I am told that in my “Cain's 'Simple' 9-0-9 Plan Variation and 'Opportunity Zones'” I was a little tough on Mr. Cain. So to balance things out, let me review an article that comes -- somewhat -- to the defense of Mr. Cain and his x-x-x Plan. It is from an unlikely source, TIME’s Fareed Zakaria. Starting with the premise that “Herman Cain’s “9-9-9” plan isn’t perfect, … [Read more...] about Mr. Cain’s “Let Them Eat Used Cake” Plan
A Weird Death for What’s-His-Name
News from Libya provokes reactions as weird as the man himself: “CBS: Qaddafi. ABC: Gadhafi. NBC: Khaddafy," tweets a White House correspondent. A satellite radio reporter adds: “Gadhafi is dead--someone reach into his wallet and look at his driver’s license so we finally know how to spell his last name!" Along with death jokes, a tyrant’s last minutes are on prime-time in a … [Read more...] about A Weird Death for What’s-His-Name
Top Ten Cloves: Possible Reasons Moammar Gadhafi Is Not Being Buried At Sea
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Global Warming Skeptics Confirm Temperature Rise
Here's another study -- this one conducted by global warming skeptics -- that global warming skeptics will try to ignore and discredit (who cares if those who agree with them conducted the study? Who cares if the Koch brothers money was involved in funding it? Our politics is now all around making assertions and cherry picking). From Newsy: … [Read more...] about Global Warming Skeptics Confirm Temperature Rise
Cain’s Half-Baked Candidacy
Cain's Half-Baked Candidacy by Peter Funt Barack Obama has a permanent place in history as the man who proved Americans would elect, and likely re-elect, a black president. Whatever else historians conclude about Obama, the racial breakthrough is certain to grow in significance over time. Herman Cain's legacy, although lesser, will also be noteworthy because he has … [Read more...] about Cain’s Half-Baked Candidacy
Fox News Hypnotize
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Cain’s ‘Simple’ 9-0-9 Plan Variation and ‘Opportunity Zones’
As we all knew he would, and after weeks of stubbornly and condescendingly defending it, Mr. 9-9-9 is now changing that “simple,” magic combination. After finally admitting that his plan to impose a flat 9 percent income tax on low-income Americans would in fact result in a tax increase for those Americans, Cain has now modified his “simple” plan to a 9-0-9 plan for those … [Read more...] about Cain’s ‘Simple’ 9-0-9 Plan Variation and ‘Opportunity Zones’
USA TODAY on Obama’s National Security Accomplishments
As I was getting ready to brag about our President’s national security and foreign policy accomplishments in the wake of Libya’s Moammar Qaddafi’s ouster and death, USA TODAY beat me to it. So let me take the easy way out and just summarize what they have to say today about how “Obama builds on national security record.” The article starts with what President Obama said … [Read more...] about USA TODAY on Obama’s National Security Accomplishments
The Meaning of the Libyan Revolution and Qaddafi’s Death
Guest post by Ali Ezzatyar Ali Ezzatyar is a journalist and American attorney practising in Paris, France. He is a frequent contributor to TMV and The Reaction. Qaddafi's death well and truly spells the end of another Arab dictatorship. Three out of the four out-and-out Arab dictatorships in North Africa have fallen in the last year. Now is a good time to take a step back … [Read more...] about The Meaning of the Libyan Revolution and Qaddafi’s Death
President Obama Declares: ‘Mission Not Accomplished’ & It Never Would Have Been
After eight and a half deeply tragic years highlighted by the deaths of nearly 4,800 U.S. and coalition forces, at least 100,000 Iraqis and millions of people displaced, the Iraq war finally is over. President Obama, on a military and foreign policy roll, announced yesterday a complete drawn-down of U.S. troops at year's end after he failed to reach agreement with Iraqi … [Read more...] about President Obama Declares: ‘Mission Not Accomplished’ & It Never Would Have Been
BREAKING NEWS: All U.S. Forces to Leave Iraq by Year’s End (UPDATED).
The Washington Post reports that the Obama administration has decided to withdraw all U.S. forces from Iraq by the end of the year after failing to reach an agreement with the Iraqi government. The agreement would have left several thousand troops there for special operations and training. President Obama and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki spoke Friday morning to … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: All U.S. Forces to Leave Iraq by Year’s End (UPDATED).
Saving Aimee Shines (A Review of Kathie Lee Gifford’s New Musical)
I just witnessed the official premiere of Saving Aimee at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theater. First breath requires I honor the spectacular radiance of Saving Aimee's lead, Carolee Carmello. Her portrayal of Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson is best categorized as anointed. It would be inappropriate to avoid religious imagery in relaying her gloriously captivating performance. … [Read more...] about Saving Aimee Shines (A Review of Kathie Lee Gifford’s New Musical)
Quote of the day
Romney’s rhetoric is more informed than Michele Bachmann’s, less nutty than Ron Paul’s, and less self-admiring than Newt Gingrich’s, but his line on Obama’s record on national security and foreign policy is a sham. Obama is responsible for an aggressive assault on Al Qaeda, including the killing of bin Laden, in Pakistan, and of Anwar al-Awlaki, in Yemen. Beginning with his … [Read more...] about Quote of the day
Remember, Sometimes Facts Don’t Matter
On The Media remembers a study last year finding that sometimes misinformed people become more convinced of their opinions even when given the facts: Mr. BRENDAN NYHAN (Robert Wood Johnson Scholar in Health Policy Research, University of Michigan):... it's threatening to us to admit that things we believe are wrong. And all of us, liberals and conservatives, you know, have … [Read more...] about Remember, Sometimes Facts Don’t Matter
10 Observations On The Death of Quaddafi
A Yemeni boy watches the funeral of people killed this week in protests Observations in the wake of the death of Colonel Muammar el-Qaddafi: * The victory of middle-class professionals, rag-tag militias and tribal forces over a well-equipped, well-trained military in a relatively brief civil war is enormous. * Given the many conflicting stories, a full accounting of … [Read more...] about 10 Observations On The Death of Quaddafi
Gallup Poll: Obama Job Approval Rating Slides to New Low in 11th Quarter
A new Gallup poll has more bad news for President Barack Obama, who would be pronounced burnt political toast if there was a strong Republican alternative facing him today: President Barack Obama's 11th quarter in office was the worst of his administration, based on his quarterly average job approval ratings. His 41% approval average is down six percentage points from his 10th … [Read more...] about Gallup Poll: Obama Job Approval Rating Slides to New Low in 11th Quarter
The Case for Hillary as VP
A year ago, Washington rumors had Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton switching jobs for 2012, and that was before the Tea Party wrecking crew came in, brought government to a standstill and created an anti-Obama climate that threatens a hostile takeover of the White House next year. (President Perry? Cain? A compliant Romney?) The idea was dismissed out of hand back then, even … [Read more...] about The Case for Hillary as VP
Spain’s Basque Separatist ETA Group Announces “Definitive” End to Violence
If this announcement is to be believed, Spain has now made a shift nearly as important as the end of the Spanish civil war, the death of dictator Francisco Franco, the approval of Spain's first post-war democratic constitution and the first democratic election in post-Civil War Spain: the Basque separatist ETA has announced that this time it's for real: it's is deep-sixing its … [Read more...] about Spain’s Basque Separatist ETA Group Announces “Definitive” End to Violence
Are You Better Off
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Call For Photos For A Worthy Cause
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has launched a huge undertaking -- a nationwide campaign to collect a photograph for each of the 58,272 men and women whose names are inscribed on The Wall in Washington, D.C., which has become the single most-visited memorial in the capital. The photographs will be displayed in a future education center at The Wall and also will appear … [Read more...] about Call For Photos For A Worthy Cause