Consider this a break from the serious news of the day. … [Read more...] about Comic Relief
If You Can’t Lend a Hand, Then Get Out of the Way*
Greg Sargent is right: Yesterday's summit was never about the Republicans: … [Read more...] about If You Can’t Lend a Hand, Then Get Out of the Way*
God Bess The Child That’s Got His Own
Andrew Koenig appears to have completed suicide in Vancouver. My condolences to his family and friends. My heart goes out to them. A certified suicide prevention trainer, I've put suicide in the context of health care reform before. Commenters object, saying I use suicide to try to score a political point. I disagree. Going back to Kitty Dukakis and Betty Ford we have tried … [Read more...] about God Bess The Child That’s Got His Own
UK Candidates Coax Votes from ‘Octopus with Pre-Menstrual Tension,’ aka Mommy Bloggers
Contrary to the reality, at least in the U.S., that online political ads are still a small though growing portion of how candidates spend their resources to get votes, UK politicians have made an extremely high-profile foray into cyberspace via Mumsnet, a large network of mothers and mommy bloggers. From The Telegraph (which includes an interview with the Mumsnet co-founder … [Read more...] about UK Candidates Coax Votes from ‘Octopus with Pre-Menstrual Tension,’ aka Mommy Bloggers
Sen. Scrooge, Republican from Kentucky
No matter how much evidence I see every single day of the Republican Party's heartlessness and seeming lack of even a shred of compassion for millions of Americans who don't have jobs, can't find jobs, are being evicted from their apartments and foreclosed out of their houses, must rely on food stamps and food pantries for nourishment, and can't afford to see a doctor when they … [Read more...] about Sen. Scrooge, Republican from Kentucky
Chris Matthew’s Brilliant Producer and the GOP Tactic Borrowed from Senior Citizens
Tonight on MSNBC I watched a bit of the ultimate and eternally young Catholic boy, Chris Matthews who though he acts like a Royko is actually a Philly kid, and ... I dont care what anyone else says, by my sights, he zoomed to the top of the pile when he dared to start out his news program the day after Tim Russert suddenly died, by intoning The Hail Mary right off... right out … [Read more...] about Chris Matthew’s Brilliant Producer and the GOP Tactic Borrowed from Senior Citizens
The Moderate Thought: Has the American Experiment Failed?
As much as I would like to post an article about healthcare today, I won’t. I’m sure that there are individuals a lot smarter out there who are pontificating from every angle on this very subject and I’m afraid my opinion is much too biased as I am currently suffering this “awful” socialist healthcare program here in the UK. Anyway, a second installment of the Moderate … [Read more...] about The Moderate Thought: Has the American Experiment Failed?
‘Sacred Bonds’ Tiger Woods Sought to Preserve Weren’t of Marriage: Le Journal de Montreal, Canada
center> The world seems obsessed about what Tiger Woods was trying to do with his highly publicized apology. Was it more personal or was it largely public relations? Richard Martineau, a sports columnist with Le Journal de Montreal, puzzles over this odd American ritual contrition, and thinks he's come up with an answer. For Le Journal de Montreal, Richard Martineau … [Read more...] about ‘Sacred Bonds’ Tiger Woods Sought to Preserve Weren’t of Marriage: Le Journal de Montreal, Canada
How Bully the Pulpit?
Not very, although John Boehner left the Summit looking like he had been in the dentist's chair all day. Nancy Pelosi zinged as "not factual" his remarks about abortion in the House bill after the President had politely brushed off his robotalk with the observation, “Every time we get somewhere, we go back to the standard talking points.” Mitch McConnell was reduced to … [Read more...] about How Bully the Pulpit?
Health Care Summit After-Report
Steven Pearlstein of the Washington Post was quite impressed by the insincerity and lack of concern for Americans' health care needs demonstrated on the GOP side: … [Read more...] about Health Care Summit After-Report
Budget Deficits
So what do you do when you find yourself in a hole? … [Read more...] about Budget Deficits
Faux Bipartisanship
The whole notion of bipartisanship has taken a beating these days from folks on the left and the right. Indeed, in this age of hyper-partisanship, folks tend to punish those who dare cooperate with the other side. But there is still a desire among many in the Great American Middle for some form of bipartisanship, a way where the two sides can come together and make a deal … [Read more...] about Faux Bipartisanship
Depression Claims Another Victim
Sad news out of Vancouver Canada. Actor Andrew Koening, son of Walter (aka Chekov) has been missing for several weeks. His body was found today, the victim of a suicide brought on by depression. If you know somebody who is dealing with this horrible condition please be sure to watch over them. A heartbreaking video of his parents press … [Read more...] about Depression Claims Another Victim
Major Childishness From John Boehner
Let's get a study committee together to tease out the meaning of the word "major": … [Read more...] about Major Childishness From John Boehner
Sympathy for the Republicans
Because they have such an inept party chairman: … [Read more...] about Sympathy for the Republicans
Wait and Waiting and Waiting Room
Jeff Parker, Florida Today This copyrighted cartoon is licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Wait and Waiting and Waiting Room
There Is No Fallback Proposal
Yesterday, the Wall Street Journal published an article by Laura Meckler claiming that the White House has a specific scaled-down alternate health care plan, which they will go with if their comprehensive health care proposal fails to win enough support at the health care summit, which of course took place today: … [Read more...] about There Is No Fallback Proposal
Olympic Champ says Plushenko ‘Has Nothing to Complain About!’: Life News, Russia
Controversy surrounding the victory of American Evan Lysacek over Russian Evgeny Plushenko in Olympic figure skating continues to swirl in Russia. In this interview from Russia's Life News, three time Olympic gold medalist Irina Rodnina attempts to put paid to the widely-held view in Russia that Plushenko should have won. In this interview with Russia's Life News, Irina … [Read more...] about Olympic Champ says Plushenko ‘Has Nothing to Complain About!’: Life News, Russia
VIDEO: John McCain Versus Barack Obama (Again) at Health Care Reform Summit
Perhaps the most talked about segment from today's health care summit is when Arizona Sen. John McCain ripped into President Barack Obama on how the Democrats handled health care reform in Congress -- bringing a response from Obama: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy On one hand, McCain is correct in some of his criticism about the … [Read more...] about VIDEO: John McCain Versus Barack Obama (Again) at Health Care Reform Summit
Twitter All A-Twitter Over Obama Democrats Republicans Health Care Summit
Twitter -- that succinct means of social communication that is becoming increasingly popular with the famous and not-so-famous -- has been all a twitter over the highly touted health care reform summit featuring President Barack Obama (can he duplicate the success he had when he met with GOP Congressional bigwigs), Republicans (will they be prepared this time to match or trump … [Read more...] about Twitter All A-Twitter Over Obama Democrats Republicans Health Care Summit