There's talk in Republican circles these days about the need to save money by cutting funding for food stamps. One in seven Americans, and by some estimates am even greater percentage of children, now depend on these stamps to supplement their diets. But (and here we come to present day Republican logic) some people who don't really need this help may be getting it. So, this … [Read more...] about Applying Today’s Nutty Republican Logic To Taxes
Twinings Pulls “New Coke” With Similar Results: Changes Legendary Earl Grey Tea
You have to ask yourself: Don't corporations ever learn? Or are they as dense as politicians who keep making the same mistake? In 1985 Coca Cola made the corporate belly flop heard round the world when it introduced "New Coke," assuming that its customers would buy it like the classic Coke because it had the name "Coke" on it. Now legendary tea maker Twinings is making the same … [Read more...] about Twinings Pulls “New Coke” With Similar Results: Changes Legendary Earl Grey Tea
Hurricane Newsman
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24/7 Ideology Battle Continues as It Is Serious Asked: Do We Really Need A National Weather Service?
First we had Republican Ron Paul questioning whether FEMA is necessary and now via the Fox News website here's this piece asking whether we need a National Weather Service. I strongly feel that these kinds of stories and removing the "givens" that most mainstream Americans assumed where there to help is going to hurt the Republican Party with independent voters over the long … [Read more...] about 24/7 Ideology Battle Continues as It Is Serious Asked: Do We Really Need A National Weather Service?
Wingnut Watch
Iane Murray of the Competitive Enterprise Institute has demonstrated that he is certainly competitive when it comes to sociopathic idiocy. Do We Really Need a National Weather Service? While Americans ought to prepare for the coming storm (Irene), federal dollars need not subsidize their preparations. Although it might sound outrageous, the truth is that the National … [Read more...] about Wingnut Watch
Some New York Streets Flooding as Irene Now a Tropical Storm
You can almost hear the sign of relief on the East Coast: serious threats remain but predictions that Hurricane Irene would be a hurricane for the history books have not materialized as Hurricane Irene has become a topical storm: The streets of Manhattan began flooding Sunday morning as Irene lashed New York City with wind gusts and torrential rains. Even as Irene … [Read more...] about Some New York Streets Flooding as Irene Now a Tropical Storm
Cheney’s ‘In My Time,’ One More Time (UPDATE)
UPDATE: While only touched upon in the article below, Dick Cheney is not very charitable when it comes to some of his former colleagues in the Bush administration, such as George Tenet, Condoleezza Rice and Gen. Colin Powell. When asked about that, and about Cheney’s statement that heads would be exploding in Washington, DC, in CBS’ Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer … [Read more...] about Cheney’s ‘In My Time,’ One More Time (UPDATE)
Developing a Moderate Party Platform – Part 1
The Wall Street Journal this week suggests that we should “Expect a Third-Party Candidate in 2012.” The authors claim the US is “in the midst of what we would both call a prerevolutionary moment, and there is widespread support for fundamental change in the system. An increasing number of Americans are now searching beyond the two parties for bold and effective … [Read more...] about Developing a Moderate Party Platform – Part 1
Hair Raising (Guest Voice)
Hair Raising by Peter Funt If you happened to see a column I wrote in The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, you might have been mildly amused by my treatise: the winner in presidential elections is often the guy with the best haircut. However, if you saw me doing this same hair piece on the Fox News Channel, you probably figured I was some kind of crazed political … [Read more...] about Hair Raising (Guest Voice)
We Deserve Better, or Do We? (Guest Voice)
We Deserve Better, or Do We? by Robert Levine In our general elections, those who go to the polls are faced with stark choices the party primaries have imposed upon them. The candidates who have emerged tend to be more to the extremes of the political spectrum, reflecting the beliefs of those who selected them. This means that moderate voters are forced to pick candidates … [Read more...] about We Deserve Better, or Do We? (Guest Voice)
Ron Paul: Who Needs FEMA?
Here's yet another example of Ron Paul taking a stand that will prevent him from expanding his electoral base, even though he can fund raise and has loyal, dedicated supporters. Right in the middle of concern about Hurricane Irene he suggests there's no use for FEMA: With Hurricane Irene bearing down on the East Coast and taking direct aim at America’s biggest city, who … [Read more...] about Ron Paul: Who Needs FEMA?
Couples In Bed Now More Likely to Get a Computer Virus
Couples in bed now apparently are more likely to get a computer virus than a sexual one. The reason: they seem more interested in their laptops than each other. (We always KNEW TMV was irresistible): Couples are spending more time looking at their laptops in the bedroom than they do looking at each other. More and more people are putting their relationships at risk by … [Read more...] about Couples In Bed Now More Likely to Get a Computer Virus
From Martin Luther King’s Dream to Eric Cantor’s Obsession
In this era of human folly, the natural world conspires to offer a contrast between what can happen to individuals after “All men are created equal.” As Hurricane Irene postpones a tribute to a great figure of the last century, the dedication of the Martin Luther King Memorial in Washington, the aftermath of this week’s earthquake brings forward one of this century’s … [Read more...] about From Martin Luther King’s Dream to Eric Cantor’s Obsession
Hurricane Irene Has Landed But Not As Powerful (Yet) As Feared
Hurricane Irene, the storm that sparked fears of a doomsday scenario playing out in New York City and that led to the evacuation of some 2.5 million New Yorkers from the potentially dangerous hurricane damage areas, has punched into North Carolina -- but not as strongly as feared. But even so: it remains potentially deadly, extremely dangeroius and can still be catastrophic … [Read more...] about Hurricane Irene Has Landed But Not As Powerful (Yet) As Feared
The Irene Mistake
I am a climate change believer and I think that CO2 emissions are in part responsible. I also have a great deal of respect for Bill McKibben. But this is a mistake: Irene’s got a middle name, and it’s Global Warming,” environmental activist Bill McKibben wrote Thursday night in The Daily Beast. He argued that this year’s hot Atlantic Ocean temperatures and active spree of … [Read more...] about The Irene Mistake
Michele Bachmann Would Consider Lowering the Minimum Wage
Every day you see something that makes you wonder: are some of the current crop of Republican conservatives engaged more in a race to obliterate any semblance of George W. Bush's "compassionate conservatism" more than they are in a race to try and win the White House? That has to be it. Otherwise, why would Michele Bachmann say something like this at a time when so many people … [Read more...] about Michele Bachmann Would Consider Lowering the Minimum Wage
Shut Down!
AP, via the AJC of all places, 'What am I going to do?' NYC subways ordered shut. The subways are shutting down??? This has never happened before. (For a storm, that is. The subway system did shut down after 9/11 and for a 2005 strike.) But that's not all. John F. Kennedy International, Newark Liberty International and LaGuardia airports are shutting down and NYC Mayor … [Read more...] about Shut Down!
DC Disasters
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Almost Like Anthony Weiner (But a Bit Lower)
You really have to wonder: what the heck is going on with these politicians? You'd think they'd learn after the Anthony Weiner Twitter fiasco. The irony with Democrat Weiner was he was doing something involved with last name. So that must mean that this Republican's name should be Robert Rectum. What a) is their water, b)are they smoking c)are they drinking d)are they thinking? … [Read more...] about Almost Like Anthony Weiner (But a Bit Lower)
The Hunt for Gaddafi Continues
This is a continuation of and update to “Where is Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi?” It now looks like it may be more than just "a few days" before the deposed dictator is caught or killed as the fighting moves to Gaddafi’s hometown of Sirte. [Note the spelling change for Gaddafi] The BBC reports: British Tornado jets fired precision-guided missiles at a large bunker in … [Read more...] about The Hunt for Gaddafi Continues