Tea Party Nation wants to get Rep. Keith Ellison (D-MN) because he is, according to a flyer they put out to their fan base, "the only Muslim in Congress." Except, he isn't. … [Read more...] about They’re Not Just Islamophobic; They’re Stupid, Too
A Political Party Without a Purpose
If this is the best Republicans have to offer, I think the Democrats have a good chance to hold on to both houses of Congress. Even Joe Scarborough was appalled. … [Read more...] about A Political Party Without a Purpose
Trickster
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Mitch McConnell’s Number One Priority As Majority Leader
If Sen. Mitch McConnell becomes Senate Majority Leader what will his number one priority be? Fixing the economy? (NOT!) Coming up with a solid immigration reform or control package? (NOT!) Finding ways to get more Americans back to work? (NOT!) Why, it's THIS. … [Read more...] about Mitch McConnell’s Number One Priority As Majority Leader
One last look at the Juan Williams/NPR fiasco
I have purposefully refrained from commenting on the dust-up over Juan Williams' firing from NPR after comments he made on Bill O'Reilly's show on Fox News - mainly to just get a little space from the emotional reactions from both sides. A brief refresher on the statements that earned Williams the ax: Appearing Monday on the O’Reilly show, Williams said, “When I get on a plane … [Read more...] about One last look at the Juan Williams/NPR fiasco
Modern Humanitarian-Aid Industry Complicit In Misery And Perpetual Conflict
Philip Gourevitch, writing in “Alms Dealers” for The New Yorker [subscription required], is persuaded. And persuasive: Do doped-up maniacs really go a-maiming in order to increase their country’s appeal in the eyes of international aid donors? Does the modern humanitarian-aid industry help create the kind of misery it is supposed to redress? That is the central contention of … [Read more...] about Modern Humanitarian-Aid Industry Complicit In Misery And Perpetual Conflict
Pelosi to Women: We Intend To Win For You
Joining the Obama Administration's outreach to women, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro (D, CT-3) held a conference call last week, focusing on issues affecting women. Pelosi and DeLauro plowed through accomplishments for and concerns about the status of women in the United States. On the 2010 health care bill, DeLauro emphasized that the … [Read more...] about Pelosi to Women: We Intend To Win For You
Jackass: The Party
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Rhode Island Democrat Frank Caprio Tells Obama to Take Endorsement and “Shove It”
As his polls approval ratings continue heading south, yet another poll shows independent voters deserting the Democrats in droves, and he criss-crosses the country trying to motivate the Democratic Party's base, President Barack Obama is now enmeshed in a controversy centered on his refusal to endorse the Democrat in Rhode Island running for governor out of respect for … [Read more...] about Rhode Island Democrat Frank Caprio Tells Obama to Take Endorsement and “Shove It”
I Am Dead Man Walking
Today, Oct. 25, the 72nd year and 331st day of my life, the hammer dropped. I have 3rd stage cancer of the lungs and surrounding lymph nodes, colon cancer, a cancerous skin lesion and an aggravated congestive heart disease compounded by the fickle ravages over the years by diabetes. Did I mention I recently had a cataract removed on the left eye? Laser surgery on the right … [Read more...] about I Am Dead Man Walking
Why the GOP Will Probably Fail
There is no doubt that the Republican party is poised for a big night - some are even predicting an historic night - next Tuesday when America goes to the polls. But the seeds of GOP failure have already been sown during this campaign and it is extremely doubtful that Republicans can achieve any of their short term goals, much less change the culture of America to reflect … [Read more...] about Why the GOP Will Probably Fail
The Tea Party and Immigration Reform: Obama’s Ace in the Hole – El Universal, Mexico
Could a heavy emphasis on immigration reform be just what the Obama Administration needs to snatch victory from the jaws of probable electoral defeat? For El Universal of Mexico, warning that anyone who writes off Obama 'as another Carter' will find themselves badly mistaken, Eduardo Valle writes in part. The costs of these two wars [Iraq and Afghanistan] have … [Read more...] about The Tea Party and Immigration Reform: Obama’s Ace in the Hole – El Universal, Mexico
New Punches
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Breakfast with Omar Khayyam
Breakfast with Omar Khayyam A decaf cup and with it will appear a toasted bagel with a schmeer together now at Starbucks served—who knew! Empty thy plate, now crammed with scrambled eggs and home fries floating in the eggy dregs the breakfast special hath an expiry of 10 a joy!—'til lunch time prices come again. Come, read thy Times without a morning froth at … [Read more...] about Breakfast with Omar Khayyam
Tea Party Two-Step
To a 1970s' hit tune, "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet," the GOP and their new best friends are dancing in the aisles these days, looking past November to sashaying into the White House in 2012. "It may be," President Obama said recently, "that regardless of what happens after this election, they feel more responsible." If he believes that, Rep. Mike Pence, chairman of the House … [Read more...] about Tea Party Two-Step
Corporate Bailout Recipients Are Giving Campaign Donations
File this in your Wouldn't You Know It file: Companies that received bailout money because they were so financially strapped and had to be jump started and/or reorganized to survive are now giving corporate campaign contributions -- and often to Republicans: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) was a fierce critic of the federal bailout of General Motors and … [Read more...] about Corporate Bailout Recipients Are Giving Campaign Donations
Learning Nothing from History
Back in the last century, when I taught high school in the Province of Quebec, the Ministry of Education insisted that every student take Canadian History. But there was no requirement that every student pass the course. That memory came to mind on Friday, when I read Paul Krugman's column in The New York Times. On the subject of the British government's new austerity … [Read more...] about Learning Nothing from History
The Scandal of 2010
WASHINGTON -- Imagine an election in a Third World nation where a small number of millionaires and billionaires spent massive sums to push the outcome in their preferred direction. Wouldn't many people here condescendingly tut-tut such a country's "poorly developed" sense of democracy and the inadequacy of its political system? That, of course, is what is going on in … [Read more...] about The Scandal of 2010
Helen Keller’s Mushrooms (Guest Voice)
Helen Keller’s Mushrooms Raging Moderate, by Will Durst The precise word to explain this season’s big new trend in campaign financing is obliviousness. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court ruled that everybody is allowed to give as much money as they desire to anybody they choose and absolutely nobody needs to know about it. The upshot of which has all of America knee … [Read more...] about Helen Keller’s Mushrooms (Guest Voice)
Unraveling the Righties’ Spin on WikiLeaks Iraq War Logs
Two items in the trove of Iraq war documents just released by WikiLeaks have caught the attention of some on the right whose thinking is, to put it charitably, muddled: … [Read more...] about Unraveling the Righties’ Spin on WikiLeaks Iraq War Logs