This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Illiteracy
The Great Time Warp
I'm in the middle of one of the finer pieces of popular history I've read in a long time. No, it's not a history of the Civil War or the American Revolution or the 1960s or some other riveting moment in American history. The book is about New York City in one year: 1977. Within that tumultuous year, the city tried to climb out of bankruptcy amidst spiraling crime, a blackout … [Read more...] about The Great Time Warp
Quote of the Day: Why Obama Is Correct In Defying the Far left
Our political Quote of the Day comes via CNN contributor John Avlon who argues Obama is right in defying the left on the issue of renewing the Bush tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans. We'll take a longer look at some of Avlon's key points (but these are only excerpts): The fault lines beneath the Democratic Party have been rumbling between the left and the center. Now … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Why Obama Is Correct In Defying the Far left
Drowning Tax
This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Drowning Tax
Who is Sanctimonious?
WASHINGTON -- What does President Obama think of those who fought and bled to pass his bills in Congress (in some cases losing in this year's election for their pains) while also defending him against wild charges from the right wing? Are they among the liberals he described as "sanctimonious" who long for the "satisfaction of having a purist position and no victories for the … [Read more...] about Who is Sanctimonious?
We Live In An Open-Source World
Globalization applies to information as well as corporate CEOs looking for cheap labor. Those high-paid, unionized manufacturing jobs will never again be the ticket to the middle class for unskilled American workers because of global economic competition that is here to stay? Well, the Internet is here to stay, too -- and the Internet-fueled phenomenon known as … [Read more...] about We Live In An Open-Source World
WikiLeaks: More than We Wanted to Know … Or On Second Thought, Perhaps We Do! – Jornal de Negocios, Portugal
Are the people of WikiLeaks just like the neighborhood gossips, and doesn't the name of their leader Julian Assange sound like a brand of hairspray? Columnist Joao Quadros of Portugal's Jornal De Negocios takes a humorous and uniquely Portuguese and European look at what, in terms of ink spilled, may be one of the most significant news stories in years. For the Portugal's … [Read more...] about WikiLeaks: More than We Wanted to Know … Or On Second Thought, Perhaps We Do! – Jornal de Negocios, Portugal
UPDATED: The Votes NOT There Tonight to Repeal DADT
UPDATE: Senate Reid’s office confirmed late Wednesday that he will postpone the vote as negotiations continue with Republicans who support lifting the ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military. +++++++++++ Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is bent on bringing a defense authorization bill that reverses "don't ask, don't tell" to a vote tonight, but key negotiator … [Read more...] about UPDATED: The Votes NOT There Tonight to Repeal DADT
One of the greats of music, Aretha Franklin, may have pancreatic cancer
According to several sources, Aretha Franklin has pancreatic cancer. Her music has added a lot of happiness to the world, it is sad if she is as ill as the report implies. … [Read more...] about One of the greats of music, Aretha Franklin, may have pancreatic cancer
Of politicians and television shows
I see that the recent episode of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” stirred up a bit of controversy, along the lines of what I wondered about last week (if not exactly what I was asking about). My colleague here at The Moderate Voice, Joe Windish, has rounded up some of the commentary. On a more productive and educational bent, though, is the episode of “Mythbusters” tonight, which … [Read more...] about Of politicians and television shows
Tax, Partisanship and Obama
From the vantage point of ‘coalition’ Britain, the past couple of months of American politics have been fascinating. As in the UK, two parties that traditionally loath each other and everything they stand for try to come together in the national interest, you almost have the direct opposite happening in America. What I have found most interesting is role the … [Read more...] about Tax, Partisanship and Obama
JUST VAMPING WHILE THE STATUS QUO FALLS APART
President Obama and Congressional Republicans worked out a tax deal that completely left out the Democrats in Congress even though they have a lame-duck majority in the House until early January 2011. After that time, Republicans will effectively control Washington for the next two years through their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Many Democrats have suddenly … [Read more...] about JUST VAMPING WHILE THE STATUS QUO FALLS APART
Political Holiday Songs for 2010
Politics now permeates all aspects of American life. So what could be more fitting than a collection of songs for the holidays – political songs sung to some of our favorite holiday tunes? Here are some political songs geared to December 2010 America: OLBERMANN NIGHT (A song for Keith Olbermann non-fans sung to the tune of “Silent Night”) Olbermann night Olbermann … [Read more...] about Political Holiday Songs for 2010
Messiah Palin
This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Messiah Palin
Quote of the Day Two: Will Liberal Ire Against Obama Translate Into Center Success?
Our second political Quote of the Day comes from Andrew Sullivan (a TMV favorite) who has a different take on the bro-ha-ha over President Barack Obama's compromise over tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans in exchange for Republicans Senators dropping their opposition to extending unemployments to Americans (who unlike them don't have government health insurance, expense … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day Two: Will Liberal Ire Against Obama Translate Into Center Success?
Christine O’Donnell Strikes Again
Once again defeated Tea Party favorite and GOP Senate candidate for Delaware Christine O'Donnell strikes again -- this time comparing the "tragedy" of extending unemployment benefits to Pearl Harbor and the death of Elizabeth Edwards. And of course, she later insisted that isn't what she meant. O'Donnell is symptomatic of the 21st century's troubling politico who feels … [Read more...] about Christine O’Donnell Strikes Again
Aaron Sorkin on Sarah Palin, Moose Hunter
Sarah on Sunday's episode of Sarah Palin's Alaska: Unless you've never worn leather shoes, sat upon a leather chair or eaten meat, save your condemnation. A scathing Aaron Sorkin (this is the gentlest part): I eat meat, chicken and fish, have shoes and furniture made of leather, and PETA is not ever going to put me on the cover of their brochure and for these reasons Palin … [Read more...] about Aaron Sorkin on Sarah Palin, Moose Hunter
“Yes We Can” to “We Can’t Say No”
Barack Obama has spent two years playing tennis with nobody on the other side of the net. Now, after caving in on the Bush tax cuts, it's time to ask: What part of n-o don't you understand when you hear it and what part of it do you find impossible to pronounce? "The deal," reports the New York Times, "appeared to resolve the first major standoff since the midterm elections … [Read more...] about “Yes We Can” to “We Can’t Say No”
Dear All: Dr E here, in behalf of the following message from our coblogger, Jerry Remmer, who as you know is fighting a battle but whose humor and intense interest in the news is running strong. Dear Dr. E., I am too weak to file posts but hope to do so starting this weekend. This is no admonition nor criticism, but I was shocked NO ONE on TMV filed a story on Obama's … [Read more...] about
Quote of the Day: Barack Obama on Democrats Angry Over Tax Cut Compromise
There has been an undercurrent during President Barack Obama's tempestuous term -- one that was predicted by some analyists right after his election: his party's progressive wing would take Obama's election as a kind of ideological mandate and Obama would be at odds with it since his record showed he was a pragmatist and if not centrist center-leftist. A Dennis Kucinich he … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Barack Obama on Democrats Angry Over Tax Cut Compromise