That's what Fox News chairman Roger Ailes says. Howard Kurtz's interview with Ailes now fully explains where Fox News gets its demonizing, always in attack mode tone. It starts at the top. UPDATE: Others note this, too. … [Read more...] about Did You Know that NPR is Run By “Nazis?”
Goodbye to Compassionate Conservatism
EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to a short technical glitch this column appeared under the wrong byline on TMV for about 20 seconds. We regret the glitch. WASHINGTON -- Will the tea party sell out for a mess of pottage in the form of a ban on earmarks? That’s one possibility. But another is that this embrace of a purely symbolic approach to deficit reduction is a sign that the … [Read more...] about Goodbye to Compassionate Conservatism
Quote of the Day: On Lisa Murkowski’s Write In Win In Alaska and Sarah Palin
Our political Quote of the Day comes from MSNBC's First Read, commenting on Sen. Lisa Murkowski's historical win as a write in candidate, resulting in her re-election despite opposition from nemesis Sarah Palin: *** “Poke in the eye” to Palin: The AP writes that Lisa Murkowski’s apparent victory yesterday “was a political poke in the eye” to Sarah Palin. The reason: Palin … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: On Lisa Murkowski’s Write In Win In Alaska and Sarah Palin
TSA Security Measures
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Government-by-Spite
The Washington climate recalls V-E Day in World War II: hours before the armistice, hordes of refugees streaming westward to the American zone with whatever they could carry to escape the oncoming Russians before the official deadline. In the same way, Democrats are scrambling to salvage what they can in these last days, and the sight is just as saddening--the President and … [Read more...] about Government-by-Spite
TSA Chief Defends Body Imaging, (Falsely) Asserts It Would Have Foiled Christmas Bomber
On Wednesday, TSA Director John Pistole testified before two Congressional committees. Citizen backlash at whole body imaging (WBI) screening and aggressive physical searches made its way into his testimony. Media continue to report claims made by government officials without advising the reader than the official is, to be polite, severely stretching the truth. I have … [Read more...] about TSA Chief Defends Body Imaging, (Falsely) Asserts It Would Have Foiled Christmas Bomber
Palin Target Murkoswki Declares Victory as Historical Write In Victor
It's a historical victory for a politician defending her seat -- and a political embarrassment for a perceived candidate for the 2012 Republican nomination all rolled into one. Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski has declared victory in her rocky-roaded election bid: historical because she's the first write in Senate candidate victor in 50 years. And the Republican's win is seen as an … [Read more...] about Palin Target Murkoswki Declares Victory as Historical Write In Victor
Sarah Palin Thinks She Can Beat Barack Obama in 2012
As I've noted often here, the confidently stated conventional wisdom has a way of being swept quietly under the rug when it's in tatters and proven wrong and some area already reacting to this story with disdain: Sarah Palin says she is seriously considering a run for the White House, and she believes she could beat President Obama in 2012, the former Alaska governor told … [Read more...] about Sarah Palin Thinks She Can Beat Barack Obama in 2012
What Americans Want
Extending Bush's tax cuts for families making over $250,000 a year may be popular with Mitch McConnell and John Boehner, but it isn't with most Americans: … [Read more...] about What Americans Want
Democracy in Peril
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Sounds Like Sarah Palin Is Running for President
Sarah Palin has given an interview in which it sounds like she is seriously thinking of running for President in 2012 -- and so far she has not said anything to refudiate the interview. MSNBC's First Read: The inner circle of Sarah Palin’s political organization is notoriously difficult to crack, but in an over-7500-word piece in the New York Times Magazine posted online … [Read more...] about Sounds Like Sarah Palin Is Running for President
Colombia Should Ditch U.S. ‘Special Relationship’: El Espectador, Colombia
Under its new president, Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian policymakers are preparing for a change in relations with the United States, which, according to columnist Alvaro Forero Tascon of Colombia's Semana, has been based on Colombian weakness and the-now-diminishing American influence. For Semana, Alvaro Forero Tascon writes in part: What President Santos calls … [Read more...] about Colombia Should Ditch U.S. ‘Special Relationship’: El Espectador, Colombia
Bristol Palin’s Dancing on Dancing With The Stars Has Impressed Some People
But -- most assuredly -- it has not impressed some others... … [Read more...] about Bristol Palin’s Dancing on Dancing With The Stars Has Impressed Some People
Partisan Politics and the National Interest
This is what it means to put partisan politics above the national interest: … [Read more...] about Partisan Politics and the National Interest
Idaho Open Primary: The People v. The Parties
Yesterday attorney Harry Kresky reported on his recent trip to Idaho to help defend independents there facing attack from a faction of the Idaho Republican Party hoping to close the primaries in order to control the electorate. Idaho does not have partisan registration, so closing the current open primary system in Idaho would require voters to declare a party. Today Kresky … [Read more...] about Idaho Open Primary: The People v. The Parties
Around the Sphere
Our famous linkfest providing you links to interesting posts and stories of varying viewpoints. Links do not necessarily reflect the opinion of TMV or its writers. Does Change In Washington Mean "What People In DC Carry In Their Pockets"? Ah, yes, a new Congress and change. But wait! Just look who's in charge there and at the RNC (but some change could be afoot THERE). A … [Read more...] about Around the Sphere
Republicans’ Top Priority: A Roundup
Which is more important, if you are a Republican in Congress: working to solve the nation's problems, or working to make sure Barack Obama is a one-term president? Perhaps more to the point, how do we think most Americans -- including the Americans who voted for Republican candidates in the election just passed -- would define "working to solve the nation's problems"? Would … [Read more...] about Republicans’ Top Priority: A Roundup
Ugly Truth About D.C. (Guest Voice)
Ugly Truth About D.C. by Tom Purcell There's something ugly going on in Washington, D.C. Travel + Leisure magazine asked travelers to rank 35 American cities in a variety of categories, including which has the most attractive residents. Washingtonians were ranked the sixth least attractive. I think, borrowing from Jay Leno, I know why: "Politics is show business … [Read more...] about Ugly Truth About D.C. (Guest Voice)
Charlie Rangel
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More Racism from Rush Limbaugh?
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