soap Opera Raging Moderate, by Will Durst It's been more exciting than a zip-line over crocodile-infested streams watching the Republican reality TV show currently playing across the nation. Specifically talking about their grueling marathon gladiator contest where the last person voted off the island becomes Red American Idol and wins the opportunity to oppose … [Read more...] about The GOP Soap Opera (Guest Voice)
Romney Wins Big in Nevada Republican Caucuses: Gingrich Candidacy Continues to Shrink
Pundits had been predicting it would happen but you can't obscure the real impact: former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won big in the Nevada caucauses yesterday -- further consolidating his candidacy, after a gaffe-peppered week adding to the positive image of someone who's on a political roll, while former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's candidacy continues to shrink in terms … [Read more...] about Romney Wins Big in Nevada Republican Caucuses: Gingrich Candidacy Continues to Shrink
Children Freezing to Death: Another Horrific Side of the Afghanistan War
By now most readers know my (changed) position on the Afghanistan War. I have expressed concern among other about rampant corruption and backstabbing at the highest levels in the Afghanistan government, incompetence of and disloyalty among its military and police and continuing human rights violations. I have mourned our casualties and fretted about our huge financial … [Read more...] about Children Freezing to Death: Another Horrific Side of the Afghanistan War
Understanding The Eurozone Collapse
How Europe Has Evolved From A Democracy To A Bankocracy And Why Austerity Will Lead To Chaos Via Zerohedge … [Read more...] about Understanding The Eurozone Collapse
Russia and China Veto Syrian Resolution
Despite overwhelming evidence that the Syrian government has been brutalizing the people on the orders of President Assad, the Russian and Chinese ambasadors to the UN exercised their veto on a resolution calling for Assad to leave power. One wonders why a brutal dictatorship and a quasi dictatorship would oppose such a resolution.... … [Read more...] about Russia and China Veto Syrian Resolution
Nevada Caucus Reports
According to a friend who lives in Nevada some relatively representative caucui went as follows Romney in first at around 50-55% Paul a distant second Gingrich a close third behind Paul Santorum in fourth with single digits. Will this be how the results pan out ? We shall see later tonight … [Read more...] about Nevada Caucus Reports
A Real ‘Choice Not An Echo’ Election
Every four years we hear pundits proclaim that this could be one of the most significant elections in recent U.S. history. Usually it isn't. The reason is that most of these elections pit two middle-of-the-road national parties with much the same views of government, give or take a few nuances, against one another, and the big decision for voters tends to involve one … [Read more...] about A Real ‘Choice Not An Echo’ Election
We’ve Been Played For Chumps
It's been quite a week. It began with Mitt Romney declaring, "I'm not concerned about the very poor. We have a safety net there." It ended with Caterpillar shutting down its locomotive plant in London, Ontario and moving operations to Indiana -- two days after Governor Mitch Daniels signed legislation making Indiana a right to work state. It's not that Caterpillar is in … [Read more...] about We’ve Been Played For Chumps
Gingrich to Make Major Announcement Soon?
Is Newt Gingrich going to make a major announcement? Will he announce that he'll drop out after all? This item from the National Journal suggests something a bit unusual might be in the works -- and soon: Instead of the traditional election night party, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will hold a press conference after the Nevada Caucus on Saturday, raising new … [Read more...] about Gingrich to Make Major Announcement Soon?
Komen Severance Bill Estimated At $1.9 Million For 2008-2010
Update, 5 February: I've looked at two years of IRS filings for United Way, two years for Red Cross and one year for Planned Parenthood: none mention severance on their filings. It seems hard to fathom, but in three years Susan G. Komen paid an estimated $1.9 million in severance. Former Komen CEO Hala Moddelmog, the woman who stepped down in November 2009 when … [Read more...] about Komen Severance Bill Estimated At $1.9 Million For 2008-2010
Komen The Latest To Stumble By Ignoring Networked Digerati
Will Outrage Extend To $2M In Severance Payments? The chart from Topsy Labs says it all: 306,000 mentions on Twitter in seven days. In seven days, the total number of tweets mentioning Komen increased by almost 50 percent. But this contextual stat is equally startling: over the same 7-day period, there were 507,000 Twitter mentions of the Super Bowl, America's greatest … [Read more...] about Komen The Latest To Stumble By Ignoring Networked Digerati
Hypocrisy 101 (or Maybe 102)
Senator Orrin Hatch has sometime defended injecting religion in politics. But not in an election year -- if it involves a Democrat. … [Read more...] about Hypocrisy 101 (or Maybe 102)
The GOP: Preaching the Prosperity Gospel (Guest Voice)
The GOP: Preaching the Prosperity Gospel by Tina Dupuy One of the richest men in the country, ranking in the 0.006 percent of Americans, likes to accuse the President of creating an "entitlement society." Mitt Romney, the heir apparent, next in line GOP nominee ... is against entitlement. When I hear "entitlement society," I think "country club." But When Mitt uses that … [Read more...] about The GOP: Preaching the Prosperity Gospel (Guest Voice)
Savaging Newt (Guest Voice)
Savaging Newt by Michael Reagan I am somewhat mystified -- and dismayed -- by the spectacle of a lot of so-called conservatives who weren't around in the 1980s dropping Ronald Reagan's name to promote themselves while they go about slandering Newt Gingrich who, like my dad, was there in the '80s and '90s and also helped him elect more Republicans than anyone else in recent … [Read more...] about Savaging Newt (Guest Voice)
Mitt Romney Dumps His Acclaimed New Debate Coach
Political talking heads on cable such as MBNBC's Joe Scarborough expressed shocked at this New York Times piece that ran January 28 which basically had a bunch of unnamed sources trumpeting how former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney's advisors were so smart and shrewd in turning Romney's seemingly bumbling campaign around, starting at the last Florida debate. Scarborough and … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney Dumps His Acclaimed New Debate Coach
Susan G. Komen Sadness
Susan G. Komen Sadness By Doug Bursch I have a right to be sad. . . Pressure from the right, Pressure from the left. Nothing left unsaid. Everyone vilified, marginalized, and suspect. I suspect it will not get better, Until we all get our pound of flesh. Tearing the world apart, With our grand vision of a perfect nation. So much malignancy as we seek the … [Read more...] about Susan G. Komen Sadness
Shame on Elle for Racist Slur Against Obamas and Blacks (Le Figaro, France)
The French version of the fashion magazine Elle recently posted an article about 'Black Power Fashion' that has triggered a wave of indignation. The article, which has since been pulled off the Web, appeared to belittle Black people and their fashion sense by implying that thanks to the Obamas, African Americans have learned to 'dress White' while retaining their 'Blackness.' … [Read more...] about Shame on Elle for Racist Slur Against Obamas and Blacks (Le Figaro, France)
Komen and Planned Parenthood
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Which Political Party Is More Exciting?
Which political party is more exciting? Apparently the Republican Party. … [Read more...] about Which Political Party Is More Exciting?
Roemer, First Out of the Box!
Buddy Roemer, former governor of Louisiana and a former Congressman, received $100,000 in matching funds from the Federal Election Commission today. He was the first presidential candidate this year to apply for funds and be declared eligible, having raised over $340,000 so far. This compares to Mitt Romney's bonanza of $56 million. Roemer has restricted donations to $100 … [Read more...] about Roemer, First Out of the Box!