Just as the two merry murderers were fated to team up for the finale of the musical "Chicago," Sarah Palin and Michelle Bachmann are together now for a doubles act to machine-gun any remaining sense in American politics. Ticket prices are higher, $10,000 a plate for a Bachmann reelection fundraiser, but the performances are pure Zellweger and Zeta-Jones parody. Palin does … [Read more...] about GOP’s Roxie and Velma
Retirement Day: Stevens and Stupak
News is breaking today of a double retirement. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who turns 90 this year, is going to retire. This gives President Obama a second court pick, though since he will be replacing a liberal with a liberal it's not that major of a shift (other than the age factor). A number of names have been mentioned as possible replacements, I'd put the … [Read more...] about Retirement Day: Stevens and Stupak
Where the GOP went wrong on healthcare
Reihan Salam and Josh Barro [subscription required]:Few conservatives have distinguished themselves in the course of this debate. The unwillingness of the congressional GOP to line up behind the McCain plan [from 2008], a tough and serious proposal to move toward health-insurance coverage based on individual ownership, was an early mark of unseriousness. During the 2009–10 … [Read more...] about Where the GOP went wrong on healthcare
Snail mail from Sean Hannity
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time for another episode of the fundraising follies. Today, I got a letter in the mail from Sean Hannity, soliciting funds from the Heritage Foundation. I learn from Sean that "the axis of Obama-Pelosi-and-Reid" has:Crippled our free-market economic system through the government's takeover and control of private businnesses, punishing regulations, … [Read more...] about Snail mail from Sean Hannity
Obama Responds to Palin Nuclear Policy Criticism
A politically smart idea or not? President Barack Obama has responded to criticism by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on his nuclear defense policy: President Barack Obama on Thursday made clear he was not going to take advice from Republican Sarah Palin when it comes to decisions about the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Palin, the former vice presidential candidate, has not been … [Read more...] about Obama Responds to Palin Nuclear Policy Criticism
Scaredy Cat John McCain
Taylor Jones, Politicalcartoons.com This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Scaredy Cat John McCain
Are Obama’s Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and the New START Treaty Radical Measures?
Read RealClearWorld's Kevin Sullivan -- who warns us that it's the start of the silly season and explains why... … [Read more...] about Are Obama’s Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and the New START Treaty Radical Measures?
Reform: The Black Agenda, Open Primaries, Centrists, and Extremists
Fred Newman talks about Tavis Smiley, the Black Agenda, Rev. Al Sharpton, Minister Louis Farrakhan, Jessie Jackson, Cornel West and Karl Marx in Talk Talk with Jackie Salit. You can view Tavis Smiley's "Black Agenda" summit on C-Span here. While campaigns are underway in Louisiana and California for open primaries (Proposition 14 in CA) that would allow independents and … [Read more...] about Reform: The Black Agenda, Open Primaries, Centrists, and Extremists
German Casualties in Afghanistan Might Change US Strategy
By ShannonLee I’m from the US but living in Germany currently, and it’s nice to listen to the radio without having to suffer the 1980's all over again ... or David Hasselhoff for that matter. I listen to a lot of AFNetwork (American Forces Network). It broadcasts, Bloomberg, ABC Perspective, and Air Force News, et. al., aimed at US government civilians, service men and … [Read more...] about German Casualties in Afghanistan Might Change US Strategy
Debt Explosion Demands Fundamental Reform
By Jason Arvak The chief of the Congressional Budget Office, Doug Elmendorf, has added to the growing chorus of protest about out-of-control spending in Washington, D.C. With trillion-dollar deficits projected for the indefinite future and under the pressure of large and growing expenditures in health care and Social Security, the numbers add up to a looming financial … [Read more...] about Debt Explosion Demands Fundamental Reform
Scrabble For The Rest Of Us?
And now for some mildly diverting weekend trivia.... As Orlando braces for the arrival of 200 middle school Scrabble experts to compete for the $10,000 National School SCRABBLE® Championship today, long-time Scrabble fans are saying it's time for a revolution. Why? A new version (called Scrabble Trickster) being introduced only in the United Kingdom allows players to … [Read more...] about Scrabble For The Rest Of Us?
Gingrich on Obama: “We need a President not an athlete”
Hey, inquiring independent voters minds need to know: can't the Republicans make up their minds already? First, former Alaska Gov. and Fox News star Sarah Palin made it part of her stock speech sneering references to Barack Obama as a "law professor" -- saying America needs a President not a law professor. (That was before Rudy Giuliani said America needs a President not a … [Read more...] about Gingrich on Obama: “We need a President not an athlete”
Confederate History Month
Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Confederate History Month
Open Primaries and Nonpartisan Elections Gain National Momentum
A national movement for open primaries and nonpartisan elections is taking shape, highlights this week from New York, California and Louisiana, plus voter input from Indiana and Michigan: OPEN PRIMARIES An Indiana voter in a LETTER to the Editor at The Paper of Mongomery County IN wants open primaries In Lousiana, the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs … [Read more...] about Open Primaries and Nonpartisan Elections Gain National Momentum
Gallup Poll: Democratic Party’s Image Now At Bottom
A new Gallup Poll finds that the Democratic party's image is at an all time low -- a spectacular drop in image for a party that had been 11 points ahead of the Republican party last September. This and other polls seeminglly foreshadow a long - and depressing - night at the polls for Democrats come Nov. 2010: Americans' favorable rating of the Democratic Party dropped … [Read more...] about Gallup Poll: Democratic Party’s Image Now At Bottom
America’s Withdrawal Seals Iraq’s ‘Certificate of Death’: Kitabat, Iraq
Has Iran won the Iraq War - because the Iraqi people failed to help the Americans? According to columnist Khadir Taahar of Iraq's Kitabat newspaper, the U.S. has thrown up its hands in frustration, and in its own interests, has handed Iraq's keys to Tehran. For Kitabat, Khadir Taahar writes in part: Iran has finally triumphed in the battle. It has plundered Iraq and its … [Read more...] about America’s Withdrawal Seals Iraq’s ‘Certificate of Death’: Kitabat, Iraq
An Extraordinary Conversation
Earlier today, by a somewhat circuitous route, I stumbled across a conversation at Reddit about the WikiLeaks video I've written about here. The thread is extraordinary. It's an article about the July, 2007, helicopter incident posted by someone who is in the military -- and 200 comments responding to the article. Many of the comments are also from people who either … [Read more...] about An Extraordinary Conversation
Domestic Violence Victims Endangered By Budget Cuts
Domestic violence calls are second only to burglary for law enforcement. Police regard them as among the most dangerous in terms of officer safety because of the violent emotions often in play when they arrive at the scene. Arrests and prosecution are part of the picture, but only a part. Victims need options, shelter, counseling, financial assistance, and education. … [Read more...] about Domestic Violence Victims Endangered By Budget Cuts
Apple iAds: “Mobile Ads with Emotion”
Mashable: Apple has officially unveiled its new mobile advertising platform, iAds, the “seventh pillar” of the new iPhone OS 4.0. The new iAd platform, which we learned about just two weeks ago, will be built directly into the iPhone OS interface. During today’s iPhone OS 4.0 unveiling event at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, CA, Steve Jobs stated that the company is … [Read more...] about Apple iAds: “Mobile Ads with Emotion”
Another Adventure Of Selig Cartwright, Goldman Sachs Washroom Attendant
Morning Mr. B. Your personal stall is ready as always. Uh, don't mean to be intrusive, sir. But why are you wearing ripped jeans and a filthy tee shirt? Our new office wear, Selig. Dress down Thursday? Dress down every day, Selig. And our wives are doing the dress down, too. New shop on Park Avenue sells street person look-a-like wear for $2,500 a pop. Bargain stuff. … [Read more...] about Another Adventure Of Selig Cartwright, Goldman Sachs Washroom Attendant