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Can Obama Calm Democratic Panic?
WASHINGTON -- With apologies to Winston Churchill: The talk in the political class is that this is the beginning of the end of the Obama administration, while the talk in the Obama administration is that this is the end of the beginning. Which will it be? Last week was not exactly what President Obama hoped for when he rolled out his big jobs initiative. He expected … [Read more...] about Can Obama Calm Democratic Panic?
Developing a Moderate Party Platform – Part II
For a competitive 3rd party to arise it will have to have a unifying theme that can be used to establish positions across a range of economic and social issues. To be effective, that theme will have to attract supporters from the right and the left. Perhaps the best candidate for that unifying theme is the growing disdain the general populace has for special interests. … [Read more...] about Developing a Moderate Party Platform – Part II
Google+ As An Identity Service Is Bait-and-Switch
In a classic "bait and switch" customers are enticed ("baited") to purchase a specific product but when they try to buy it they discover that it is "out of stock" and the salesperson begins the up-sell ("switch"). But bait-and-switch as a technique is not such a narrowly-defined behavior. Some people apply the term to product advertising with extensive "fine print" … [Read more...] about Google+ As An Identity Service Is Bait-and-Switch
Maureen Dowd’s Not-So-Funny Column about ‘Blockheads’
I started to read a real funny piece in today’s New York Times---at least funny to Democrats and perhaps even to some Republicans with a sense of humor. Others need not read any farther… It is written by the columnist Republicans love to hate: Maureen Dowd. It is about “Eggheads and Blockheads.” It is about the “egghead Eastern lawyer who lacks the skills or stomach … [Read more...] about Maureen Dowd’s Not-So-Funny Column about ‘Blockheads’
Pakistan’s Energy Crisis and U.S. Interests (Guest Voice)
Pakistan's Energy Crisis and U.S. Interests by James Daley On 7 October 2001, the opening phase of "Operation Enduring Freedom" U.S. military campaign began, which quickly drove the Taliban and its al-Qaida affiliates from Kabul on 12 November. Since then, 1,760 U.S. troops have been killed in Afghanistan along with 942 International Security Assistance Force … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s Energy Crisis and U.S. Interests (Guest Voice)
Should Politics Be A Zero-Sum Game? (Guest Voice)
Should Politics Be A Zero-Sum Game? by Robert A. Levine Otto Von Bismarck, the German chancellor in the late 19th century, responsible for unifying the independent states that now encompass modern Germany, once called politics the art of the possible. However, the political process in the United States is currently stagnant. The expected bargaining and compromise between … [Read more...] about Should Politics Be A Zero-Sum Game? (Guest Voice)
GOP Passes Obama Jobs Bill
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GOP Rejection Guaranteed: Obama to Propose Tax on Millionaires
President Barack Obama will tomorrow propose a tax that specifically would tax millionaires -- a proposal that is absolutely certain to be rejected by Congressional Repulbicans and that his campaign will absolutely certainly use to define Republicans in the 2016 Presidential and Congressional elections. The proposal is similar to Hollywood "high concept" film projects: it's … [Read more...] about GOP Rejection Guaranteed: Obama to Propose Tax on Millionaires
A Decade of Memorials Squandered? (Guest Voice)
A Decade of Memorials Squandered? by Michael Winship A long time ago, I helped produce for public television an annual year's end interview with New York City Mayor Ed Koch. We always shot it in a private room at Windows on the World, the restaurant on top of the north tower of the World Trade Center, with a spectacular view toward the Empire State Building. From that … [Read more...] about A Decade of Memorials Squandered? (Guest Voice)
Non News Story of the Day: House GOP Rejects Obama’s Jobs Proposal
This was highly predictable if you view the responses of the House GOP as not just piecemeal reactions but part of a general strategy as poll numbers see President Barack Obama on the (increasingly shaky) ropes: House Republican leaders say they are rejecting President Barack Obama's jobs proposals to rebuild schools and blighted neighborhoods, and help keep state and … [Read more...] about Non News Story of the Day: House GOP Rejects Obama’s Jobs Proposal
Happy Constitution Day !
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Flipboard Competitor Coming From Google Called Propeller
I'm a big Flipboard fan. Yesterday Robert Scoble posted on his Google+ feed that Google is working on a competitor. "My source says that the versions he’s seen so far are mind-blowing good.” Kara Swisher follows up: Google is indeed working on rolling out the new product, which is currently called Propeller. Sources said Propeller is apparently one of a number of new … [Read more...] about Flipboard Competitor Coming From Google Called Propeller
Are We Safer? License Plate Readers Will Tell Us…
So says Harvey E. Eisenberg, a Maryland Assistant U.S. Attorney, in this moment from Frontline's new monthly magazine series. Watch: The segment, titled Are We Safer, is reported by the WaPo's Dana Priest: Priest examines Maryland... Here, Gov. Martin O'Malley tells FRONTLINE how the Department of Homeland Security backed his state's efforts to track down terrorists, … [Read more...] about Are We Safer? License Plate Readers Will Tell Us…
Videos: Reno Air Race Crash
Here are some videos of the Reno air race crash: MSNBC report: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy You Tube from the stands: Another angle: The longer video of this: Aftermath: CBS News: ABC News: video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player … [Read more...] about Videos: Reno Air Race Crash
Republicans Making Voting More Difficult for Democrats, State by State
Looking to capitalize on their historic gains last year, Republican lawmakers in several states are rewriting their election laws in ways that could make it more difficult for Democrats to win. They have curbed early voting, rolled back voting rights for ex-felons and passed stricter voter ID laws. Taken together, the measures could have a significant and negative effect on … [Read more...] about Republicans Making Voting More Difficult for Democrats, State by State
The Truth Will Out (Guest Voice)
The Truth Will Out by Michael Reagan No matter what the record shows, there will always be the nay-sayers who have no trouble ignoring facts as obvious as the noses on their faces. Sunday was the 10th anniversary of the horror we call simply by the numerals that mark its point in time. Anyone who watched the minute-by-minute film record of the September 11, 2001 attack … [Read more...] about The Truth Will Out (Guest Voice)
Spongebob Squarepants
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Pilot of P51 Plane Crashed During Air Race at Reno was 80 Years Old (Update: actual age: 74)
Update and correction: Jimmy Leeward, the pilot of the Mustang P51 that crashed in Reno was first reported by media to be 80 years old. He is actually one month shy of being 75. TMV regrets carrying the error forward. Dr.E, M.Ed. Being closer to 80 than to 20 years of age, I bristle when people say 'old people' cant, shouldnt, ought not to (fill in the blank with any number … [Read more...] about Pilot of P51 Plane Crashed During Air Race at Reno was 80 Years Old (Update: actual age: 74)
Boehner vs. Tea Party Treason
At what point do stubborn blindness, knee-jerk resistance and blanket refusal to negotiate cross the line from ideological opposition to subversion of government? In what has now become coded language for “The Tea party won’t let me,” House Speaker John Boehner, after lauding tax cuts and less regulation as the answers to job creation he learned working in his grandfather’s … [Read more...] about Boehner vs. Tea Party Treason