Cam Cardow, The Ottawa Citizen This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Thank You
Forty Years Of Sunny Days
Today marks the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street, the show that has been the part of the childhood of hundreds of millions of people. A show that both entertains and educates, a program that inspires the dreamers of the day and the leaders of the future. However, there is plenty of commentary out there about how amazing the program is and how much of an impact it has had on … [Read more...] about Forty Years Of Sunny Days
Best Line About Goldman Sachs
I recently wrote about how Goldman Sachs said they are doing "God's Work" to which Yves Smith replies: Great! Then they should be willing to do it for free. I don’t recall the Bible discussing Jesus getting eight or nine figure compensation (or what passed for it back then), and the Gautama Buddha, born a prince, gave up all the trappings of wealth. Touché. … [Read more...] about Best Line About Goldman Sachs
Pragmatist’s Quote of the Day
White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel on compromise in the health care legislative process: I’m sure there are a lot of people sitting in the shade at the Aspen Institute — my brother being one of them — who will tell you what the ideal plan is. Great, fascinating. You have the art of the possible measured against the ideal. H/t Eric Zimmermann. … [Read more...] about Pragmatist’s Quote of the Day
We Have Gay and Lesbian Veterans, Too
Tomorrow is Veterans Day. During the past few days I have been writing about the sacrifices made by and heroism exhibited by our veterans---both living and departed. We often forget, however, that many of the sacrifices made, heroism and patriotism displayed and just plain honorable service to our country is by men and women who at one time were not even permitted to … [Read more...] about We Have Gay and Lesbian Veterans, Too
Independents are a Sleeping Giant
By Alex Hammer As you've heard, “There is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” We've shortchanged ourselves as a nation by ceding our collective non-partisan, solution-oriented strength to those with partisan interests. It's not that we have the government we deserve, but rather the government we have allowed. Here is where we all come in -- … [Read more...] about Independents are a Sleeping Giant
The Iraqi Army Diaries: Entry 3
The Iraqi Army Diaries—entry 3 By s d liddick In the spring of 2009 I embedded with the U.S. Army’s 1-63 Combined Arms Battalion, in the small town of Mahmudiyah, 20 miles south of Baghdad. The town is a cardinal point on what American soldiers have termed the Triangle of Death. Within a month I was offered a de facto embed spot with the Iraqi Army (IA), by General … [Read more...] about The Iraqi Army Diaries: Entry 3
Carrie Prejean “Still Standing” After Sex Tape
Due in November, Prejean's Still Standing: The Untold Story of My Fight Against Gossip, Hate, and Political Attacks, has a foreword by Sean Hannity. Prejean was a guest on his show last night. From the LATimes, Top of the Ticket: The handsome host noted that the high-powered, celebrity website TMZ claimed to have a sex video of the beautiful Prejean that was so outrageously … [Read more...] about Carrie Prejean “Still Standing” After Sex Tape
Opportunities
A brief thought and hopeful outlook for your Tuesday morning. It comes in the form of a quote from American author Grenville Kleiser. To live at this time is an inestimable privilege, and a sacred obligation devolves upon you to make right use of your opportunities. Though Kleiser died in 1953 and was referring to an entirely different era, the same can be said, I … [Read more...] about Opportunities
14 Killed at Fort Hood, Not 13 As Reported. Why?
Fourteen were killed at Fort Hood, not thirteen as reported all week long. Which official is correcting the death toll? I am. On the authority of being a mother who is multi-paragravida, meaning one who has given birth more than once, and on the authority of being a grandmother of five souls, I can, I think, count straight about this particular tragedy. Francheska Velez was … [Read more...] about 14 Killed at Fort Hood, Not 13 As Reported. Why?
Blue Dog Days
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Blue Dog Days
Down the Drain
Matthew Yglesias wrote this a few days ago, but I didn't blog about it then, and right now at the present moment there are a bunch of people who need to be told this. Not that it will make any difference of course, but here it is anyway. … [Read more...] about Down the Drain
Murdoch Doesn’t Get It!
Interesting to note that Sky News is using YouTube to host their entire “News Corp will block Google” interview with Murdoch... ...Picking up where Kathy left off this morning, The Guardian questions this Murdoch quote from that Sky News Australia interview: "We have it already with the Wall Street Journal. We have a wall, but it's not right to the ceiling. You can get, … [Read more...] about Murdoch Doesn’t Get It!
The West Must Come to Terms With a Strong Russia: Rossijskaya Gazeta, Russia
The day the Wall came down: Bewildered East German border guards puzzle over whether to shake the hands of their former adversaries from the West, on November 9, 1989. Yes - today is the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. A reading of this op-ed by former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev shows, however, that the wounds that divide Russia and the West - … [Read more...] about The West Must Come to Terms With a Strong Russia: Rossijskaya Gazeta, Russia
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MINDS???
The original 1787 National Convention assembled 55 delegates in Philadelphia. Over a period of four months this small group drafted the U.S. Constitution that was formally adopted by a supermajority of existing States and became effective in 1789. For most of its 220 years, it has provided the national governmental structure to create one of the most important, democratic, … [Read more...] about ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MINDS???
Road Trains
The Europeans believe in state action, so it's not surprising they're poised to leap ahead of us in road technology: Road trains that link vehicles together using wireless sensors could soon be on European roads. An EU-financed research project is looking at inexpensive ways of getting vehicles to travel in a 'platoon' on Europe's motorways. Each road train could include … [Read more...] about Road Trains
RINO
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about RINO
House Democrats Say They Will Not Vote for Final Bill if Stupak Amendment Is In It
UPDATED: House Democrats are laying down the gauntlet on abortion rights (emphasis in original): … [Read more...] about House Democrats Say They Will Not Vote for Final Bill if Stupak Amendment Is In It
Lech Walesa: The First Wall to Fall Was in Poland
As the world celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, Lech Walesa, the co-founder of Solidarnosc, Nobel Peace Prize winner and former President of Poland, wants to share in the celebration, the honor and the credit---and perhaps rightly so. Walesa was recently interviewed by Spiegel Online and says the collapse of communism really started in the … [Read more...] about Lech Walesa: The First Wall to Fall Was in Poland
Celebrating the 20th Anniversary Of Berlin Wall’s Fall: (Symbolic Domino) Wall Falls Again
Germany, amid big crowds and some special appearances by world leaders, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Wall's fall. And the wall falls again - this time a symbolic wall of giant dominoes, many of them created by children who live in countries where there are, in effect, political walls. The BBC has the details in this report: UPDATE: Secretary of State … [Read more...] about Celebrating the 20th Anniversary Of Berlin Wall’s Fall: (Symbolic Domino) Wall Falls Again