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
BREAKING NEWS: Reps and Dems Agree on Deal; Shutdown Averted (Mistakenly Deleted Post Added Here)
Pres. Obama is speaking as I type. And CBS's Chip Reid is now saying that the rider eliminating funding for Planned Parenthood is OUT of the bill. Thank God! EDITOR's NOTE: My earlier post was mistakenly deleted. I am adding it here since it will provide some context. This is copied off of Google since it still appears on search engines. JOE GANDELMAN National … [Read more...] about BREAKING NEWS: Reps and Dems Agree on Deal; Shutdown Averted (Mistakenly Deleted Post Added Here)
Budget Deal Reached
News just breaking that a budget deal has been reached to avoid a shutdown, according to early reports the deal is for the remainder of the fiscal year. It looks like we will have another short term continuing resolution to fund things until next week at which point they will vote on the final package for the 2010-11 budget year (which theoretically began last October). … [Read more...] about Budget Deal Reached
Jobs vs Nut-Jobs
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DEAR KATHY & TMV CONTRIBUTORS & READERS
I do not insert myself in the community forum after I post articles on TMV for a variety of reasons. The last time I participated in the forum was in August 2009 when I got into a needlessly nasty tussle with former conservative TMV contributor Jazz Shaw over healthcare reform. Disgusted with myself I even stopped writing anything for TMV for several months as a result of it. … [Read more...] about DEAR KATHY & TMV CONTRIBUTORS & READERS
Karl Rove Warns Republicans: Government Shut Down Could Strengthen Barack Obama
GOP political maven Karl Rove is warning Republicans in his own inimitable way to be careful what they wish for: if you shut down the government, he says, you risk making Barack Obama look stronger at time when he is appearing weaker: Not all Republicans think a potential government shutdown would be good for the GOP. In a memo posted to his website, former Bush … [Read more...] about Karl Rove Warns Republicans: Government Shut Down Could Strengthen Barack Obama
Reid Stands Firm on Poor Women’s Health and Lives
Brian Beutler reports at TPMDC that Republicans have said privately that they will drop the rider defunding Planned Parenthood in exchange for more spending cuts. But as Pat Garofalo of Think Progress points out (and shows, graphically), the Democrats have gone more than halfway to meet Republicans' spending cut demands: … [Read more...] about Reid Stands Firm on Poor Women’s Health and Lives
U.S. Internet Hypocrisy Creates Global Suspicion (People’s Daily, China)
Is the U.S. talking out of both sides of its mouth when it comes to Internet freedom? Continuing with China's online counter-offensive, this article from state-run People's Daily asserts that Pentagon plans for software to allow Defense Department personnel to assume multiple identities online for the purpose of planting pro-U.S. propaganda again demonstrates to the world that … [Read more...] about U.S. Internet Hypocrisy Creates Global Suspicion (People’s Daily, China)
UNLEASH PLANNED PARENTHOOD FROM FEDERAL FUNDING
The current budget impasse threatening a government shutdown appears to revolve around highly controversial federal funding for Planned Parenthood and its ancillary provision of legal abortions. Republicans want to eliminate all Federal Funds of around $360 million per year and Democrats are fighting to keep the funding. I support the Republican position in this … [Read more...] about UNLEASH PLANNED PARENTHOOD FROM FEDERAL FUNDING
Newby Republican Women Congressionals’ Stand on Planned Parenthood Rider
So, just how much does electing women - no matter their policy positions but rather just because of their gender - really help women? Turns out, not so much. In the Senate: The three veteran Republican women, Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins (both Maine) do not want to defund Planned Parenthood. They know what's really going on. Veteran and … [Read more...] about Newby Republican Women Congressionals’ Stand on Planned Parenthood Rider
Dismay Over the Looming Budget Shutdown
Unless there's a last minute surprise -- and there are in politics -- it looks like it's gonna happen: a government shut down...with a flood of media stories detailing how a failure in our system and political obsessions have resulted in hardship for people deprived of paychecks or services. Watch this CNN segment. David Gergen nails it: the line about Planned Parenthood is … [Read more...] about Dismay Over the Looming Budget Shutdown
Penny Wise, Pound Foolish And How To Kill Grandma
Recent days have seen numerous analyses of the budget and tax plan put forth by Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan. Until now I’ve largely stayed out the discussion, viewing most opinions as primarily partisan in their approach. No more. After a bit of independent research into the impact this plan will have on issues that matter to me, and should matter to all Americans, I’ve … [Read more...] about Penny Wise, Pound Foolish And How To Kill Grandma
Our Mediator-in-Chief
Many Americans, including myself I admit in the name of full disclosure. misunderstood the man we helped elect to the presidency in 2008. We thought we were electing a fighter who would change the way the government and the economy operated. Silly, silly us. It's now clear that the man we sent to the White house doesn't see his role that way at all. He seems to think he was … [Read more...] about Our Mediator-in-Chief
The Great Budget Train Wreck (Guest Voice)
The Great Budget Train Wreck by Michael Reagan The current furor over the national budget is ample proof of the fact that federal budgets should be completed in time and based on reality, and not based on welfare-state politics. Instead, Congress keeps kicking the can down the road by enacting so-called CRs (Continuing Resolutions) that have become nothing more than … [Read more...] about The Great Budget Train Wreck (Guest Voice)
Don’t Compromise On Me (Cartoon)
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Democratic Navel Gazing & Obama’s 2012 Ask
WASHINGTON -- The biggest issue facing Obama's reelection team is whether Obama's base will show up and if they do in what numbers and with what level of enthusiasm. This is the story and why Obama embarrassingly asked "Are you in?" when he launched his reelection campaign. Not even the President and his team are quite sure of the answers. Responding to Glenn Greenwald's … [Read more...] about Democratic Navel Gazing & Obama’s 2012 Ask
Jon Stewart’s Definitive Glenn Beck Parody on Beck Leaving His Show (VIDEO)
The Daily Show's Jon Stewart has done his definitive Glenn Beck parody...topping his previous ones. The subject this time: Beck's and Fox's announcement that Beck will "transition" his show off into other projects (translation: it has not worked out for him and Fox). Here via a Hulu embed is the full episode: h/T TV Squad … [Read more...] about Jon Stewart’s Definitive Glenn Beck Parody on Beck Leaving His Show (VIDEO)
The Republican Crime Spree Against America
If you can't compromise then you can't govern. ~ HENRY CLAY It's time to cut to the chase. Forget about the talking points, slide shows, sound bites and photo opps. The Republican Party has unleashed a crime spree against Americans that is astonishing for its audacity and sheer meanspiritedness, and there is no end in sight. You can now add extortion to robbery and … [Read more...] about The Republican Crime Spree Against America