The attack on Israeli embassy staff in New Delhi on Monday has brought into sharp focus India's growing dilemma. While India has strong ties with Israel, it has robust trade ties with Iran owing to its growing energy needs, and is one of Iran's largest crude oil customers New Delhi also has burgeoning ties with Israel to tend to, reports The Wall Street Journal. "India's … [Read more...] about Iran, Israel & USA: India’s Tightrope Walk
Our Quote of the Day Is a Quote of the Day: Mitt Romney’s Political Doublespeak
I'm still scratching my head on this one. I'm sitting here in my motel in Darlington, Wisconsin, and was just about to put a political Quote of the Day up on TMV when I visited a few websites and saw THIS. This underscores why Mitt Romney a)is having trouble with conservatives because to many he seems to be someone who says whatever he thinks he needs to say to get votes, … [Read more...] about Our Quote of the Day Is a Quote of the Day: Mitt Romney’s Political Doublespeak
Onward Through The Fog: Settling For A Mediocrity & Other Tales From The GOP Crypt
And so we come -- perhaps inevitably -- to the moment in the battle for the Republican presidential nomination when party elders begin to suggest that settling for less than the best isn't so bad if the guy can somehow beat President Obama. This pearl of wisdom comes from Grover Norquist, one of the key players in the marginalization of the GOP as a national force. Speaking … [Read more...] about Onward Through The Fog: Settling For A Mediocrity & Other Tales From The GOP Crypt
CBS News/New York Times Poll: Santorum Pulls Ahead of Romney Nationally
The Rick Santorum surge continues -- as does the Newt Gingrich collapse. What's important in polling is whether various polls show a trend. And this one is the latest to show Santorum gaining steam, fast: Rick Santorum has pulled slightly ahead of Mitt Romney in Republican primary voters' preference for the presidential nomination, a national CBS News/New York Times Poll … [Read more...] about CBS News/New York Times Poll: Santorum Pulls Ahead of Romney Nationally
Is Santorum the Jeremy Lin of Politics? (Guest Voice)
Is Santorum the Jeremy Lin of Politics? by Jan Ting Rick Santorum, the defeated former senator from Pennsylvania, was given no chance when he announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. Rejected by the Republican establishment supporting Mitt Romney, he waged a lonely and underfunded grassroots effort that ultimately gave him the edge in the Iowa … [Read more...] about Is Santorum the Jeremy Lin of Politics? (Guest Voice)
Conservative Valentines
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Update: Attack on Israeli Embassy Staff in New Delhi
A 5-member Israeli team, including 2 MOSSAD members, has arrived in New Delhi to help in the investigations following a deadly attack near the Israeli embassy in which Ms Tal Yehoshua-Koren, a staffer of the Israeli embassy’s accounts department, was seriously injured. She was on her way from office to the American Embassy School to pick up her children. Tal Yehoshua's … [Read more...] about Update: Attack on Israeli Embassy Staff in New Delhi
Help on the Way for Afghan Children Dying of Cold
It is a tragic fact that in every war the civilian population pays a very high price. Afghanistan is no exception. According to the UN mission in Afghanistan’s (UNAMA) annual report, a total of 3,021 civilian died in 2011 in Afghanistan -- an eight percent increase in the number of civilians (2,790) who died in 2010. According to the same grim report -- … [Read more...] about Help on the Way for Afghan Children Dying of Cold
Bad Polling News For Mitt Romney: Two New National Polls Say Santorum Now Statistically Tied With Him
Two new polls suggest former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney now has big problem. In the "Wizard of Oz" Dorothy thinks if she an say "There's no place like home" she can return home. At this weekend's big conservative CPAC powwow in Washington Romney seemed to believe that if he used the word "conservative" more than two dozen times and said he was a "severely conservative" … [Read more...] about Bad Polling News For Mitt Romney: Two New National Polls Say Santorum Now Statistically Tied With Him
McConnell Says Be Mine
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The Siren Song of Third Party Candidates
Hmm. It appears that a group called Americans Elect is making a serious aim to put a third national candidate on the ballot in November. They look fairly well-funded: I get a strong feeling of deja-vu every time this sort of thing comes up. Are these people really so naive? Independent candidates sound sooooooo attractive, until you have to take a close look at one. Then … [Read more...] about The Siren Song of Third Party Candidates
Is Mitt Romney Poised to Lose the Michigan Republican Primary? Poll Suggests: YES.
Make no mistake about it. If former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney loses the Michigan Republican Presidential primary he is in big trouble. It'll be a body blow to his imagery, will likely mean an even greater infusion of money into the candidacy of his chief rival former Sen. Rick Santorum. And no matter how many times he says the word "conservative" or says he was "severely … [Read more...] about Is Mitt Romney Poised to Lose the Michigan Republican Primary? Poll Suggests: YES.
Severely Misguided
Anne Richards, the late Governor of Texas, once said that the man who succeeded her -- George W. Bush -- was born "with a silver foot in his mouth." Mitt Romney suffers from the same disease. Over the weekend, he told the Conservative Political Action Conference that he was a "severely conservative governor." It was an interesting choice of words. And as awkward as the phrase … [Read more...] about Severely Misguided
Reversal for Fortune- Obama and the SuperPACs
The Citizen’s United ruling by the Supreme Court two years ago, equating donations of money with free speech, changed the political landscape for campaign fundraising, fostering the emergence of SuperPACs as the main conduit for wealthy contributors. President Obama’s recent change of heart regarding the pursuit of funds for Democratic SuperPACs to compete with Republican … [Read more...] about Reversal for Fortune- Obama and the SuperPACs
Corporations Are People, Nasty People
Barack Obama takes a step back on campaign finance. “We will not play by two sets of rules,” say his managers, announcing a superPAC to offset Republican money to defeat the President, despite his denunciation of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision that unleashed tons of hard-to-identify funds for negative ads. As Mitt (“Corporations are people”) Romney edges … [Read more...] about Corporations Are People, Nasty People
On ACTA, U.S. Media Turned The Other Way
If you are a U.S. citizen and wondered why back in the fall when the U.S. signed the agreement in Tokyo you didn't hear anything about ACTA, the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, it might be because U.S. media ignored the event. According to LexisNexis[1], only 13 newspapers covered the story between September 1 and November 1, 2011; the agreement was signed on October 1. … [Read more...] about On ACTA, U.S. Media Turned The Other Way
Mitt Romney Already Has Problems & If He Isn’t Careful That Could Include His Religion
A person's faith should in no way be a disqualifier for the presidency or any other public office. That certainly was true of John F. Kennedy's Catholicism in 1960 and that is true of Mitt Romney's Mormonism in 2012, but there the similarities end because there are aspects of Romney's relationship with the Church of Latter Day Saints that do not necessarily disqualify him but … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney Already Has Problems & If He Isn’t Careful That Could Include His Religion
Nazi Baggage Complicates Germany’s New Role as ‘America of Europe’ (Die eit, Germany)
The Nazi legacy is an understandably heavy burden for Germany, even today. This leaves Germans emotionally vulnerable to comparisons to their 20th century forebears. And with the country exercising ever-more influence over its European Union allies, cutting remarks that include such comparisons are blossoming like mushrooms after a spring rain. So how to deal with it? For … [Read more...] about Nazi Baggage Complicates Germany’s New Role as ‘America of Europe’ (Die eit, Germany)
AT&T Doubles Upgrade Fee, Mainstream Media Yawns
This is what happens when competition is, basically, non-existent. On Friday, Engadget reported that AT&T would be doubling its upgrade fee from $18 to $36. Wireless devices today are more sophisticated than ever before. And because of that, the costs associated with upgrading to a new device have increased and is reflected in our new upgrade fee. This fee isn't unique … [Read more...] about AT&T Doubles Upgrade Fee, Mainstream Media Yawns
Movie and DVD Review: “Murder By Proxy: How America Went Postal”
The phrase "going postal" has become part of American culture since those awful days in the early to mid-80s when there were news accounts of mass murders at American post offices -- murders usually committed by employees or former employees. Wikipedia even has an entry on the expression "going postal" -- which explains: "The expression derives from a series of incidents … [Read more...] about Movie and DVD Review: “Murder By Proxy: How America Went Postal”