The prediction: It'll pass on a straight party line vote. … [Read more...] about Grassley Seemingly Predicts Snowe No Vote On Health Care Reform
On Trade, China Must Target Conservative U.S. Democrats: Xinjingbao, People’s Republic of China
What's so lucrative about selling chicken to China? We sell them parts of the bird that we won’t eat - like the feet. Worth just a few cents a pound in the U.S., American chicken feet fetch 60-80 cents a pound in China. From the Xinjingbao of the People's Republic of China, this strategy session from Chinese researcher Xue Chung explains more than you ever wanted to know … [Read more...] about On Trade, China Must Target Conservative U.S. Democrats: Xinjingbao, People’s Republic of China
The Progressive Blogosphere and Obama
There was a cyberspace firestorm yesterday after an unnamed White House official took a swipe at progressive blogs (the White House later on the record tried to defuse the anger). Was it justified or not? Here's a blunt take on the issue by Booman. … [Read more...] about The Progressive Blogosphere and Obama
Live Streaming Video Health Care Reform Senate Panel Vote
You watch the discussion and vote live BELOW: Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy … [Read more...] about Live Streaming Video Health Care Reform Senate Panel Vote
Another Look At “I, Me & Myself”
The New Yorker has an intersting poem "Thought Problem" by Vijay Seshadri, and here it is... How strange would it be if you met yourself on the street? How strange if you liked yourself, took yourself in your arms, married your own self, propagated by techniques known only to you, and then populated the world? Replicas of you are everywhere. Some are Arabs. … [Read more...] about Another Look At “I, Me & Myself”
Senate Health Care Reform Panel Vote: Snowe Job?
The big political news story of the day -- in fact, one of the biggest arguably in decades -- will be the perhaps pivotal Senate Finance Committee vote on health care legislation. And, in that vote, most political eyes will be focused on Maine's Republican Senator Olympia Snowe. Will she vote for the plan and give it at least a smattering of bipartisan aura? And, if she does, … [Read more...] about Senate Health Care Reform Panel Vote: Snowe Job?
Who would Obama give the Prize to?
I'm guessing he wouldn't answer that question, but I hope his answer would be Morgan Tsavngirai, leader of a peaceful effort to bring democracy and human rights to Zimbabwe, which has been terrorized and impoverished by the Mugabe regime. Obama met with Prime Minister Tsvangirai at the White House in June. During the 2008 campaign, Obama contacted Tsvangirai: "to share my … [Read more...] about Who would Obama give the Prize to?
The Iraqi Army Diaries — Entry 2
The Iraqi Army Diaries -- Entry 2 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 … [Read more...] about The Iraqi Army Diaries — Entry 2
Dianne Feinstein, Afghanistan Hawk
I'm glad to see a staunch liberal staying strong on this issue. Hypothetical question: What if Feinstein were up for re-election in 2010 instead of 2012? I don't know, but here's what she said Sunday on ABC:The mission is in serious jeopardy. I think General McChrystal, who is one of our very best, if not the best at this, has said a counterterrorism strategy will not work. … [Read more...] about Dianne Feinstein, Afghanistan Hawk
Should Rush Buy an NFL Team? Why Not?
This is the question on the lips of both sports aficionados and political pundits alike this week. Rush Limbaugh is looking at the possibility of purchasing (or at least co-owning) the National Football Leagues St. Louis Rams franchise. At the heart of the controversy are a number of comments Rush has made over the years which some observers felt were racist in nature, … [Read more...] about Should Rush Buy an NFL Team? Why Not?
Unforgettable Biography of Najwa bin Laden
Osama bin Laden has all but vanished from the radar of the American media/public. Even president Barack Obama seems no longer interested in bin Laden, while the world had thought that the "war against terror" was all about capturing bin Laden! The present chase to capture al Qaeda looks like fighting with the severed tail of a lizard. Meanwhile Osama, dead or alive, manages … [Read more...] about Unforgettable Biography of Najwa bin Laden
Quote of the Day: On Obama, the Nobel Peace Prize and GOP Reaction
Our political Quote of the Day comes from Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson, who looks at the GOP reaction over Barack Obama getting the Nobel Peace Prize so early in his term: The problem for the addlebrained Obama-rejectionists is that the president, as far as they are concerned, couldn't possibly do anything right, and thus is unworthy of any conceivable … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: On Obama, the Nobel Peace Prize and GOP Reaction
Tasers Under Fire In Australia
Tasers are under fire in Australia where a manufacturer's warning is seen as a possible bonanza for lawsuit seeking lawyers. The Courier-Mail reports: Manufacturer Taser International has issued the directive based on controversy over the impact of the stun guns on the human heart. It recommends Tasers instead be aimed at a suspect's legs or back. Queensland Police … [Read more...] about Tasers Under Fire In Australia
Congressman Charlie Rangel
Taylor Jones, Politicalcartoons.com This cartoon is copyrighted and authorized to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about Congressman Charlie Rangel
This Settles It: Now You’ll Know Whether Obama Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
This will sway the world. … [Read more...] about This Settles It: Now You’ll Know Whether Obama Deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
A NEW YET OLD SOURCE OF TAX REVENUES
Article I, Section 9, of the U.S. Constitution states in part: “…No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State.” The best precipitating … [Read more...] about A NEW YET OLD SOURCE OF TAX REVENUES
Grandmom’s Tales: ‘Fruits Of Family Trees’
Granny's tales, and their actions/thinking, have remarkable similarities be they Christians, Jews, Muslims or Hindus. Perhaps it's because of them the world survives despite the harshness and cruelty that we see around us. Vlasta Molak, a friend, has kindly sent me a moving story of one such grandmother, who at times appears as if she was mine. Here is an excerpt in the NYT … [Read more...] about Grandmom’s Tales: ‘Fruits Of Family Trees’
Whose Missed Opportunity?
Health care reform, nuclear war, global climate change, hunger and poverty.... and the huge mistake Pres. Obama made in accepting the Nobel Peace Prize. Yes, really. This is what Ross Douthat wants to write about in his New York Times column: … [Read more...] about Whose Missed Opportunity?
Taliban to Pakistan: You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
When 10 militants burst into Army headquarters in Pakistan in a dramatic bid to take military bigwigs hostage, it signaled a major escalation in the Taliban's ongoing efforts to undermine Pakistan's political and military establishment. The fact that the operation flopped on the face of it doesn't obscure one fact: it was daring and it has put Pakistan's military on the … [Read more...] about Taliban to Pakistan: You Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet
McDonald’s At The Louvre
RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about McDonald’s At The Louvre