WASHINGTON -- So who is in charge of stopping the oil spill, BP or the federal government? The fact that the answer to this question seems as murky as the water around the exploded oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico suggests that this is an excellent moment to recognize that our arguments pitting capitalism against socialism and the government against the private … [Read more...] about The Muddle Oozing from the Gulf
Service Chiefs Ask For Delay On DADT Repeal
The chiefs of all four military services have weighed in against prospects for an imminent Congressional repeal of the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy. It is interesting to observe, however, the contrast between what the chiefs actually say and the misleading headline by the Weekly Standard. The chiefs ask that the repeal be delayed until the completion of the … [Read more...] about Service Chiefs Ask For Delay On DADT Repeal
Unlike Big Oil, The NFL Need Not Clean Up Its Mess If Things Turn Sour
I'm so disgusted with politics that I swear never to write another story on that derisive subject until Thursday morning when President Obama holds a press conference on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. In the meantime, I will seek comfort in the confines of the wonderful world of sports. Oh my gosh, the National Football League owners are being accused of a fix for naming New … [Read more...] about Unlike Big Oil, The NFL Need Not Clean Up Its Mess If Things Turn Sour
Watch Live Streaming Video of Gulf Oil Spill
Here's a live feed of the Gulf Oil spill via BP: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy UPDATE: What you will likely be watching when you look at this video is a major effort to plug the destructive leak. Reuters: BP Plc's chief executive said a difficult deep-sea operation to plug a gushing oil well was proceeding as planned on … [Read more...] about Watch Live Streaming Video of Gulf Oil Spill
Poll: Majority Give Obama and Federal Government an F on Gulf Oil Spill Response
Will this month become known in political history as the month where for some of the time Barack Obama fund-raised while a Gulf oil pipe horribly spewed? Whether it does or not, one thing is now certain: a new poll suggests that Obama, the federal government and British Petrolium have gotten "F" grades from the public: The oil spill off the Gulf Coast is staining more than … [Read more...] about Poll: Majority Give Obama and Federal Government an F on Gulf Oil Spill Response
Cheney Spews
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The Food Movements Rising
Not a typo: Where many social movements tend to splinter as time goes on, breaking into various factions representing divergent concerns or tactics, the food movement starts out splintered. Among the many threads of advocacy that can be lumped together under that rubric we can include school lunch reform; the campaign for animal rights and welfare; the campaign against … [Read more...] about The Food Movements Rising
Arizona Immigration Law Increases Crime
Arizona's anti-immigration** law has provoked a torrent of outrage across the nation. Some of the outrage is genuine horror at a law that appears to reflect some of the worst racial stereotypes about Hispanic immigrants. Some of the outrage is, of course, manufactured -- a product of activists and politicians using the law as an opportunity to pander. Some states and localities … [Read more...] about Arizona Immigration Law Increases Crime
Rand Paul Politics
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Will the Gulf Oil Spill Be Barack Obama’s Oil-loo?
Will the Gulf oil spill be President Barack Obama's Oil-loo? Criticism is mounting both in terms of quantity and harshness of President Barack Obama's response to the Gulf oil spill over his abilities as a manager who tries to zero in and solve a problem, as a coordinator who must deal with an emergency's various strands --and of his ability as a leader who can effectively … [Read more...] about Will the Gulf Oil Spill Be Barack Obama’s Oil-loo?
Obama And Dems Legislative Scorecard — Pretty Good But No Cigar
Come this November President Obama and Democratic Party leaders will be calling their legislative achievements historic and unprecedented since New Deal days. In this regard they will call special attention to the health care reform law passed awhile back, and the financial reform that seems likely to be enacted in the next few weeks. This isn't a totally hollow boast. What … [Read more...] about Obama And Dems Legislative Scorecard — Pretty Good But No Cigar
The New Hotmail: Great Features, Less Clutter
Farhad Manjoo says the new Hotmail is hot to trot: My favorite part of the new Hotmail is the way it lets you efficiently sort through e-mail clutter. There are half a dozen "quick view" buttons built into your inbox—click one and you'll see all the recent messages containing photos, another for all the mail with attachments, another for online shopping shipping notices, and … [Read more...] about The New Hotmail: Great Features, Less Clutter
Nuclear Deal Ties One of Iran’s Hands, But Frees the Other: Al Qabas, Kuwait
The recent nuclear deal brokered with Iran by Turkey and Brazil has caused alarm not only in the United States and Europe, but in the Arab oil states. According to this article from Kuwait's Al Qabas, Arabs are concerned that once the pressure is off of Iran over its nuclear program, it will then be free to pursue many of its other foreign policy goals in Iraq, Palestine, … [Read more...] about Nuclear Deal Ties One of Iran’s Hands, But Frees the Other: Al Qabas, Kuwait
Obama and BP Dance
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David Brooks on the Enlightenment
Back when David Brooks was in college, the Enlightenment did not mean what it means today: … [Read more...] about David Brooks on the Enlightenment
We Needed A Leader And We Got Obama
At a time when the United States and the World needed a leader we got Obama. He has demonstrated few if any leadership qualities because he can't or won't. While he talks the talk he can't be confrontational - at a time when there are many great challenges a leader needs to be confrontational. While it was the status quo that got us into the mess we are in now those who benefit … [Read more...] about We Needed A Leader And We Got Obama
Just Asking
Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned. I ask forgiveness for I have stooped to the lowest level of pop journalism, joining the ranks of Today Show host Matt Lauer and all the other bottom feeders. In my world, granting ink to Michaele and Tareq Salahi, the renowned White House state dinner party crashers, is comparable to writing about the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, … [Read more...] about Just Asking
North Korea Escalates It: Freezes Relations With South Korea and Threatens Military Action
North Korea is again playing a game of high-stakes international "chicken" -- now escalating tensions to new heights: it has announced that it's freezing relations with its neighbor and nemesis to the south after being widely condemned for what many believe is its role in sinking a South Korean ship and it is warning that it's now ready for war. North Korea announced … [Read more...] about North Korea Escalates It: Freezes Relations With South Korea and Threatens Military Action
Goodbye Jack Bauer…and Thanks for All the Fish
I would like to think that I have something meaningful and profound to say about the end of the series 24. But that would presuppose there is something meaningful and profound that I haven't said already. I tire of repeating myself, as you no doubt are weary of the themes I have hammered home about the show over these last 5 years - years I have spent watching, writing, … [Read more...] about Goodbye Jack Bauer…and Thanks for All the Fish
Persecuting Polanski and Panahi for No More than Talent: Le Monde, France
Is there some moral equivalency between Iran's arrest of film director Jafar Panahi and America's relentless pursuit of Roman Polanski? According to this article by Franck Nouchi of France's Le Monde newspaper, the two cases have an important thing in common: both men have been 'gagged' because of their 'art.' For Le Monde, Franck Nouchi writes in part: In Iran and the … [Read more...] about Persecuting Polanski and Panahi for No More than Talent: Le Monde, France