There are rumblings now that New York's Gov. David Paterson will resign once a New York Times expose about a purported sex scandal involving him is published. … [Read more...] about Will New York’s Gov. Paterson Soon Resign?
Palin’s Tea Party
Monte Wolverton, Cagle Cartoons This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Palin’s Tea Party
A Win-Win Super Bowl
On my way to tennis this morning, I was listening to NPR and caught the end of an interesting conversation on an alleged correlation between the Super Bowl winner and the stock market. However, I didn’t catch the name of the professor who had done such a study. Curious as to how my stocks will be doing after tonight’s Super Bowl, I "Googled" the subject and hit the … [Read more...] about A Win-Win Super Bowl
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: No Golden Silence Here
New York Times columnist Frank Rich must not read The Moderate Voice. In a column today in the Times, discussing the reaction to Adm. Mullen’s testimony on “don’t ask, don’t tell,” Rich says: A funny thing happened after Adm. Mike Mullen called for gay men and lesbians to serve openly in the military: A curious silence befell much of the right. If this were a Sherlock … [Read more...] about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell: No Golden Silence Here
Senator Shelby and the Blanket Holds
TPMDC reports, Report: Shelby Blocks All Obama Nominations In The Senate Over AL Earmarks: Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL) has put an extraordinary "blanket hold" on at least 70 nominations President Obama has sent to the Senate, according to multiple reports this evening. The hold means no nominations can move forward unless Senate Democrats can secure a … [Read more...] about Senator Shelby and the Blanket Holds
UPDATED: Google To Air Super Bowl Ad
UPDATED: Battelle got it exactly right. The ad ran, the one in the original post below. Schmidt's Google Blog post from after the game invites us to view the rest of the ads in the series. Jeff Jarvis doesn't get it, tweeting: Disappointed Google didn't make a new commercial appropriate to the Super Bowl. France? Football? Google? ++++++++++++ A standard line I used to use … [Read more...] about UPDATED: Google To Air Super Bowl Ad
Saturday Night Livid
Political satire started in prime time as Sarah Palin preempted SNL with a parody of herself at the Tea Party convention. "How's that hopey-changey stuff working out for you?" she twinkled during a $100,000 standup (to be donated to "the cause," destination unclear) for hundreds who paid $349 to hear her pummel Obama with one-liners about everything from bailouts to the … [Read more...] about Saturday Night Livid
Europe On The Brink Of Financial Catastrophe
Simon Johnson, who has made a career of studying and intervening in countries that have sovereign debt crises, has a very blunt post today, "Europe Risks Another Global Depression." Notice the full stop; there is no passive aggressive question mark at the end to give him any wiggle room should it all blow over. Considering his expertise about identifying when countries have … [Read more...] about Europe On The Brink Of Financial Catastrophe
Did Sarah Palin Have Tea Party Speech Crib Notes On Her Hand?
And so the 24/7 media jumps into the fray. Some images of Sarah Palin at the Tea Party Convention have now emerged that she probably wishes didn't and some others that won't spark debate but, rather, provide more context for the environment in which she made her speech. THE FIRST GROUP qualifies a bit of an eyebrow raiser. Did Palin have crib notes on her hand? It looks that … [Read more...] about Did Sarah Palin Have Tea Party Speech Crib Notes On Her Hand?
Quote of the Day: Has the Tea Party Movement Now Been “Hijacked” by Palin and the GOP
Our political Quote of the Day comes from a must-read-in-full column by Nashville Post Politics' Kleinheider on the Tea Party movement, Sarah Palin and the GOP. Here's the first part of his piece: The tea party movement is dead. The one I was familiar with anyway. Judson Phillips held it down and Sarah Palin drove a stake right through its heart live last night on C-Span … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Has the Tea Party Movement Now Been “Hijacked” by Palin and the GOP
Stop This Super Bowl Dithering
Hey, football fans. Huddle up. Here it is, eight hours before kickoff at this writing, and I can't decide who to root for in the Super Bowl. I've been back and forth as an out-of-control yo-yo for two weeks. I have no dog in this show. My place kicker, who went the entire season without missing one from 40 yards out, missed two against the Jets and you know the rest. Really, … [Read more...] about Stop This Super Bowl Dithering
I’m Mad As Hell And _____ (Fill In Blank)
I'm mad as hell and can't stand it any longer. I've heard conservative and moderate Democrats, Republicans and Independents complain too much taxes, too many regulations and a trend of socialism taking over our lives. President Barack Obama said he's been accused of being a Bolshevik. I'm mad as hell because these complainers have failed to offer workable alternatives. And … [Read more...] about I’m Mad As Hell And _____ (Fill In Blank)
NATO shares battle plans with Taliban
In an old-fashioned war, you don't tell the enemy where and when you're going to attack. Counterinsurgency is different. The WaPo reports:For the upcoming Battle of Marja, the element of surprise has already gone by the wayside. NATO ministers and commanders, gathering Thursday and Friday in Istanbul, could barely contain themselves about a major military offensive set to … [Read more...] about NATO shares battle plans with Taliban
How Did Sarah Palin Do Among Independent Voters In Her Tea Party Convention Speech?
How Did Sarah Palin Do Among Independent Voters In Her Tea Party Convention Speech? Here's a CNN discussion (I was on this one with independent voter analyist Nicole Kurokawa) that aired after her speech last night: GO HERE to view her whole speech and decide for yourself. … [Read more...] about How Did Sarah Palin Do Among Independent Voters In Her Tea Party Convention Speech?
Details on John McCain’s 2008 (Nonexistent) Plan for the Sinking Economy
One of the most dramatic moments of campaign 2008 was when Republican candidate Senator John McCain announced that he was suspending his campaign and immediately flying to Washington due to the seemingly collapsing economy, in a take charge imagery moment. But in Henry Paulson's new book, On the Brink, now excerpted in the Wall Street Journal, the ex-Treasury Secretary gives … [Read more...] about Details on John McCain’s 2008 (Nonexistent) Plan for the Sinking Economy
Analysis: Iranian Quickstep: 1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back (Guest Voice)
Analysis: Iranian Quickstep: 1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back By Jonathan Spyer Latest Ahmadinejad statement suggests that Teheran still believes it can find a few partners for the dance it has been performing since 2003. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad this week told Iranian state television that "we have no problem sending our enriched uranium abroad." In so … [Read more...] about Analysis: Iranian Quickstep: 1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back (Guest Voice)
Sarah Palin’s Keynote Speech at National Tea Party Convention
Palin's entire 41 minute long speech (which was covered in its entirety by C-SPAN) has just been put up on YouTube. I haven't listened to it yet but will offer my thoughts and analysis after I have. Enjoy! UPDATE: THE FOLLOWING IS A PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT OF PALIN'S KEYNOTE SPEECH: (0:00-5:00) I’m so proud to be an American. Thank you so much for being here … [Read more...] about Sarah Palin’s Keynote Speech at National Tea Party Convention
What the Tea Party Movement doesn’t get
I live in Tennessee so I suppose I should comment on my home state hosting the infamous Tea Party Nation "convention" at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. The intra-tea party kerfuffle is quite entertaining - a tea party activist from Dandridge, about 40 miles away from me, called the Nashville conclave a "bunch of snakes." But the real problem is the very name. TEA Party … [Read more...] about What the Tea Party Movement doesn’t get
Tea Party To Palin: ‘Run, Sarah, Run’
After telling members of the inaugural national Tea Party convention what they wanted to hear in a speech Saturday night, the Nashville dining hall roared with chants of "Run, Sarah, Run" when a moderator during a question period asked Sarah Palin if she planned to run for President in 2012. Palin, the former governor of Alaska, avoided an answer. She did say her first … [Read more...] about Tea Party To Palin: ‘Run, Sarah, Run’
U.S. Prayer Breakfast: Zapatero in the ‘Kingdom of Heaven’: El Confidential, Spain
There are those in Spain today, laughing at Prime Minister Zapetero's appearance at America's annual National Prayer Breakfast. The implication is that as an 'avowed enemy of Christianism,' he's a hypocrite. And by the looks of it, according to right-wing columnist Federico Quevedo of Spain's El Confidencial the once-coveted visit to Obama's side isn't likely to do him any … [Read more...] about U.S. Prayer Breakfast: Zapatero in the ‘Kingdom of Heaven’: El Confidential, Spain