No one wants to look at it, anyway. Except Mary Matalin. Maybe. ______________ … [Read more...] about Get Over Yourself, Carville
Leading Supporter of HCR Bill Has Contract With HHS
When will public figures espousing particular positions on political issues ever learn to disclose actual or perceived conflicts of interest? … [Read more...] about Leading Supporter of HCR Bill Has Contract With HHS
George Stephanopoulos Calls Out Rudy Giuliani for Terror Remark
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani told George Stephanopoulos this morning on Good Morning, America, that "We had no domestic attacks under Bush" -- a statement that, obviously, is flat-out false. Stephanopoulos apparently (I didn't see the show, personally) did not challenge Giuliani on this point on the air, so he does so now in a post on his political blog, George's … [Read more...] about George Stephanopoulos Calls Out Rudy Giuliani for Terror Remark
Sarah Palin as the Pivot for the ‘New’ GOP
I don't know who's advising her at this point, but Sarah Palin is making some shrewd political moves lately that are likely to vault her into a very favorable position as leader of the only real "reform" faction in the Republican party. Since the publication of Going Rogue, Palin has demonstrated an understanding not only her core constituency, but has slightly redefined her … [Read more...] about Sarah Palin as the Pivot for the ‘New’ GOP
Biden’s Mother Dies At 92
Vice President Biden's mother has died after a brief illness My deepest sympathies go to the entire Biden family. A time to be totally non partisan. … [Read more...] about Biden’s Mother Dies At 92
Hope, The Musical, to Debut in Germany
An all-singing, all-dancing tribute to the world's most powerful man: Wearing a knitted cardigan and crooning into his microphone, Barack Obama paces around the stage, wooing Michelle with a love song. In another number, now clad in a suit, Jimmie Wilson who plays Obama, struts up and down, clasping his mike and leading a euphoric gospel chorus of "Yes We Can." It premieres … [Read more...] about Hope, The Musical, to Debut in Germany
Body Scanners, Health Insurance Mandates, and the Constitution
The Transportation Security Administration is planning to make greater use of full-body scanners, even as critics continue to raise concerns ranging from privacy to porn, or in the words of one Congressman: "Do we really need to take nude pictures of Grandma or my 8-year-old daughter in order to be able to secure an airplane?" I'm still waiting for the argument that … [Read more...] about Body Scanners, Health Insurance Mandates, and the Constitution
Terrorists Are Not Suspects
The turning point for me was earlier this week when President Obama said we are at war with al-Qaeda. Then why try foreign enemy combatants in our federal courts? Why give them the rights enjoyed by U.S. citizens? Why read them our Miranda rights so they can lawyer up? Why are we as a nation so preoccupied with our true values that we bestow them to people who never had them … [Read more...] about Terrorists Are Not Suspects
Terrorism Means Coddling of Privileged Nigerians Must End: Daily Independent, Nigeria
Is it fair for Nigeria to have been be put on a list of 14 nations considered sponsors of terrorism or "countries of interest?" While complaining that the screw-up in the case of Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab rests primarily with U.S. intelligence agencies, this editorial from Nigeria's Daily Independent lacks the reflexive defensiveness seen from the country in recent days. … [Read more...] about Terrorism Means Coddling of Privileged Nigerians Must End: Daily Independent, Nigeria
The Exaggerated and Unrealistic Expectations of Barack Obama
Politico's Ben Smith posts a defence of Obama by a reader, Ellie Light, and I think it's a really good one. Read it all, but here's some of it: Right after Obama's election, we seemed to grasp this. We understood that companies would be happy to squeeze more work out of frightened employees, and would be slow to hire more. We understood that the banks that had extorted us … [Read more...] about The Exaggerated and Unrealistic Expectations of Barack Obama
She Called Him O’Biden: Yet More From the Annals of the Ridiculousness of Sarah Palin
Oh, Sarah Palin, will the hilarity of your ignorance and phoniness never end? Sarah Palin's charming opening debate line for now-Vice President Joe Biden -- "Hey, can I call you Joe? " -- was scripted after she repeatedly referred to him as "O'Biden" in preparation sessions, former McCain campaign senior adviser Steve Schmidt told "60 Minutes." You know, if the whole … [Read more...] about She Called Him O’Biden: Yet More From the Annals of the Ridiculousness of Sarah Palin
How do I offend you? Let me count the ways!
I’d like to start today’s posting by shaming everyone who has not kept their new year resolutions. What’s wrong with you people, is this really how you want to start a new decade? Those of you who’ve kept your resolutions, I want to castigate you for picking such lame and easily achievable goals. For those of you who cowardly avoided resolutions all together, well I have … [Read more...] about How do I offend you? Let me count the ways!
On Russian-American Talks, Putin Shows ‘Who’s Boss’: Yezhednevniy Zhurnal, Russia
Who's in charge?: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at a Russian ski resort near Sochi, Southern Russia, Jan. 3. How much influence does Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin wield over foreign affairs almost two years from stepping down as Russian president? According to this article from Russia's pro-opposition Yezhednevniy Zhurnal, Putin … [Read more...] about On Russian-American Talks, Putin Shows ‘Who’s Boss’: Yezhednevniy Zhurnal, Russia
More on Leno’Brien (& Fallon, Too!)
All I had to say I said last night. But the blogosphere has only just begun... The Big Money notices Leno is not popular online: Despite having more total and 18-49 viewers than his 11:30 p.m. colleague, Conan O’Brien, he didn’t come close to O’Brien’s Hulu numbers. Of course, we don’t have the exact stream numbers. Hulu refuses to release those. But here’s what we do know: … [Read more...] about More on Leno’Brien (& Fallon, Too!)
Send Rudy Guiliani Some Ginkgo Biloba, Quickly…
He's forgetting little things... … [Read more...] about Send Rudy Guiliani Some Ginkgo Biloba, Quickly…
GOP Insiders Poll: Bullish on Romney, Bearish on Palin
Hotline on Call has a new poll that provides good news for former Massachuetts Gov. Mitt Romney and bad news for Mitt Romney. And it has bad news for former Gov. Sarah Palin and good news for Sarah Palin. The news: GOP insiders think Romney is way in front for the 2012 Republican Presidential nomination while Palin has an awful lot of catching up to do. … [Read more...] about GOP Insiders Poll: Bullish on Romney, Bearish on Palin
Malaysian Churches Firebombed in Dispute Over Christians Using Word “Allah”
A dispute is raging in Malaysia about whether Christians have the right to use the world "Allah" -- and it has now resulted in three churches being firebombed. The government of the country where 60 percent of its residents are Muslim had banned Roman Catholics from using "Allah" for God in their publications but a high court has now overturned the policy. The result: … [Read more...] about Malaysian Churches Firebombed in Dispute Over Christians Using Word “Allah”
Connecting the Cliches
Quelling public panic is part of a President's job description, but yesterday's homeland security dog-and-pony show, while necessary, was not Barack Obama's finest hour. He offered classic bromides--"The buck stops here" and "connecting the dots," along with the newest, "systemic failure"--followed by a laundry list of proposed bureaucratic "improvements" to paper over the … [Read more...] about Connecting the Cliches
TV Weathermen – Mainly Meteorologists – Think Climate Change A Scam
As we awake to national news and preempted programs held hostage to the weather, it's worth noting one finding that barely half of TV weatherman hold a college degree in meteorology or another atmospheric science. There's a difference between accredited meteorologists and those schooled in the science of climatology. TV weatherman are largely meteorologists. (ABC's Sam … [Read more...] about TV Weathermen – Mainly Meteorologists – Think Climate Change A Scam
Transparency
Eric Allie, Caglecartoons.com This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized repoduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Transparency