This was the title of a song copyrighted in 1929 by the composer Milton Ager and the lyricist Jack Yellen as published by EMI Robbins Catalog, Inc. and Advanced Music Corp. The most famous and repeated stanza is the following: Happy days are here again The skies above are clear again So let's sing a song of cheer again Happy days are here again It was once the … [Read more...] about HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN
Terry Jones: a Test of Muslim Maturity – Liberation, France
Is it time for Muslims to be more tolerant of criticism? Columnist Francois Sergent of France's Liberation writes that one crazy pastor doesn't represent the West, and that it's time for Islam to accept that attacks like his are just a normal part of being one of the world's leading religions. For Liberation, Francois Sergent writes in part: This man, a huckster of God … [Read more...] about Terry Jones: a Test of Muslim Maturity – Liberation, France
Mideast Peace Talks and Why Hillary Clinton Is Tougher Than Bill, Qualified to Succeed
As the unusual confluence of the Jewish new year, Ramadan and September 11th has come and gone, I've been thinking a lot about the direct talks being pursued right now by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. But this post is not about the talks' core issues, as they're called, or about the fact that the talks themselves are happening.I want to focus on Secretary Clinton … [Read more...] about Mideast Peace Talks and Why Hillary Clinton Is Tougher Than Bill, Qualified to Succeed
Yves Smith Says Warren Appointment Is All Smoke, No Fire
And she is rarely wrong about political optics. So look at this as another feint by an administration that is perfect at getting a large part of the country mad for seemingly authoritarian and radical moves, while in actuality changing hardly anything. … [Read more...] about Yves Smith Says Warren Appointment Is All Smoke, No Fire
Who Is Elizabeth Warren And Why Does The Establishment Fear Her
A native Oklahoman, 61 year old Elizabeth Warren was raised in a working class family. Her father was a janitor. At 19 she married Jim Warren from whom she would be divorced in 1978. During their marriage she completed two degrees, a Bachelor of Science from the University of Houston and a law degree from Rutgers. She was an editor of Rutgers Law Review and served a … [Read more...] about Who Is Elizabeth Warren And Why Does The Establishment Fear Her
The Bicycle: A Most Remarkable Technology
Nick Kristof celebrates its ability to get more kids in school in Zimbabwe: When I asked Abel what he dreamed of, he said “a bicycle” — so that he could cut the six hours he spent walking to and from school and, thus, take better care of the younger orphans. Last week, Abel got his wish. A Chicago-based aid organization, World Bicycle Relief, distributed 200 bicycles to … [Read more...] about The Bicycle: A Most Remarkable Technology
The Enthusiasm Gap: He’s Just a President (Guest Voice)
The Enthusiasm Gap: He’s Just a President by Tina Dupuy Disillusionment implies at some point you were illusioned. You believed something that turned out not to be true. I watched a documentary where young people in the early ‘90s thought their music was “alternative,” and then they were disillusioned when grunge became mainstream. “It’s like…what can you believe in … [Read more...] about The Enthusiasm Gap: He’s Just a President (Guest Voice)
A Great Awakening (Guest Voice)
A Great Awakening by Michael Reagan After some years of slumbering comfortably, the American people have awakened and they are hopping mad over what they have discovered was going on while they slept. The stunning results of yesterday’s primary contests should be frightening not only to the Democrats, but to those Republicans in name only – RINOs - whose actions have … [Read more...] about A Great Awakening (Guest Voice)
Letting Iraq Collapse Would Spell Disaster for Americans: Kitabat, Iraq
Is the United States making a mistake by leaving Iraq to its own devices - and the tender mercies of neighboring countries like Iran? According to columnist Hamid Shehab of Iraq's Kitabat newspaper, America can stay engaged and help Iraq become an 'arc of stability,' or, 'There will likely be more unhappy surprises putting the United States on the threshold of an era of … [Read more...] about Letting Iraq Collapse Would Spell Disaster for Americans: Kitabat, Iraq
Obama To Skirt Senate, Selects Elizabeth Warren Consumer Czar
There is a report out late Wednesday by Jake Tapper of ABC that President Obama will announce Elizabeth Warren as special adviser to the new consumer protection agency. Warren will launch the agency and spearhead the writing of rules without Senate confirmation. My guess is her role is far from formality and will be a detriment, obstacle or major boost for the poor soul who … [Read more...] about Obama To Skirt Senate, Selects Elizabeth Warren Consumer Czar
Elizabeth Warren to Form Consumer Agency in Special Advisory Role
This ought to make one group of TMV regulars happy. A Jake Tapper exclusive: President Obama will announce this week that Elizabeth Warren, the Harvard Law School professor who first proposed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, will be named to a special position reporting to both him and to the Treasury Department and tasked with heading the effort to get the new … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Warren to Form Consumer Agency in Special Advisory Role
Tea Party Elephant
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Obama Order To Cap Abandoned Wells Means New Gulf Jobs
The Obama administration announced Wednesday all Gulf of Mexico oil wells and platforms not in use in the past five years must be inspected, re-capped and dismantled. I think the Interior Department has the oil and gas industries in the cross-hairs on this one. The good news it means more jobs and is a precaution to prevent more oil leaks and blowouts. The bad news the … [Read more...] about Obama Order To Cap Abandoned Wells Means New Gulf Jobs
Independent Voters Want to Know: Can I Vote in the Primary?
There are only 2 more primaries left before the November general elections. And how have those primaries been going? Well, for many independents, they haven't. According to OpenPrimaries.org: "In 2008, there were 33 open primary states in which independent voters could participate in the presidential primaries and caucuses. In these states, 2.7 million independents … [Read more...] about Independent Voters Want to Know: Can I Vote in the Primary?
How Can Independents Vote This November?
For many years the U.S. Oligarchy has ensured that the American electorate is perpetually faced with a meaningless choice between only two political parties (i.e. Tweedledum & Tweedledee), Independents have deluded themselves into thinking they actually make a difference in our quasi-defunct representational democracy. Third parties have been roundly ignored by the electorate … [Read more...] about How Can Independents Vote This November?
Ignorance-is-Bliss Senate Class of 2011
In a back-to-school speech, the President advises students to study and stay out of trouble: "That kind of discipline and drive--that kind of hard work--is absolutely essential for success." He may want to save a tape of that exhortation for the new Congress next January, which could be posing for its class picture under a sign , "We Won Because We're Not the Other … [Read more...] about Ignorance-is-Bliss Senate Class of 2011
Face The Music Democrats, Your Parade Is Trampled
I am scheduled for a colonoscopy Thursday morning which means I am fasting and purging today what Democrats are doing in their pants. The nomination of Tea Party Republicans has sent shock waves through Democrats and many centralists. The apologists are protesting not to worry. Come November the public cannot be that stupid. (See Joe Gandelman's roundup here.) I’m not … [Read more...] about Face The Music Democrats, Your Parade Is Trampled
Lady Gaga and Newt Gingrich
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GOP Tax Cut Political Ransom Note
Yes: this does seem authentic.... … [Read more...] about GOP Tax Cut Political Ransom Note
Missouri Legislature Names Itself God’s Voice in Human Affairs
With these two sentences, Missouri's state lawmakers have appointed themselves to the position of guardians of the mind of God: … [Read more...] about Missouri Legislature Names Itself God’s Voice in Human Affairs