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Sarah Palin Jumps Aboard Birther Bandwagon
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin once called the birthers' clamor for President Barack Obama a "distraction." No more: "I appreciate that the Donald wants to spend his resources on something that so interests him and so many Americans, you know more power to him," Palin said Sunday on the "Judge Jeanine" show on Fox News. The former Alaska governor's remarks on Sunday … [Read more...] about Sarah Palin Jumps Aboard Birther Bandwagon
Classic Comedy: Abbott and Costello’s Loafing Routine
The classic comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are best remembered for their "Who's on First" baseball routine. But they had other routines (most based on burlesque routines that they reworked) that were funnier. My favorite: the loafing routine. Not that this doesn't just work due to the scripting but the the timing and onstage chemistry between the two. A short … [Read more...] about Classic Comedy: Abbott and Costello’s Loafing Routine
Corporate Taxes
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Making Sense Of The NewsCorp Phone Hacking Scandal (A Timeline And Why U.S. News Consumers Should Care)
The British press are in an uproar this weekend over the just-won't-die story about how News International (the U.K. subsidiary of Murdoch’s News Corporation, hereafter referenced as NewsCorp) "journalists" at News of the World (NotW) "hack[ed] into the mobile phone records of celebrities and public figures." It should be news when journalists are arrested for privacy … [Read more...] about Making Sense Of The NewsCorp Phone Hacking Scandal (A Timeline And Why U.S. News Consumers Should Care)
Middle East Money Pit vs. Mugging the Old
When he makes his long-term budget proposal this week, the President must include choices about all the money that has been draining into the Middle East Money Pit for the past decade. In Baghdad last week, Robert Gates was reassuring troops they would be paid, even as he told them they may be staying longer than scheduled. "If folks here are going to want us to have a … [Read more...] about Middle East Money Pit vs. Mugging the Old
If the First Amendment Had to Be Ratified Today… (Guest Voice)
If the First Amendment Had to Be Ratified Today... By Tina Dupuy Republicans will tell you they’re the sole Constitutional purists in the country; they worship the document more/better than you do. But imagine if the First Amendment had to be voted on today. It would need two-thirds majority in both Houses just to be proposed. Consider it: “Congress shall make no law … [Read more...] about If the First Amendment Had to Be Ratified Today… (Guest Voice)
Three Men in a Bed
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Values, Interests and American Intervention (Estadao, Brazil)
Is Washington giving Saudi Arabia and Bahrain a free pass when it comes to democratic reform? According to this article by Demétrio Magnoli for Brazil's Estadao, the Obama Administration will have to move beyond pressuring countries like Syria and move on to its Persian Gulf allies if it wants to be seen as putting its values before its interests. For Estadao, Demétrio … [Read more...] about Values, Interests and American Intervention (Estadao, Brazil)
Personal Bests
Best definition of today's GOP I've seen yet comes from Tom Levenson at Balloon Juice: gluttons for (other people's) punishment. … [Read more...] about Personal Bests
WHEW! THANK YOU KARL ROVE!
A Federal Government shutdown was averted Friday Night. The deal temporarily saved some federal funds for various smaller programs including Planned Parenthood but it cut almost $40 billion from other discretionary domestic spending. This last-minute agreement was not entirely due to the negotiating skills of Senator Majority Harry Reid, House Speaker John Boehner or … [Read more...] about WHEW! THANK YOU KARL ROVE!
Egypt Inspires People in U.S. and Around the World (Al Messa, Egypt)
Having toppled an obdurate dictator in just 18 days of determined protest, the people of Egypt are justifiably proud of what they have accomplished. But as proud as they are, columnist Hamad Hassan of Egypt's Al Messa newspaper expresses astonishment that people in places like Madison Wisconsin have drawn strength and inspiration from their history-making stand in Tahrir … [Read more...] about Egypt Inspires People in U.S. and Around the World (Al Messa, Egypt)
“First, Do No Harm”: the Constitution & Conservative Liberals
One of the most fascinating things for me as a Brit about engaging with American politics is that all political issues are filtered in the media through an extraordinarily crass Left vs. Right paradigm. Left and right are not the two paradigms of American politics. They are the two flavors of only one. America has been brought to its knees by a Left that has empowered … [Read more...] about “First, Do No Harm”: the Constitution & Conservative Liberals
Death By Ten Thousand Paper Cuts
Amid the furious spinning of who "won" and who "lost" in last night's just-in-time budget deal agreement, Brian Beutler has an analysis that actually informs: … [Read more...] about Death By Ten Thousand Paper Cuts
Shame on Both Houses of Congress
It’s just gone 4 p.m. here in the UK. I should be asleep, I was in my bed, ready to drift off into a dream but was awoken by the thunderous sounds of American accented sighs. Sighs of disappointment I think they were but I can’t be sure. It felt like millions of Americans (again I’m guessing they were Americans because of the accent of the sighs) were expressing their … [Read more...] about Shame on Both Houses of Congress
The People’s Budget
Americans woke up on Saturday to find that their politicians had not driven off a cliff. There is cause for hope. But, like previous stopgap measures, the eleventh hour agreement doesn't solve long-term problems. It merely buys time. Jeffrey Sachs, of Columbia University, puts recent budget skirmishes in context: The current budget negotiations have been a dialogue among the … [Read more...] about The People’s Budget
Eleventh Hour Lovefest
In a windup worthy of the WWF, Washington budget wrestlers bounce off the canvas to take bows and hug one another for the cheering crowds. In the Senate, Harry Reid is so carried away that, hours after calling the GOP "shameful," he praises every Republican in sight including John Boehner's chief of staff and, most of all, Mitch McConnell, who gushes back that Congress has … [Read more...] about Eleventh Hour Lovefest
Let the Spin on the Budget Deal Begin
Let the spin on the budget deal begin: An online Fox News analysis detailing on how the budget deal was a huge victory for House Speaker John Boehner and a huge defeat for Barack Obama and the Democrats is HERE. And, indeed, in the end Boehner got more than he originally asked for and Obama is dealing with an increasingly concerned and upset liberal base. But is Obama … [Read more...] about Let the Spin on the Budget Deal Begin
VIDEO: Weekly Address: President Obama on the Budget Compromise to Avoid a Government Shutdown
President Barack Obama uses his weekly address to comment in length on the budget agreement that prevented a government shut down: … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Weekly Address: President Obama on the Budget Compromise to Avoid a Government Shutdown
Quote of the Day: Betty White On Charlie Sheen
Our Quote of the Day this time is a show biz quote of the day from Betty White -- who my 89 year old mother meet years ago on a plane and adored-- commenting on Charlie Sheen. Via the New York Daily News: "I cannot stand the people who get wonderful starts in show business, and who abuse it," White told London's Daily Mail. "Lindsay Lohan and Charlie Sheen, for example, … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Betty White On Charlie Sheen