Christo Komarnitski, Bulgaria This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Tiger’s Back
Quote of the Day: Tea Partiers on a “RINO Hunt”
Our political Quote of the Day comes from via Political Wire -- a virtual declaration of war on "RINOS" -- i.e. moderate Republicans who are called "Republican In Name Only" the same way some Democrats are called "Democratic In Name Only" -- by a top Tea Party movement leader that the movement's goal will be to purge the GOP of moderate Republicans. This quote typifies the … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Tea Partiers on a “RINO Hunt”
Those Dour Journalists
Can you blame them, with all the reports of their employers' demise? Here's hoping media owners find a cure, soon, for what ails their enterprises. No matter how highly we volunteer bloggers rate our role, a million of us simply cannot replicate the quality and consistency of original reporting generated by professionals. --------------- Do you have a reaction or … [Read more...] about Those Dour Journalists
Now Comes The Bill
By Jason Arvak The New York Times reports on growing signs of rising interest rates on everything from cars and houses to government debt. This is the leading edge of a tsunami of inflationary pressures that is the necessary cost of a trillion-dollar economic bailout program and the chosen cost of an endlessly expanding set of government entitlements. The bailout for the … [Read more...] about Now Comes The Bill
The Orwellian Use of “Orwellian”
In George Orwell's novel, 1984: … [Read more...] about The Orwellian Use of “Orwellian”
Higher Interest Rates Poses Pesky Problems
Only in financial terms can three decades of low interest rates be described as a honeymoon for home buyers and credit card consumers. As the nation creeps out of the recession. higher interest rates are a foregone conclusion -- perhaps between 1% and 1.5% annually. The good news from financial sources interviewed by the New York Times is rate hikes will not reach the 1981 … [Read more...] about Higher Interest Rates Poses Pesky Problems
With Friends Like These? Karzi Might Block NATO Offensive
What's that old saying "With friends like these...." (fill in the blank). Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai is at it again: The president of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, has cast doubt over Nato’s planned summer offensive against the Taliban in the southern province of Kandahar, as more than 10,000 American troops pour in for the fight. Karzai threatened to delay or even … [Read more...] about With Friends Like These? Karzi Might Block NATO Offensive
Clinton: “All Bets are Off” On Nuclear Restraint if WMD Attack On U.S.
Since the United States announced its revamped nuclear use policy, critics here and abroad have raised questions as to whether the Obama administration was undermining a major threat that could cause hostile countries (or groups) from thinking twice. Did this undermine the decades long concept of detterence? But today two top Obama administration officials made it clear: the … [Read more...] about Clinton: “All Bets are Off” On Nuclear Restraint if WMD Attack On U.S.
Tiger Woods, a Flawed Legend
Note: This was written Saturday 10th April It has been interesting experiencing the national/International narrative surrounding Tiger Woods’ return to golf this week. Supposed experts of golf have been shocked that Tiger hasn’t missed a beat, that the pressure of the last 5 months hasn’t affected Tiger’s game. Well, duh. I have never lost sight of the fact … [Read more...] about Tiger Woods, a Flawed Legend
Polish Tragedy
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Palin and Nukes
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President Romney?
The Empty Suit is back, winning a 2012 straw poll at the Southern Republican revival meeting, in absentia over Dr. No, Ron Paul; the Man of a Thousand Ideas, Newt Gingrich; and the Madonna of a Million Punch Lines, Sarah Palin. Mitt Romney, who went down in the 2008 primaries by contradicting himself daily, is going for the White House this time as a stealth candidate, … [Read more...] about President Romney?
Did the Famous (and Politically Potent) ACORN Videos Tell The Whole Story?
Did the famous ACORN videos which are now widely acknowledged to have contributed mightly to the organization's disrepute among many and its financial fall tell the whole story? Were they the triumph of citizen journalism -- showing how a cowardly or political biased mainstream media ignored or failed to report something that was staring them in the face? Investigative … [Read more...] about Did the Famous (and Politically Potent) ACORN Videos Tell The Whole Story?
Copyright Law Impoverishes Future Generations
This weekend marks the 300th anniversary of the Statute of Anne, the first modern copyright law. Understanding that the original intent of copyright law in the U.S. was to foster creativity, how do we think today's copyright terms -- life of the author +70 years -- will help a dead person produce new creative works? We're always talking about how this or that program … [Read more...] about Copyright Law Impoverishes Future Generations
Body of Lech Kaczynski returns home (Videos)
Sad events continue to unfold in Russia and Poland. The body of Lech Kaczynski -- who died in a politically mind-boggling airplane crash that killed Poland's president, its leading opposition politicians, and the entire command of the armed forces -- has been returned home. Here's a news feed that shows the depature from Russia: And here's the scene as the body arrived … [Read more...] about Body of Lech Kaczynski returns home (Videos)
Holocaust Remembrance: Let’s Also Remember Those Who Can’t Forget
On April 12, 1951, Israel’s Knesset proclaimed “Holocaust and Ghetto Revolt Remembrance Day” (Yom Hashoah U'Mered HaGetao) to be the 27th of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar. The name was later simplified to Yom Hashoah. The date marks the anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, and is in remembrance of the six million Jews who were murdered, of all those who suffered, of … [Read more...] about Holocaust Remembrance: Let’s Also Remember Those Who Can’t Forget
Hangin’ Out At The Buffalo Chip – A Slice Of Conservative America
Fiesta Days have arrived in Cave Creek, Arizona. The morning parade stretched for three miles. Cave Creek Road was lined the entire length of the parade route as locals and visitors listened to the local High School Band, watched the horses, saluted and took off their hats for the American flag each time it passed, and waited for the live country band on a wagon pulled by a … [Read more...] about Hangin’ Out At The Buffalo Chip – A Slice Of Conservative America
(VIDEO) Tina Fey Does Palin Impression in Saturday Night Live “The Palin Network”
Tina Fey was back in great form on Saturday Night Live doing her Sarah Palin impression. But this time the satire was not only about Palin, but Palin's role as a media star - and the politicization of entertainment content. In these days of the politicization of news networks (MSNBC is the favorite of the left; Fox News is the favorite of the right; and CNN struggles to … [Read more...] about (VIDEO) Tina Fey Does Palin Impression in Saturday Night Live “The Palin Network”
Quietly and Successfully, the White House Tightens Noose Around Iran: Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
While his opponents criticize President Obama for policies that have come up empty in regard to Iran, columnist Mariusz Zawadzki of Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza writes that his administration has been pursuing a policy that is bringing excellent results. In short, the Obama administration has made the world's multinational corporations an offer they can't refuse, cutting the … [Read more...] about Quietly and Successfully, the White House Tightens Noose Around Iran: Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
Elizabeth Warren for Supreme Court
Of all the speculation over who might be named to fill Justice John Paul Stevens’ Supreme Court seat, my preferred pick was voiced just now by Arianna Huffington on ABC News This Week: Elizabeth Warren. Ezra Klein names her, too: Harvard Law professor and financial regulation expert Elizabeth Warren, whose appointment would be an admission that many of the Court's most … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Warren for Supreme Court