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As We Leave Iraq, a Very Special Christmas Wish for our Troops
With my best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a joyous holiday season to our readers, especially our veterans and active duty military. Two Christmases ago, in a “Christmas wish for our troops serving in harm’s way,” I expressed my empathy and admiration for the tens of thousands of our brave men and women who were serving in hostile territory , away from their loved ones, … [Read more...] about As We Leave Iraq, a Very Special Christmas Wish for our Troops
Boehner’s Fumble Played Big Role in GOP Payroll Tax House Republicans Fiasco
Last night while listening to some news channels and talk shows on XM Radio, there were some analysts who said Tea Party members in Congress were almost giddy over stopping the payroll tax plan bipartisan Senate compromise. They feel it'll also be good for them politically. But that isn't the view of most independent Republican analysts, even those who are now trying to go on … [Read more...] about Boehner’s Fumble Played Big Role in GOP Payroll Tax House Republicans Fiasco
Andrew Sullivan Endorses Ron Paul and Notes Paul Iowa Victory Would Be Blow to Fox News
The Daily Beast's Andrew Sullivan has long been a must-read as not just a blogger but in particular for any of his long-form magazine or newspaper pieces. One reason he's a must read is that he marches to his own independent drummer and doesn't always follow the journalistic or Republican Party pack. And now he's doing it again on two fronts. He has written a post formally … [Read more...] about Andrew Sullivan Endorses Ron Paul and Notes Paul Iowa Victory Would Be Blow to Fox News
The Gift Not to Give This Time of Year: “Boobs Job Vouchers”
A warning from a professor in Germany. Think twice about giving a "boobs job voucher" as a gift this Christmas season: People planning to give their loved one a nip and tuck at Christmas could be risking more than upsetting their partners – cheap seasonal offers with time limits are not to be recommended, a top surgeon has warned. Professor Peter Vogt, president of the … [Read more...] about The Gift Not to Give This Time of Year: “Boobs Job Vouchers”
Christmas is the time when the Fire Star brings back the light to the world
This is a great night and day: winter solstice; the time when the light comes back more and more for longer and longer glancing across Planet Earth to us, the Fire Star, that is, the sun, comes back to us. In our family the old people would put on their galoshes over their butchkors and bring in fresh and oh so cold water from the well pump outdoors and we would feast on … [Read more...] about Christmas is the time when the Fire Star brings back the light to the world
A Tale of Two Americas
Lately, I have been watching hours of scratchy black-and-white film about my childhood years, the Great Depression of the 1930s, and seeing through very old eyes a different America, peopled in turmoil by those who don’t resemble their descendants today. Instead of fighting for bargains on Black Friday, they stand patiently in breadlines with gaunt faces and hopeless eyes, … [Read more...] about A Tale of Two Americas
Musings Upon Winter Solstice 2011
I've come to view late fall bird feeder activity as an indication of the severity of the coming winter and it looks like this winter will be . . . um, average. The average snowfall at the mountain retreat is about 50 inches a year and there already was a freak one-foot snowfall in late October, so the average is likely to be topped if the pattern of January and February … [Read more...] about Musings Upon Winter Solstice 2011
Quote of the Day: The Wall Street Journal on the Republican House Nixing the Payroll Tax Extension
Tomorrow reliably-polarizing talk show hosts can be expected to applaud and cheerlead the Republican House for rejecting the bipartisan Senate plan as a great courageous development and brilliant political move, but there are many in the Republican establishment who are wondering how their party can get out of this political mess. Add to that the Wall Street Journal, which says … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: The Wall Street Journal on the Republican House Nixing the Payroll Tax Extension
The Call That Demands Leadership
WASHINGTON -- It's late at night when the phone rings at the White House: Kim Jong Il, the ruthless oddball dictator of nuclear-armed North Korea, is dead. His apparent successor is his 20-something son, about whom practically nothing is known. South Korean officials have rushed to put the nation's military forces on high alert. Do we want Mitt Romney answering that … [Read more...] about The Call That Demands Leadership
Gingrich Dismissively Tells Gay Iowan to Vote for Barack Obama
You can nowhere see a better example of how far American politics has fallen then in this news story. And who is at the news center of this story that shows a kind of politics that would have been unthinkable years ago due to is blatantly exclusionary nature? Why, of course, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, a person who members of both parties often point to as someone who … [Read more...] about Gingrich Dismissively Tells Gay Iowan to Vote for Barack Obama
Twas the Night Before Gridlock
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Yes Virginia, America Does Have a Political Center
"DEAR COLUMNIST: I am 8 years old. "Some of my little friends say there is no political center in America. "Papa says 'If you see it in THAT CAGLE COLUMN it's so.' "Please tell me the truth: is there a political center in America?" "P.S. My friends say there are no elves. Is that true? "P.S.S. And Last year AFTER Santa left the Christmas gifts some grey-haired … [Read more...] about Yes Virginia, America Does Have a Political Center
Secy. Clinton’s Speech on Women, Peace and Security
WASHINGTON - Secy. Clinton gave a speech at George Washington University yesterday on Women, Peace and Security. It was a tremendous speech and a very important one. Secy. Clinton also announced an Executive Order launching the first-ever U.S. National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security, for which Pres. Obama deserves credit. I tweeted many of her best sound bites, … [Read more...] about Secy. Clinton’s Speech on Women, Peace and Security
Republican House Rejects Bipartisan Senate Plan for Payroll Tax Extension and Jobless Benefits (UPDATED)
It continues to be ugly out there -- out there, as in Congress. The reason: partisan gridlock. The increasingly likely victims: those who received payroll-tax cuts and unemployment benefits. Middle income Americans. But -- hey -- it's great grist f or the 24/7 partisan wars. Your tax dollars at non-work: The Republican-led House today rejected a Senate-passed bill that … [Read more...] about Republican House Rejects Bipartisan Senate Plan for Payroll Tax Extension and Jobless Benefits (UPDATED)
Ron Paul in a Vacant White House
If the feisty Libertarian, who now leads in Iowa, should win the nomination, all of us who have qualms about 21st century government will be put to a test. With Congress tied in knots and a narrowly divided Supreme Court, we have had a sneak preview of what may be coming—-total loss of faith in a flawed system that has more or less worked for centuries and, in an election … [Read more...] about Ron Paul in a Vacant White House
A BIG Selling Book at Amazon.Com Has Blank Pages
There's a book available on Amazon.com Everything Obama Knows About The Economy (Blank Inside) [Paperback]. It has 200 blank pages. A big seller: temporarily out of stock. … [Read more...] about A BIG Selling Book at Amazon.Com Has Blank Pages
Drone
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(UPDATED) Boehner Goes To The Machiavelli Playbook To Try To Deflect Criticism
The routine is now familiar: Senate Republicans are in rare agreement with their Democratic colleagues and the GOP's House leadership is poised to do likewise, but then reverses field, prompting the party's Senate leadership to renege on its commitment. And so in less than 24 hours, House Speaker John Boehner, having said he approved of the short-term, bipartisan Senate … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) Boehner Goes To The Machiavelli Playbook To Try To Deflect Criticism
Did You Think “Ugly Inside and Out” Was Just an Expression?
Did you ever think "ugly inside and out" was just an expression. No it wasn't. Read about -- and look at -- this guy..revolting on so many levels. If there was an argument for capital punishment, this is one of them. … [Read more...] about Did You Think “Ugly Inside and Out” Was Just an Expression?