Google is being bombarded with lawsuits and criticism around the world. So what became of the California company that everyone loved and that lived by the credo 'Don't Be Evil'? According to Philippe Escande of France's Les Echos newspaper, Google has encountered the inevitible backlash against all innovators, 'whose careers always begin in euphoria and usually end in the … [Read more...] about ‘Don’t Be Evil’ Google a Victim of its Own Success: Les Echos, France
CNN Hires Erick Erickson As a “Political Contributor”
Injured Dog Limps Into Emergency Room
I've written before about my love for dogs and am continually amazed of their exploits. The latest caper is a German shepherd mix who apparently was involved in a dog fight and limped through the automatic revolving doors of the San Juan Medical Center in Farmington, New Mexico, as a matter of good fortune or just plain luck seeking medical help. The dog, a male about … [Read more...] about Injured Dog Limps Into Emergency Room
The End of Irony
Andy McCarthy, who has yet to meet a torture technique he doesn't love, has a long, long, looonnng article at NRO bemoaning the "Slaughter of the Constitution" (it's a pun -- get it?) via the constitutional travesty known as "deem and pass" (or the self-executing rule -- which, come to think of it, sounds like a torture technique Andy should know about, if he doesn't already). … [Read more...] about The End of Irony
Tightrope Walked By Spouses Of The Famous
If she was Jane Doe and featured founder of a nonprofit group catering to "citizen activists" and preserving and reaffirming freedom of our "core founding principles," few people would raise an eyebrow, as the expression goes. But Virginia "Ginni" Thomas is no ordinary Jane. She is the wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, the most reticent and one of the most conservative … [Read more...] about Tightrope Walked By Spouses Of The Famous
Blue Dogs Overboard (Guest Voice)
This guest cartoon is by Sarjex, who describes herself as “a lonely little wingnut in the crazy liberal mecca of San Francisco.” … [Read more...] about Blue Dogs Overboard (Guest Voice)
David Brooks Beclowns Himself, Again
If you have the patience to get through the set-up, which takes up half of this extraordinarily foolish column, you will reach Brooks' point -- he is concerned that using reconciliation to pass health care reform destroys the "spirit of sympathy" and the "person-to-person relationships" that make the Senate so much more "humane" than the House: … [Read more...] about David Brooks Beclowns Himself, Again
Honoring St. Patrick’s Day (Two Guest Voices)
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, TMV via Cagle Cartoons gives you these two great guest columns. Happy St. Patrick’s Day by Martha Randolph Carr Last St. Patrick’s Day I was living in New York City, which you’d think would carry the day for celebrating the Emerald Isle. But, this year I’m perched in Chicago where there are signs everywhere that say, ‘Kiss me, I’m … [Read more...] about Honoring St. Patrick’s Day (Two Guest Voices)
The John Edwards Love Quadrangle
In politicians' philandering, from JFK to Bill Clinton and beyond, "love means never having to say you're sorry" (to quote the soupy 1970s movie) until your enablers run out of ways to keep you from getting caught. Few have gone as far as Andrew Young, who tried to take a bullet for John Edwards by claiming he was the father of Rielle Hunter's baby, but greater love hath no … [Read more...] about The John Edwards Love Quadrangle
Big Michael Jackson Estate Deal: Michael Jackson’s “New” Career
It is now a cliche but here is a case showing that is true: it has turned out true that Michael Jackson's death was a great career move: Even in death, Michael Jackson remains the King of Pop. Less than a year after his shocking passing, the administrators of the late pop icon's estate have signed the biggest recording contract in music history, a deal that the Los … [Read more...] about Big Michael Jackson Estate Deal: Michael Jackson’s “New” Career
Quote of the Day: U.S. Israeli Crisis Due to Bibi Netanyahu Not Obama Administration
Our political/international Quote of the Day comes from RealClearPolitics' Kevin Sullivan who (like some other Americans) seems weary of the 24/7 polemical political wars which have spilled over into commentary over the recent frost in U.S. Israel relations sparked by the annoucement that Israel would build more settlments -- an announcement made right when Vice President Joe … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: U.S. Israeli Crisis Due to Bibi Netanyahu Not Obama Administration
Making Peace with Reality
Nate Silver conducts an analysis of the health care negotiations, borrowing a model from an NYU political scientist. Silver's conclusion: Adjust the variables here and there and you still get what you've got. … [Read more...] about Making Peace with Reality
Iran, Latin America and the Blunders of Empire: La Jornada, Mexico
Is the United States coming down too hard on Iran, which it believes is building a nuclear weapon? That is the ever-more popular narrative being espoused by important powers that include China, Russia and now, Brazil. According to this article by columnist John Saxe-Fernandez of Mexico's La Jornada, Brazil's rejection of U.S. demands for harsh sanctions is a demonstration of … [Read more...] about Iran, Latin America and the Blunders of Empire: La Jornada, Mexico
Unwritten
"I am unwritten, can't read my mind, I'm undefined..." … [Read more...] about Unwritten
Turning Point Reached? GOP’s Dick Armey Predicts Health Care Reform Will Pass
If you're following the health care reform debate -- and ongoing drama -- you know that it apparently is right down to the wire. THE DEMOCRATS MAY PASS IT (Republicans fear). THE DEMOCRATS MAY CAVE AND NOT PASS IT (Some Democrats fear). But was there a turning point of sorts today? Former Republican House Majority Leader and current Tea Party leader Dick Armey took some … [Read more...] about Turning Point Reached? GOP’s Dick Armey Predicts Health Care Reform Will Pass
Was the California Prius Incident a Hoax?
Was the California Prius Incident a hoax? Some doubts are being raised: … [Read more...] about Was the California Prius Incident a Hoax?
Israeli SLAP at JOE BIDEN
Patrick Chappatte, The International Herald Tribune This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to appear on TMV. All rights reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Israeli SLAP at JOE BIDEN
The Road to Health Care Reform: Deem and Pass
This is slightly different from the procedure that was nixed by the Senate Parliamentarian. Like much of the Senate rule book, it's hard to wrap your brain around because it's just so convoluted and arcane -- but as Ezra Klein explains, it's legit: … [Read more...] about The Road to Health Care Reform: Deem and Pass
The Color Purple
Remember this? Well, now, the same crowd of loony-toons has come up with a new one: Robert Gibbs is signaling messages about health care reform to Service Employees International Union (SEIU) president Andy Stern by means of a purple bracelet Gibbs wore on a couple Sunday news shows. … [Read more...] about The Color Purple
Senate Unveils Watered-Down Finance Reform Bill
Give Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Connecticut, credit. If anyone knows where the skeletons are buried in the financial institutions, he does. Remember last year he was one of two senators and a gaggle of other VIPs who received sweetheart loans from Countrywide Financial in an obscure program that waived points, lender fees and company borrowing rules. Just last week Dodd, chairman of … [Read more...] about Senate Unveils Watered-Down Finance Reform Bill