We will find out in ensuing months the bones underneath this decision and what really happened; how reliable a non-profit can be to reverse itself twice in a few days. We'll follow along for now, but it may have had something to do with Komen's corporate sponsors. I've rec'd several emails yesterday and today asking that all write to Komen's food and entertainment sponsors to … [Read more...] about Komen Caves: Reverses Decision on “allowing PP to apply for grants”….Whose Ox Got Gored?
Komen Reverses Decision On Planned Parenthood
Just breaking this morning that they have changed their minds. … [Read more...] about Komen Reverses Decision On Planned Parenthood
Pres. Obama Takes His Base for Granted
This article was first published for U.S. News & World Report, under the title "Time for a Tea Party of the Left". WASHINGTON - Here we are at the beginning of Pres. Obama's reelection and what do we find? The Bush tax cuts that, back in 2008, candidate Obama pledged he'd fight to repeal, but which as president he extended. Considering not extending them began as his base … [Read more...] about Pres. Obama Takes His Base for Granted
The GOP House Leadership Finally Gets The Joke, But Will The Faithful Go Along?
The damage that House Republicans have done to their party brand and their chances to take back the White House and Senate is incalculable, but like the last person in the room to get a joke, they finally appear to be wising up. I have spent a good deal of time -- usually while sitting on the porcelain throne or chasing the lawn mower around the back yard -- trying to fathom … [Read more...] about The GOP House Leadership Finally Gets The Joke, But Will The Faithful Go Along?
Obama, Trump: Cross and Double-Cross
In Washington, the President affirms his humility at a National Prayer Breakfast to be followed by ego gone amok in Las Vegas as Donald Trump, after hinting for days he will endorse Gingrich, bestows his grace on Romney. Here is a contrast in current American culture between the place of the Cross and the Double-Cross as Barack Obama underscores “Jesus’s teaching that ‘for … [Read more...] about Obama, Trump: Cross and Double-Cross
Komen Splits from Planned Parenthood
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Five Reasons Why Donald Trump Is a Joke
Five reasons why Donald Trump is a joke -- five cartoon reasons, via Daryl Cagle HERE. … [Read more...] about Five Reasons Why Donald Trump Is a Joke
The Federal Election Commission and Citizens United
With the increasing role Super PACs are playing in the 2012 Republican primaries, and will play in the general election, isn’t there some entity to police the donation of unlimited funds to these groups and make these donations more transparent? Theoretically, for awhile, there was; the Federal Election Commission (F.E.C.). Congress established the F.E.C. in 1974 as an … [Read more...] about The Federal Election Commission and Citizens United
The Economy Is Hurting Everyone (Here’s Video Proof)
The economy is hurting everyone. And here's proof: (us) ventriloquists feel it too. Just look at this report by my friend Justin Ver Burg: P.S. Ventriloquists aren't the only ones looking for work. These days you see a lot of dummies clamoring for jobs, too (it's election year). … [Read more...] about The Economy Is Hurting Everyone (Here’s Video Proof)
Romney’s Indifference to the Poor
WASHINGTON -- I wish Mitt Romney's cavalier dismissal of poverty in America could be chalked up as just another gaffe, but it's much worse than that. The Republican front-runner seems dangerously clueless about the nation he seeks to lead. When I first heard the now-famous quote -- "I'm not concerned about the very poor" -- I thought it might be fodder for a snarky … [Read more...] about Romney’s Indifference to the Poor
Microblogging in China: Unstoppable!? (Guest Voice)
Microblogging in China: Unstoppable!? by Stephanie Kopf There is a special beauty to blogging. It unleashes a feeling almost akin to reverence. We live for exchange and communication, for feeling connected. Now maybe more than ever before. Each in our different ways, but still, I do believe it’s there in everyone. There is something indescribably thrilling about this mix … [Read more...] about Microblogging in China: Unstoppable!? (Guest Voice)
Talking Taxes: Warren Buffett, His Secretary, and the Grocer (Jornal De Negotios, Portugal)
Warren Buffett's complaint about his secretary paying more in taxes than he does is having a global ripple effect. According to columnist Helena Garrido of Portugal's Jornal De Negotios, the debate on tax fairness in the United States should be food for thought in Portugal, where the economy is in a tailspin and thanks to widespread tax evasion and tax avoidance, tax revenue … [Read more...] about Talking Taxes: Warren Buffett, His Secretary, and the Grocer (Jornal De Negotios, Portugal)
Susan G Komen
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Further On Down The Road: Your Week In Republican Politics
The conventional wisdom has it that Mitt Romney mopped the floor with Newt Gingrich in Florida, and while I do not share the view that his was a come-fr0m-behind victory, Gingrich's collapse was pretty amazing. But the victory in the fourth primary-caucus go round of the year further confirms that Romney is a candidate at odds with himself and very much at odds with the … [Read more...] about Further On Down The Road: Your Week In Republican Politics
The Donald: Another Coveted Endorsement for The Newt? (Nope, SURPRISE!) UPDATES
FINAL (SURPRISE) UPDATE: Well, the Huckster -- as my favorite talk show host refers to him -- has endorsed Mitt Romney saying that Romney is ”not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country we all love." According to Seattlepi.com: Romney said he was honored to receive the endorsement, but hoped even more to win the endorsement of Nevada voters. … [Read more...] about The Donald: Another Coveted Endorsement for The Newt? (Nope, SURPRISE!) UPDATES
And What Will Duke Do About Brinker from “Komen for the Cure”
UPDATE: See posts atop the fold about Komen rescinding their decision to withdraw funding and future applications for funding from Planned Parenthood, dateline Feb 3, 2012) Duke, a progressive university with a strong med school may have 'a problem, Houston." They've invited Brinker along with four other notable people to do 2012 commencement. Problem may rise up with parts … [Read more...] about And What Will Duke Do About Brinker from “Komen for the Cure”
The Koman-Planned Parenthood Debacle: Don’t Just Get Mad, Get Even
NANCY BRINKER KOMEN The Susan Komen-Planned Parenthood debacle is a defining moment for women's rights in America. As Taylor Marsh writes, it is an egregious example of liberals being asleep at the wheel, but it is much, much more: It is a watershed event in the politicization of women's reproductive rights in an era in which the Republican Party is doubling down on … [Read more...] about The Koman-Planned Parenthood Debacle: Don’t Just Get Mad, Get Even
Don Cornelius Battled Significant Demons
Soul Train creator and television pioneer Don Cornelius died by suicide yesterday at the age of 75. Why? Some close to the smooth-voiced television host described a man hurt and distraught by bad business decisions, poor health, and an ugly divorce that took hundreds of thousands of dollars from his children and other family members.... In 1982, he underwent a 21-hour … [Read more...] about Don Cornelius Battled Significant Demons
What Ron Paul Is Up To
Changing the Republican party from within. That's what he's up to. Paul's political ambitions become clearer on the ground in Nevada where his supporters have managed to work among the leaders of the state's Republican party establishment. Four years ago, an angry and dispirited educational database expert named Carl Bunce walked out of Nevada’s state Republican … [Read more...] about What Ron Paul Is Up To
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: How Long Is Mitt Romney’s Road to the Republican Nomination?
So if you strip away all of the partisan and ideological analysts and their political self-interest they often inject inf their analysis, and look at the cold, hard political facts in political science terms, how likely is it that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney can be taken off his apparent course to the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination -- and how long will it … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: How Long Is Mitt Romney’s Road to the Republican Nomination?