When the underwear bomber story broke, many people were wondering "What next? What'll be the new twist from here?" And now a possible answer: according to a report, terrorists are going to try to get around body scanners by having bombs surgically implanted inside of bombers' bodies: Britain is facing a new Al Qaeda terror threat from suicide ‘body bombers’ with explosives … [Read more...] about New Terrorist Threat: Bombs Surgically Implanted IN Bodies?
Solar Sanity Has Arrived
I was very active in the solar energy movement in the 1970s. Active in the small sane fringe of that movement during this period. The fringe that wasn't obsessed with the long-term potential of solar; that wasn't obsessed with creating massive government bureaucracies to plan for near-term, mid-term, and long-term implementations of solar; the sane fringe that didn't see … [Read more...] about Solar Sanity Has Arrived
John McCain is a Commie terrorist!
Frank Rich makes a compelling case:John McCain epitomizes the unpatriotic opposition. On Wednesday night he could be seen sneering when Obama pointed out that most of the debt vilified by Republicans happened on the watch of a Republican president and Congress that never paid for “two wars, two tax cuts, and an expensive prescription drug program.”Perhaps I'm missing some of … [Read more...] about John McCain is a Commie terrorist!
The Audacity of Cope
Blame it on Scott Brown. Blame it on poll numbers which all seem to be shifting in one direction. Hell, maybe we should blame it on Rio. Whatever the reason, President Obama took the hopefully productive step of visiting with Republican legislators this week. While there were a few tense, testy and factually challenged moments, the conversation seemed engaging and ideas were … [Read more...] about The Audacity of Cope
Hey, Let’s Move the KSM Terror Trials to the Suburbs!
Hopes (if that's the right word) for a civilian trial in the Big Apple for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his Club Gitmo pals is fading faster than sunshine in Seattle. Mayor Bloomberg has gone sour on the plan, the Governor doesn't want it to happen and congressional support is wavering. But this week a new proposal was put forward. The mayor of Newburgh, New York (population … [Read more...] about Hey, Let’s Move the KSM Terror Trials to the Suburbs!
Hold On, Hold On
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Animals Are the Real People
Or they should be. Here is a touching story from John Cole about how one of his readers got adopted by her cat. Comes complete with "Awwwww!"-inducing photographs. … [Read more...] about Animals Are the Real People
“Protein Synthesis: An Epic On The Cellular Level”
I expended a lot of brain power trying to come up with some sort of title for this video, but I really just don't know. This should be put in the National Archives though: … [Read more...] about “Protein Synthesis: An Epic On The Cellular Level”
What’s Wrong with This Picture?
This week's Time Magazine arrived in the mail a little while ago. Here's what the cover looks like. Accompanied by a big picture of a deflated football, the cover stories are "The Most Dangerous Game. How to Fix Football" and "The Crisis in High Schools." My immediate thought was that somehow football is more important that education? Will football impact America's ability … [Read more...] about What’s Wrong with This Picture?
Jeff Bezos in Disagreement With A Major Publisher, Pulls All Their Works’ “Buy Buttons” Off Amazon
So there! Bezos seems to be stamping his foot again. It's big news in books that Bezos today decides to 'punish' a major publisher for not agreeing with his idea of loss leader pricing. Some related to Amazon's sudden and unannounced sucking of Orwell's 1984 right out of people's pricey Kindle boxes, saying much later it was an illegally uploaded edition... apparently … [Read more...] about Jeff Bezos in Disagreement With A Major Publisher, Pulls All Their Works’ “Buy Buttons” Off Amazon
Roll Me Over And Let’s Do It Again
I appreciate President Obama heeding my advise and start the process of governing the likes of which we haven't seen since Lyndon Johnson and Ronald Reagan. What we observed Friday when Obama entered the lion's den of House Republicans-only for a political retreat was classic U.S. politics at its best. Best because it was televised so we could see first hand the give and … [Read more...] about Roll Me Over And Let’s Do It Again
The Potential Anti-Obama Vote in November
This is a fascinating analysis by Daniel Larison, comparing a poll in 2006 that showed a fierce, anti-Bush feeling among voters, and a similar poll taken earlier this week that showed a sizable, but less widespread anti-Obama feeling. The NBC/WSJ poll that came out earlier this week has some interesting results. The midterms are just over nine months away, so it seemed … [Read more...] about The Potential Anti-Obama Vote in November
The Eeternal Cop Out
Tony Blair has just appeared before the commission set up to investigate whether getting Britain involved in Iraq was justified. We've had no such government inquiry sponsored by the ruling party in this country (currently the Democrats, at least officially). Don't ask why. The behavior of the Democratic Party since they came to power again in Washington is largely … [Read more...] about The Eeternal Cop Out
Catcher and the Upper Crust
Two writers in their nineties died this week. J.D. Salinger, a recluse in New Hampshire, produced four books in his lifetime. Louis Auchincloss lived in old-money Manhattan, practiced Wall Street law and wrote more than sixty novels, biographies and works of criticism. Apart from being published in the New Yorker, they had little in common, Auchincloss the "chronicler of New … [Read more...] about Catcher and the Upper Crust
Saturday Political Radio is Back
Today, after an extended holiday break, Mid Stream Radio returns to the airwaves (or would that be... computer waves?) at 1 pm eastern time. (Follow the link to tune in.) Today, my partner in crime and I will be covering a few different topics which include, in the first half hour, President Obama's visit to the GOP leadership this week, a new proposal to move the KSM terror … [Read more...] about Saturday Political Radio is Back
Are Rational Minds Starting to Prevail at RNC?
Perhaps ... Top Republicans have tossed a plan that would have conditioned their funding for new candidates on a so-called ideological "purity test." Party leaders gathered in Honolulu for the Republican National Committee's winter meeting on Friday ultimately nixed that resolution, which would have required prospective candidates to support eight of 10 outlined … [Read more...] about Are Rational Minds Starting to Prevail at RNC?
Obama’s Debate With House Republicans: A Game Changer (or Not)? (FULL VIDEO)
Was President Barack Obama's meeting with House Republicans at their retreat on Friday a "game changer," a sign of things to come -- or will it prove as much as a flash in the pan as when Jimmy Carter won over the nation (briefly) by wearing a sweater during his speeches? And could it be that this kind of television event could become a new kind of political event in 21st … [Read more...] about Obama’s Debate With House Republicans: A Game Changer (or Not)? (FULL VIDEO)
Barack Obama Q&A at GOP Retreat Is Judged Great Success
Author's Note: At the suggestion of a TMV reader, the title of this post has been changed. … [Read more...] about Barack Obama Q&A at GOP Retreat Is Judged Great Success
Change of Venue for 9/11 Trial
The New York Times reports that the Obama administration is abandoning plans to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged Sept. 11 plotters in Lower Manhattan, “bowing to almost unanimous pressure from New York officials and business leaders to move the terrorism trial elsewhere.” The reversal on whether to try the alleged 9/11 terrorists blocks from the former … [Read more...] about Change of Venue for 9/11 Trial
Avatar: A Shameful Example of Western Cultural Imperialism: Die Zeit, Germany
Avatar's Jake Skully is a man who goes native in a big way: Is he the latest in a long line of Western cultural imperialists? Among the tremendous number of international press reactions to James Cameron's Avatar, this one stands out for two reasons: First, it was written by the publisher of Germany's prestigious Die Zeit newspaper. And second, because it goes against the … [Read more...] about Avatar: A Shameful Example of Western Cultural Imperialism: Die Zeit, Germany