Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All right reserved. … [Read more...] about History Calls Snowe
The President and the Senator
WASHINGTON -- Now, two people will have to choose. The fate of the health care bill is largely in the hands of Barack Obama and Olympia Snowe. The Finance Committee's vote on Tuesday to send its bill to the Senate floor vindicated President Obama's strategy of giving Congress wide latitude to write the early drafts. Major health reform has advanced further than it ever … [Read more...] about The President and the Senator
St. Louis Rams
Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about St. Louis Rams
Gawker Media Allows ‘Anarchy to bubble up from below’
Zachary M. Seward explains Gawkers unruly new twist on traditional reader forums: Readers are now greeted with a text box as large as the blog’s logo, inviting them to share news, videos, links, and trivialities. Tagging a message with #tips on Gawker, for instance, automatically sends it to the “tips” tag page, where anyone can follow the stream of … [Read more...] about Gawker Media Allows ‘Anarchy to bubble up from below’
Dow 10,000: Nice But Not So Major
As I'm sure you all know the Dow closed on Wednesday above the 10,000 mark, the first time it has done so since October of 2008. The boost was largely the result of good earnings reports from Intel and JP Morgan/Chase. Certainly all of these things are good and I am not going to try and dismiss them as otherwise. I firmly believe that good news is good news no matter … [Read more...] about Dow 10,000: Nice But Not So Major
President Bush: Graceful Invitation to President Obama
MSM often plays the same chord way too often: the dischord. There are far more stories each day that unfold with regard, and often enough, authentic fondness. A colleague from Texas A&M forwarded me a copy of this letter today, from the former President Bush speaking about welcoming President Obama to a special event on Aggie turf. You'll probably note a couple pointed words … [Read more...] about President Bush: Graceful Invitation to President Obama
JUST BUY IT, DUMP IT, AND THEN FORGET ABOUT AFGHANISTAN.
Afghanistan produces over 90% of the world's opium, the main ingredient in heroin. Many Afghans, among its predominantly rural population of around 28 million, simply grow and cultivate opium poppies across some of its vast territory that is equal in size to the state of Texas. Most of Afghanistan is very arid and mountainous, not fit for any agriculture or productive human … [Read more...] about JUST BUY IT, DUMP IT, AND THEN FORGET ABOUT AFGHANISTAN.
Keeping Up the Cheney Family Business
Jack Ross at The American Conservative has the same feeling about Commentary that I do: it's like a catastrophe on the highway that you can't look away from. Here, Ross reacts to Commentary's Jennifer Rubin, who takes umbrage at Maureen Dowd's "liberal venomous paranoia" about Liz Cheney's post-Bush career of attacking Pres. Obama for his unforgivable decision to reject much … [Read more...] about Keeping Up the Cheney Family Business
Olympia Snowe, Superstar
Democratic leaders are willing to offer her the earth, the moon, and the stars if she will only stay, and not leave them (ital is in original): … [Read more...] about Olympia Snowe, Superstar
Roman Polanski: ‘Let’s Burn This Witch’ – Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
Roman Polanski and his victim, Samantha Geimer, as she looked as a thirteen-year-old in 1977. One of the interesting side effects of the arrest of film director Roman Polanski is the soul-searching it has set off in the other countries that claim him as one of their own - in this case, Poland. Why are people defending a man who committed, in the eyes of most civilized … [Read more...] about Roman Polanski: ‘Let’s Burn This Witch’ – Gazeta Wyborcza, Poland
ESPN: Limbaugh To Be Dropped From Rams Bid
Their NFL sources say: Dave Checketts, chairman of the NHL's St. Louis Blues and the point man in the Limbaugh group attempting to buy the Rams, realizes he must remove the controversial conservative radio host from his potential role as a minority member in the group in order to get approval from other NFL owners, the sources said. Apparently not unexpected: You could see … [Read more...] about ESPN: Limbaugh To Be Dropped From Rams Bid
NFL To Rush Limbaugh: Drop Dead
It's not official but early returns of talk radio conservative mega voice Rush Limbaugh's bid to become part owner of the St. Louis Rams is all but dead before arrival. It seems the money earned by the mouth that roars is not good enough for one of the most exclusive clubs in America. "I've said many times before we're all held to a high standard here, and I think divisive … [Read more...] about NFL To Rush Limbaugh: Drop Dead
Helen Thomas: Obama “Lacks Courage”
Romenesko notes that when the legendary White House reporter said it yesterday afternoon at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, the crowd gasped: "I was the interviewer and it rocked me a little," writes Phil Bronstein [link]. "In the same conversation Ms. Thomas said 'Nancy Reagan was a heroine in my opinion,' expressed tender sympathy for Lyndon Johnson and great respect … [Read more...] about Helen Thomas: Obama “Lacks Courage”
Now for the Ugly Part…
The assembly line in the Congressional sausage factory is ready to roll, to stuff what Max Baucus' butchers have hacked up into a casing with scraps from four other committees in the Senate and House. Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and the "Bill Blenders" start work today in a process that will make the past few months look like the Lincoln-Douglas debates as lobbying groups … [Read more...] about Now for the Ugly Part…
Wall Street Pay Record
From Yahoo: Just one year from the much discussed "death of Wall Street," major U.S. banks and securities firms are set to pay their employees about $140 billion this year, according to a study by the Wall Street Journal. That's a record level, just passing the pay levels of the boom year of 2007. Elsewhere people are taking the largest pay cuts since the … [Read more...] about Wall Street Pay Record
Does the Left Understand the Faithful?
Guest post by Peter Henne Peter S. Henne is a Security Fellow with the Truman National Security Project and a doctoral candidate at Georgetown University. ********** As the Supreme Court took up Salazar v. Buono last week, deciding the fate of a cross on public land, I was put in an awkward position. Once again, I squirm at the unrestrained histrionics of both sides, … [Read more...] about Does the Left Understand the Faithful?
Collins Signal A Cover for Snowe?
AP reported this morning that a second Republican, Sen. Olympia Snowe's Maine colleague Susan Collins, has indicated that she's open to voting for health care legislation this year. The opening lines of Collins' statement could be read that way: “There simply is no question that our nation’s health care system requires substantial reform. The status quo of soaring health … [Read more...] about Collins Signal A Cover for Snowe?
Dow Approaches 10,000
Some good news/bad news on the economic front. The good news is that the Dow has approached 10,000. The bad news is that retail sales are still lousy. The good news: Stocks rallied Wednesday morning, with the Dow industrials nearly hitting the 10,000 level for the first time in a year, following better-than-expected quarterly profit reports from Intel and JPMorgan … [Read more...] about Dow Approaches 10,000
People First: HuffPost Sets Example For Media
As a journalism teacher I am often asked: Should media cater to what interests the public or PUBLIC INTEREST? In recent times the media, with honorable exceptions, has brazenly catered to the lowest common denominator (generally pandering to the basest instincts) under the cloak of infotainment. Arianna Huffington, the moving spirit behind Huffington Post, has started HuffPost … [Read more...] about People First: HuffPost Sets Example For Media
Sexuality and Orthodoxy
Sex sells. And in Jerusalem, with its large religious population, a session on if Jewish Orthodoxy can come to terms with sexual activity – both in and out of marriage – drew an overflow crowd at the recent Gateways Festival of Jewish Learning and Culture. The festival is a remarkable event: two days of pluralistic learning throughout the city, with sessions ranging from … [Read more...] about Sexuality and Orthodoxy