For those who welcomed a thoughtful, analytical, measured President after the pietistic, never-in-doubt George W. Bush, Barack Obama's latest Big Speech is a reminder that words can cloud as well as clarify. The President now tells us that "when our interests and values are at stake, we have a responsibility to act. That’s what happened in Libya over the course of these last … [Read more...] about Over-Articulate Obama
Troy Anthony Davis Facing Execution in Georgia
His innocence plea was rejected by The Supreme Court on Monday. Once President Jimmy Carter, Pope Benedict XVI, Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former Georgia Congressman and 2008 Libertarian Party nominee for president Bob Barr, and former FBI Director and judge William S. Sessions spoke out for Davis. Pulitzer Prize winning columnist Leonard Pitts argued that … [Read more...] about Troy Anthony Davis Facing Execution in Georgia
It’s that Good Ole “Take-Our-Country-Back” Time Again
During the 2010 elections, the heyday of the Tea Party, we were treated to some soaring oratory by real, “take-our-country-back” Americans: Those real Americans, real patriots, real believers who belong to the party of core values, the good party---the party of God. Feeling quite rejected and dejected, feeling like a fake American, I “rambled” about it then. After the … [Read more...] about It’s that Good Ole “Take-Our-Country-Back” Time Again
Bill Kristol Hearts Obama on Libya
WASHINGTON -- We've finally got bipartisan consensus. Democrats must be so proud to have joined the neoconservative foreign policy community. Mark Halperin, the political weathervane of Washington, judged Obama's speech last night a success for a reason no Democrat should trumpet: George W. Bush could have delivered every sentence. Halperin went on to say Obama … [Read more...] about Bill Kristol Hearts Obama on Libya
Will Ruth Bader Ginsburg Retire From The Court This Year
Having just celebrated her 78th birthday on March 15, there has long been speculation that Ruth Bader Ginsburg would leave the United States Supreme Court. Internet betting sites that provide odds on such things make her the 5 to 1 “favorite” as the Justice most likely to next leave the Court. Ginsburg herself keeps her cards close to the vest on the possibility. Ruth … [Read more...] about Will Ruth Bader Ginsburg Retire From The Court This Year
It’s Only Five Months Since The Mid-Terms, But Has The Tea Party Already Peaked?
WHERE DID EVERYONE GO? It was supposed to be a three-day love feast to savor the Tea Party's mid-term election victories. But the Save America Convention at the Marriott-Waterside in Tampa earlier this month attracted only about 300 people, or about 12 Tea Partiers for each of the 25 speakers, who spoke glowingly of even greater future triumphs and laid out a few doomsday … [Read more...] about It’s Only Five Months Since The Mid-Terms, But Has The Tea Party Already Peaked?
PREDICTIONS FOR OCTOBER 2012
Since the 2012 election season has already begun, we can anticipate nothing being accomplished with respect to any new major federal legislation. Instead, the status quo will continue as Congress is completely gridlocked and paralyzed. The only excitement will be how long the federal government stays closed, and after a few months of general inactivity, will anyone really … [Read more...] about PREDICTIONS FOR OCTOBER 2012
Libya Showing How Obama is Different From Bush
This article is inspired by... Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy So, over the past 3 years or so, many Democrats have expressed their dissatisfaction with the Obama presidency. Some have complained that Obama is too timid, he doesn’t fight for liberal values enough, he’s too willing to listen to the “Rethuglicans” and is too in love … [Read more...] about Libya Showing How Obama is Different From Bush
The Mean Kitty Song
A song for all of us cat lovers (and even those who aren't): The Mean Kitty Song. (I have a 16 1/2 year old lady cat and a 10 month old boy cat). … [Read more...] about The Mean Kitty Song
‘What’s Good for the U.S. isn’t Necessarily Good for Chile’ (La Tercera, Chile)
Is U.S. enthusiasm for Chile as a model for other nations in Latin America bad for Chile? For Chile's La Tercera, columnist Carlos Ominami writes that while it was great to host President Obama, the perception that Chile is a 'good pupil' of Washington also makes it appear to Chile's neighbors that it is a 'a bad colleague, obsequious toward the teacher and disdainful toward … [Read more...] about ‘What’s Good for the U.S. isn’t Necessarily Good for Chile’ (La Tercera, Chile)
Department of Delicious: Donald Trump’s Birth Certificate Raises Questions About…Donald Trump’s Birth Certficate
In our previous post below, we noted that today Donald Trump produced his birth certificate to trump President Barack Obama -- as way of saying "See what I have? Why can't you produce this, too?" without uttering those exact words. And now -- from TMV's Department of Delicious -- we bring you this new twist. Trump's birth certificate is raising questions about Donald … [Read more...] about Department of Delicious: Donald Trump’s Birth Certificate Raises Questions About…Donald Trump’s Birth Certficate
How Partisanship Negates Reality
Donald Trump made a big flourish of releasing his birth certificate to show he has nothing to hide and suggesting it has more than Barack Obama's. But does it? Go HERE. But it won't matter. Partisanship and ideological hatred aimed at those who dare see things differently and are political obstacles mean that what is said trumps what exists. So Rush L, Sean H, Glenn B … [Read more...] about How Partisanship Negates Reality
Full Video of Obama Address on Libya: Says Intervention: Is Limited, Important and Gaddafi’s Advance Has Been Stopped
Here's the full video of President Barack Obama's address on Libya. If you haven't watched it, watch it and make your own decision before new and old media pundits tell you what they believe he said or did not say: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Here's the full text of his address, as carried by Reuters: Our most effective … [Read more...] about Full Video of Obama Address on Libya: Says Intervention: Is Limited, Important and Gaddafi’s Advance Has Been Stopped
Ready, Set, Go (Soon)
Ready...set...go (soon) for a federal government shut down. … [Read more...] about Ready, Set, Go (Soon)
Libya
This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Libya
Donald Trump Paves Birther Path for Jerome Corsi
Trump – who, however improbably, claims to be considering a presidential bid – said Monday that since his first public statement on the issue last week, "a lot of facts are emerging" that are making him question more seriously where Obama was born."I am really concerned," Trump said during an appearance on Fox News. "You have no doctors, you have no nurses … that remember." - … [Read more...] about Donald Trump Paves Birther Path for Jerome Corsi
The Truth Puts On Its Boots
Sometimes even a confirmation from a (usually) reliable source isn't enough. Sometimes the horse's mouth is the only way to know what really happened. ... … [Read more...] about The Truth Puts On Its Boots
Tea Party Goes Too Far Back
Patriots who revere the Founding Fathers may now be overshooting their mark by almost a century--back to the Salem Witch Trials of the 1690s: If anything went wrong then, the answer was to find the servants of Satan responsible and get rid of them. In Congress and statehouses across the country, newly minted Tea Party officeholders are hounding public employees and their … [Read more...] about Tea Party Goes Too Far Back
Answering My Vibrating Pants
I clearly remember the first time I felt my cell phone vibrate. I was alone, driving a low budget rental car on a surprisingly empty southern California freeway. It was dark and I was somewhat lost. I preface my lostness with “somewhat” to placate my masculine sensitivities. However, totally lost may be a more objective description of the situation. I had just finished … [Read more...] about Answering My Vibrating Pants
The Surprising New Class Politics
COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. -- The battle for the Midwest is transforming American politics. Issues of class inequality and union influence, long dormant, have come back to life. And a part of the country that was integral to the Republican surge of 2010 is shifting away from the GOP just a few months later. Republican governors, particularly in Wisconsin and Ohio, denied … [Read more...] about The Surprising New Class Politics