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Obama At The Bat — Another Strike Out
How accommodating and forgiving most Democratic commentators have become. The President's speech on the budget, deficits and future federal spending was mostly greeted by these people with praise for the leadership it supposedly demonstrated, for the clear alternative to Republican proposals it supposedly presented, and for the way it supposedly asked the rich at long last to … [Read more...] about Obama At The Bat — Another Strike Out
Gun-to-the-Head Governing–With Blanks
Don't bother to send in the clowns, they're here (see the 2012 GOP hopefuls), but it's those in Congress who are armed and dangerous, threatening to turn the world's richest nation into a gambling saloon for financial markets. As last week's shutdown shootout cuts turn out to be illusory, Capitol Hill zealots prepare to repeat it with the vote over raising the debt ceiling … [Read more...] about Gun-to-the-Head Governing–With Blanks
How Responsible is this Media Matters Employee for Glenn Beck’s Fox News Departure?
In the wake of the announcement that Glenn Beck's daily Fox News program would end, there was no shortage of mixed signals meant to obfuscate the reason for his departure. Beck himself appeared on his program that night and claimed that the show had been a burden he never wanted to bear, indicating that it was his choice to leave. Fox News CEO Roger Ailes was no less opaque, … [Read more...] about How Responsible is this Media Matters Employee for Glenn Beck’s Fox News Departure?
Georgia Rep Calls FDR a Commie
Congressman Paul Broun (R-GA) presented his own interesting take on history in a floor speech where he accused both Presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Delano Roosevelt of having "socialist beliefs". In his own words, "In fact, Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent his advisers, his close-held friends, his cabinet people to go visit with Stalin in communist Russia to study what … [Read more...] about Georgia Rep Calls FDR a Commie
Trump for President (Two Cartoons)
Two cartoons on Donald Trump running for President: … [Read more...] about Trump for President (Two Cartoons)
Is Jon Stewart the Smartest Man in America?
The Daily Show - Ryan's Private Savings - Path to ProsperityTags: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook WASHINGTON - Pres. Obama came, he spoke, it's done. I'm not impressed, because what we heard was Candidate Obama, someone I know all too well. If Obama hadn't given into Republican economic policy in the first place the … [Read more...] about Is Jon Stewart the Smartest Man in America?
Who’ll Win in the 2012 Presidential Election? How is Obama Doing? Monitor T-Shirt Sales
Do you want to monitor President Barack Obama's 2012 election chances? Polls are always worth following (ideological blogs will tout polls that show their candidate in a good light and almost always question the methodology of ones that don't, then tout the same company's poll when it shows their candidate in a good light). But here is another way: monitor the sale of T-shirts. … [Read more...] about Who’ll Win in the 2012 Presidential Election? How is Obama Doing? Monitor T-Shirt Sales
U.S. Disaster Expert Warned Japan Before March 11 Quake (Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan)
It is indeed a great irony: Two days before the massive 9.0 earthquake struck Japan, one of FEMA's senior officials during Hurricane Katrina was in Japan to warn of the danger of careless and uncoordinated disaster response planning. According to this article from Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun, his warnings seem to have fallen of deaf ears. For Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun, reporter … [Read more...] about U.S. Disaster Expert Warned Japan Before March 11 Quake (Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan)
Russia’s Position on Libya: Trying to Have It Both Ways
Guest post by Dmitry Gorenburg Dmitry Gorenburg is a senior analyst at CNA's Center for Strategic Studies, the editor of the journal Russian Politics & Law, and an associate at Harvard University's Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. From 2005 to 2010, he served as Executive Director of the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies (AAASS). He has … [Read more...] about Russia’s Position on Libya: Trying to Have It Both Ways
Fear Of Hopping
Let’s begin with the premise that jackrabbits, of the hare family, are related to deer. Now I don’t know if that’s true or not, and I’m not about to research it. If I were to research it and it weren’t true, it would undermine the premise, and this story would go nowhere. Of course, some smart ass reader will research it, discover that I’m completely full of it, post it in … [Read more...] about Fear Of Hopping
Obama’s Speech: Serious Reset or Recycled Political Rhetoric?
The key consensus on President Barack Obama's speech on the budget and deficit is this: the 2012 Presidential campaign is now underway. But on the actual content? Much, but not all, of the reaction is (as always) coming from pre-existing political conditions (which makes independent voters beware): Republicans and conservatives dismiss or denounce it and are angry, … [Read more...] about Obama’s Speech: Serious Reset or Recycled Political Rhetoric?
The Civil War At 150: Distorting The Past & Unable To Cope With The Present
Our new Government is founded upon exactly the opposite ideas; its foundations are laid, its cornerstone rests upon the great truth that the negro is not equal to the white man; that slavery, subordination to the superior race, is his natural and moral condition. ~ Confederate Vice President ALEXANDER STEVENS As I wrote in my initial post of the year, there will be no … [Read more...] about The Civil War At 150: Distorting The Past & Unable To Cope With The Present
“First Do No Harm”: Part 2 (Inflation Costs You Half As Much as Income Tax)
If you want to continue to be slaves of the banks and pay the cost of your own slavery, then let bankers continue to create money and control credit. Sir Josiah Stamp, Director of Bank of England 1928 - 1941 Last weekend, I posted here an unusually well received article, entitled, “First, Do No Harm”: The Constitution and Conservative Liberals. The gist of the … [Read more...] about “First Do No Harm”: Part 2 (Inflation Costs You Half As Much as Income Tax)
Gender Agenda–Again
The President proclaims Equal Pay Day "to recognize the full value of women's skills and...acknowledge the injustice of wage discrimination." Rupert Murdoch isn't buying it, as the Wall Street Journal insists "There Is No Male-Female Wage Gap" and that the day is "dedicated to manufactured feminist grievances." That tortured argument has all the logic of the claim that … [Read more...] about Gender Agenda–Again
At Last: A President, Not a Ref
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to a major system glitch the first versions of this appeared with the wrong byline. The system has not taken editing codes. We regret the error and are taking steps to resolve this. WASHINGTON -- President Obama has finally decided to take his own side in the philosophical struggle that is the true engine of this nation's budget debate. After … [Read more...] about At Last: A President, Not a Ref
Watch Obama Deliver Fiscal Policy Speech Live Here (Live Video) UPDATED With Press Reaction and Speech Text
You can watch President Obama deliver his speech on fiscal policy here: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Here are some initial reports and comment on his speech (writing on this is starting as he is delivering it). --The Washington Post: President Obama unveiled a framework Wednesday to reduce borrowing over the next 12 years … [Read more...] about Watch Obama Deliver Fiscal Policy Speech Live Here (Live Video) UPDATED With Press Reaction and Speech Text
Quinnipiac Poll: Cuomo Has Highest Governor’s Approval Rating in States Polled by Quinnipiac University
Get ready to see a "new" player to the national scene. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has the highest governor's approval rating of any governor in any states polled by the respected Quinnipiac poll: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a 64 - 16 percent job approval rating among registered voters, higher than the governors in any state polled by Quinnipiac University so far this … [Read more...] about Quinnipiac Poll: Cuomo Has Highest Governor’s Approval Rating in States Polled by Quinnipiac University
Day of Reckoning? Egypt’s Ailing Mubarak and Two Sons Detained
Is his legal (and political) day of reckoning at hand? An ailing ex-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and his two sons have been detained as officials begin to investigate the government violence against demonstrators that took place when Mubarak was President. Ex-Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's health deteriorated on Wednesday, state media said, hours after he and his two … [Read more...] about Day of Reckoning? Egypt’s Ailing Mubarak and Two Sons Detained
America’s Downfall?
As many of the readers of TMV may not know, I’ve been studying for a masters in political communications and recently have been focusing on the perceived inevitability of America’s decline on the international stage and the inevitability of China’s, India’s, Brazil’s and Russia’s rise and I have come to an interesting conclusion – things are not as inevitable as they … [Read more...] about America’s Downfall?