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
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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
Republican Blowback
I rarely agree with the New Republic's Jonathan Chait, but he has made a point with his latest article. While he tends to make sweeping claims about the GOP his article has a heart of truth that after months of telling the Republican base that they must support "true conservatives," no one should be shocked that the base in Delaware actually listened when it came to choosing … [Read more...] about Republican Blowback
The Strange Death of Moderate Republicanism
WILMINGTON, Del. -- On the eve of the primary that would end his electoral career, Rep. Mike Castle was in a reflective mood. He seemed calm and confident, yet almost everything he said sounded valedictory as he offered a prescient analysis that explained in advance a defeat that echoes through the nation. A genial and courtly man in the manner of the elder President … [Read more...] about The Strange Death of Moderate Republicanism
I Coulda Been A Contenda
Darn. The primaries are over. And just when I finally figured out how to get myself elected to congress or maybe become a governor. Silly me. I let a few things hold me back from making the run. Minor things that are no longer relevant. No, I don't have experience or real qualifications for the job. So what. I don't have specific policies or programs in mind to make things … [Read more...] about I Coulda Been A Contenda
The Outting Of A Black FBI Informant & The Martin Luther King Assassination
An intriguing new twist on history. Shaun Mullen writes: The revelation that celebrated civil rights era photographer Ernest C. Withers was an FBI informant is being greeted with shock and disbelief. More informed heads like myself are less surprised because J. Edgar Hoover's agency had hard-wired the entourages of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders … [Read more...] about The Outting Of A Black FBI Informant & The Martin Luther King Assassination