Michele Bachmann says Media wants a 'mud wrestling fight' with Palin: Presidential candidate Michele Bachmann claimed Wednesday that the media is rooting for a catfight between her and Sarah Palin. "They want to see two girls come together and have a mud wrestling fight, and I am not going to give that to them," Bachmann told a voter Wednesday who asked about her … [Read more...] about Bachmann VS Palin
Tim Pawlenty’s Neoconservative Spring
WASHINGTON - It's like the ghost of George W. Bush, but with smoother segues. ...and so it begins: Now is not the time to retreat from freedom’s rise. [...] Yet at the same time, we know these revolutions can bring to power forces that are neither democratic nor forward-looking. Just as the people of Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Syria and elsewhere see a chance for a better … [Read more...] about Tim Pawlenty’s Neoconservative Spring
6th Circuit Upholds Affordable Care Act
The critical vote was cast by conservative heavyweight Judge Jeffrey Sutton. You might be reading a lot of coverage that seeks to establish Judge Sutton's conservative bona fides by noting that he was a clerk for Justice Scalia and was appointed by George W. Bush. And those are, indeed, indicators. But let me just say that -- wholly independent of those biographical facts -- … [Read more...] about 6th Circuit Upholds Affordable Care Act
Appeals Court Says Health Care Mandate Valid
In 2-1 vote the US 6th District Court Of Appeals has ruled that the mandate provision of Health Care Reform is valid. As a bit of background, the Commerce Clause gives Congress the power to 'regulate commerce among the several states'. It has been determined that this allows them to regulate any activities with a significant impact on interstate commerce. One of the key … [Read more...] about Appeals Court Says Health Care Mandate Valid
CNN Ratings Are Up But Big Cable Winner Remains Fox
CNN, which continues to position itself in the middle of MSNBC and Fox News (as much in the middle as anyone can in these polarizing sides where audiences crave political controversy and conflict) is seeing its ratings trend up although Fox continues to dominate cable ratings. For the second straight quarter, CNN posted substantial, double-digit growth compared to the same … [Read more...] about CNN Ratings Are Up But Big Cable Winner Remains Fox
Live Video Feed for President Barack Obama’s Press Conference
Here is a live video feed to President Barack Obama's press conference, which is now underway: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy … [Read more...] about Live Video Feed for President Barack Obama’s Press Conference
Is The Debt Ceiling Unconstitutional?
With negotiations to raise the debt ceiling taking water, many are asking the critical question: Is the debt ceiling unconstitutional under the Fourteenth Amendment. That Amendment, at section 4, reads: “The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law,…shall not be questioned.” Since the current debt, and increases to it, are the result of … [Read more...] about Is The Debt Ceiling Unconstitutional?
Senators Criticize Obama for Tepid Leadership on Debt Ceiling Issue
President Barack Obama is being criticized by some Senators for not being forceful enough on the debt ceiling issue. This has become a recurring theme of the Obama Presidency: that he lags in providing forceful political leadership on some issues and finally snaps into action at the eleven hour after letting his political foes seemingly get the upper hand. His tendency to "lead … [Read more...] about Senators Criticize Obama for Tepid Leadership on Debt Ceiling Issue
Dems and GOP Will Not Move on Budget (Cartoon)
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CBS Poll: Obama’s Ratings Still Under 50 Percent (UPDATED)
A CBS News/New York Times poll finds President Barack Obama's approval ratings below 50 percent -- in the political danger zone with some improvements in some areas that do not change his overall grim appoval rating: President Obama's job approval rating remains just below 50 percent, virtually unchanged from three weeks ago, according to a CBS News/New York Times poll … [Read more...] about CBS Poll: Obama’s Ratings Still Under 50 Percent (UPDATED)
Palin-Bachmann: Iowa Dancing With the Stars
Ballet comes to mind for what GOP divas as doing in the Hawkeye State, a new variation on the graceful duet in which dancers usually make their moves in harmony but in this case as if the other were invisible. La Palin comes into the state on tiptoe for the premiere of an adoring movie about her, cloaked in classic subtlety that sets off equal and opposite images in the eyes … [Read more...] about Palin-Bachmann: Iowa Dancing With the Stars
Has Google Finally “Got” The Ideas Presented In EPIC2015?
On Monday, I shared the classic EPIC2015 with my undergraduate new media class. We discussed which companies had been less or more influential than this 2004 vision and how the vision missed mobile and YouTube. … [Read more...] about Has Google Finally “Got” The Ideas Presented In EPIC2015?
How Dumb Do They (We) Think We (They) Are?
I was watching C-Span, again. This would be pretty sad but, I have to tell you, it is better than Ambien. Anyway, C-Span was rerunning a talk between David Wessel of the Wall Street Journal and Representative Dave Camp (R-MI), the Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. This talk was conducted at the Wall Street Journal’s recent CFO Network Conference. In general the … [Read more...] about How Dumb Do They (We) Think We (They) Are?
Failure to adapt
While Germany, the rest of Europe and even China embrace the future, alternative energy, resistance continues in the United States. The reason of course is that big oil and big coal own enough lawmakers to stop it. This is why the US will be left behind. Germany is leading the way in smart grids: The US put the first and only men on the moon and led the world in … [Read more...] about Failure to adapt
Obama’s Boldest Bet Yet (Estadao, Brazil)
Is it reasonable to assert, as President Obama did the other day, that, the 'wave of war is receding'? According to this editorial from Brazil's Estadao, while the last few years have proven the 'folly' of Bush's 'war against terrorists,' President Obama's belief that the 'tide of war' is receding may well turn out to be just as far fetched. The Estadao editorial says in … [Read more...] about Obama’s Boldest Bet Yet (Estadao, Brazil)
Obama Sends Mistaken Message to the Taliban (Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Switzerland)
Is President Obama's decision to follow through with plans to withdraw from Afghanistan just a misbegotten election-year ploy? According to columnist Andreas Ruesch of Switzerland's Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Mr. Obama has sent the Taliban the wrong message at precisely the wrong time, apparently for strictly electoral purposes. For Switzerland's Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Andreas … [Read more...] about Obama Sends Mistaken Message to the Taliban (Neue Zurcher Zeitung, Switzerland)
Who Can Replace America as the World’s Policeman? (Rzeczpospolita, Poland)
Has the world seen the last of the major U.S.-mounted invasions? For Poland's Rzeczpospolita, columnist Marek Magierowski writes that while electoral politics played a role in President Obama's decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, the explanation goes much deeper. For Rzeczpospolita, Marek Magierowski writes in part: Obama also knows that his country is no longer … [Read more...] about Who Can Replace America as the World’s Policeman? (Rzeczpospolita, Poland)
Obama in the East Room Tomorrow at 11:30 a.m.
WASHINGTON - From Press Secretary Jay Carney via Twitter. Taylor Marsh is a Washington based political analyst, writer and commentator on national politics, foreign policy, and women in power. A veteran national politics writer, Taylor’s been writing on the web since 1996. She has reported from the White House, been profiled in the Washington Post, The New Republic, and … [Read more...] about Obama in the East Room Tomorrow at 11:30 a.m.
The Undie Feted
Feted, n. 1. To celebrate or honor with a festival, a feast, or an elaborate entertainment. 2. To pay honor to. [French fête, from Old French feste; see feast.] The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. There must have been a typo. You might remember this, from 2008 … [Read more...] about The Undie Feted
Lessons From Sweden : Economics and Culture
Imagine a country that has weathered the global recession (5.5 percent growth last year v 2.8 in the U.S), where unemployment is dropping (7 percent v 9 percent in the U.S.) and where gross debt is manageable (45 percent of the economy v 100 percent in the U.S.). That country is Sweden, the pinko-socialist country that many U.S. conservatives love to hate. One reason Sweden … [Read more...] about Lessons From Sweden : Economics and Culture