First, just a couple of weeks ago, it was for voting with the Democrats to move a jobs bill forward, now it's for announcing he'll vote to end a Republican filibuster on an unemployment benefits and tax credits bill. It's for coming out generally against the filibuster and for supporting simple majority rule even when it means he, and his party, will lose: I have very … [Read more...] about In praise of Scott Brown (Again)
RNC Cartoon School
RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about RNC Cartoon School
It’s Politics, Stupid, Er, Mr. Chief Justice
Fear not, America, we are not experiencing a constitutional crises as the three branches of government battle one another for political/ideology supremacy. It's simply a family spat in an arena which has evolved to severe polarization. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts told Alabama law students Tuesday the president's State of the Union address was a political pep … [Read more...] about It’s Politics, Stupid, Er, Mr. Chief Justice
White House-Supreme Court “War” Escalates After Chief Justice Roberts Comments about Obama’s “Troubling” State of Union Comments
That great philosopher and political commentator Bugs Bunny once said: "Of course you know, that means war!" Now, doesn't it seem as if Supreme Court Justice John Roberts and White House press spokesman Robert Gibbs have been staying up late watching Cartoon Network these days? The reason: if it doesn't qualify as outright war, it can now be argued that Roberts and the … [Read more...] about White House-Supreme Court “War” Escalates After Chief Justice Roberts Comments about Obama’s “Troubling” State of Union Comments
Frack You: The Self-Aggrandizing Dishonesty of Eric “The Groper” Massa
Yesterday, I called Eric Massa the Worst Democrat of the Day for a variety of reasons. Well, Massa went to Glennbeckistan last night and admitted to having "groped" and "tickled" a male staffer at his 50th birthday party: He also said he'd used rough language when he shouldn't have and that he had jokingly told a male staffer at a wedding reception that he'd rather have … [Read more...] about Frack You: The Self-Aggrandizing Dishonesty of Eric “The Groper” Massa
Walmart and the Barbie Wars
I spent a couple of fruitless hours this morning searching for a small square pillow that Adorable Child had when she was small. I never did find it, so I guess it's been tossed (not surprising, since the last time I saw it, it was fraying and stained from many years' use). This, though, is what set off the fruitless hunt (from ABC via memeorandum): A photo first posted … [Read more...] about Walmart and the Barbie Wars
Actor Corey Haim Dies at 38 of Apparent Drug Overdose
Actor Corey Haim, who struggled with sobriety during much of his short-life, died at 38, it was reported today. The apparent cause: an accidental drug overdose. The unPC fact: for several years, it is extremely sad to say, he had "died at an early age" written all over him. Haim -- a talented actor who like many former child actor found the roles and critical comments less … [Read more...] about Actor Corey Haim Dies at 38 of Apparent Drug Overdose
Liz Cheney as Joe McCarthy
Taylor Jones, Politicalcartoons.com This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Liz Cheney as Joe McCarthy
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Obama and Moby Dick
Relentlessly pursuing health care reform, the President is looking like a modern Ahab, wounded by but determined to nail the killer whale of the American economy at all costs. Yet, as he keeps harpooning health insurers, even Obama admirers are warning that he risks capsizing the ship of state by, as Bob Herbert puts it, not concentrating on job creation that would ease … [Read more...] about Obama and Moby Dick
Congressman Says Pelosi Does Not Have Votes
A fairly liberal Congressman from Missouri, Emmanuel Cleaver, says that they don't yet have the votes to pass Health Care Reform in the House. Right now it looks like they have around 200 of the 216 or 217 needed. … [Read more...] about Congressman Says Pelosi Does Not Have Votes
Imperialist ‘War Maniacs’ Will Meet ‘Miserable End’: Korea Central News Agency, North Korea
Like a strong drink, North Korea's shrill Stalinist rhetoric should be consumed in small sips. A good time of year to sample this brew is in March, when the U.S. and South Korea hold joint military exercises called Key Resolve/Foal Eagle. This statement by the Korean People's Army Supreme Command warns the U.S. and South Korea about the consequences of these yearly … [Read more...] about Imperialist ‘War Maniacs’ Will Meet ‘Miserable End’: Korea Central News Agency, North Korea
Kosovo, the Forgotten “Conflict”
Almost eleven years ago, U.S. and other allied troops entered Kosovo following a nearly three-month-long air campaign---Operation Allied Force---by the U.S. and the Air Forces of its NATO allies and which included the first participation in combat by the German Air Force since World War II. The bombing campaign---which also included the use of Tomahawk cruise missiles---and … [Read more...] about Kosovo, the Forgotten “Conflict”
Hugo Chavez: South America’s Own ‘Qaddafi’ – El Tiempo, Colombia
How dangerous is Venezuela President Hugo Chavez? Some people consider him the greatest danger to the Western Hemisphere, while others see him as nothing more than an amusing baffoon with a wad of oil cash. According to columnist Juan Carlos Martinez of Colombia's El Tiempo newspaper, Chavez is as dangerous as Libyan dictator Mohamar Qaddafi was before he mended his ways. … [Read more...] about Hugo Chavez: South America’s Own ‘Qaddafi’ – El Tiempo, Colombia
The Free Falling Fortunes of Eric Massa: More Allegations, Bombs on Beck
You've heard the old Elvis song "A Hunka Hunka Burning Love?" Today was a messa messa political mess for former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, Republican conservatives who had earlier come out strongly to support him, and for broadcaster Glenn Beck who promised an hour long interview with Massa that would bust this town wide open -- which proved to be merely a bust. So much … [Read more...] about The Free Falling Fortunes of Eric Massa: More Allegations, Bombs on Beck
Marc Thiessen Defends McCarthyist Witchhunt Against DOJ Attorneys Who Formerly Defended Accused Terrorists
From his Washington Post column: … [Read more...] about Marc Thiessen Defends McCarthyist Witchhunt Against DOJ Attorneys Who Formerly Defended Accused Terrorists
Great Expectations and The American Dream
One of the charges often made these days is that the American dream is lost -- that unlike generations that have come before us, we and/or our children will not see an increase in the standard of living or quality of life. Every time I come across one of these assertions (and they come from all over the political spectrum, depending upon context or specific policy issue), I … [Read more...] about Great Expectations and The American Dream
Proof that Prayers Can Be Answered
Eric Massa Conservative Hero? Some Conservatives Say “Not So Fast”
Democratic Rep. Eric Massa has suddenly become a conservative hero now that he charges that the White House and Democrats in effect indulged in a conspiracy to force him to resign on what he suggests are trumped up charges -- and that it was all done to get rid of him so that health care reform could pass. But now some conservatives are saying: "Not so fast." That may not … [Read more...] about Eric Massa Conservative Hero? Some Conservatives Say “Not So Fast”
Living With Cancer (Guest Voice)
Living with Cancer by Martha Randolph Carr I am a second stage, Clark Level IV, and an in situ first stage, survivor of melanoma and I’m living with cancer. I want to get that out right up front because the idea of living with cancer doesn’t regularly make the news, especially when talking about melanoma. Melanoma is the fastest growing cancer in America and is second … [Read more...] about Living With Cancer (Guest Voice)