Now that really would have been shocking news, wouldn't it? If only, as they say. … [Read more...] about SHOCKING NEWS: Private Health Insurers Say Health Care Reform Will Lower Costs!
Gallup Poll: Nobel Peace Prize Win May Have Helped Obama
Despite a thumbs down from much new and old media punditry, a new Gallup poll suggests that President Barack Obama's surprising Nobel Peace Prize win may have boosted his approval rating: Barack Obama appears to have gotten a slight bounce in support after he was announced as the Nobel Peace Prize winner on Friday. His 56% job approval rating for the last two Gallup Daily … [Read more...] about Gallup Poll: Nobel Peace Prize Win May Have Helped Obama
UPDATE: Execution Texas Style – Guilt Optional (Guest Voice)
Hello Readers, Dr. Estés here, bringing you another GUEST VOICE by Mr. Elijah Sweete who tells us that Texas Gov. Perry has now replaced a fourth member of the commission investigating death row inmate, C.T. Willingham's, potential innocence. The Governor has now in the last month, removed four persons from the investigative commission, raising the dark question about whether a … [Read more...] about UPDATE: Execution Texas Style – Guilt Optional (Guest Voice)
Charlie’s Falling Angels
Charlie Rangel is a charming, engaging fellow. The kind of man you would enjoy having a beer. Most of the journalists who deal with him in Congress like him because he is forthright even when spinning a topic in his favor. A Korean war hero, Rangel's Harlem voters have elected him to 20 terms, vaunting him to a position of power and by seniority his Democratic comrades have … [Read more...] about Charlie’s Falling Angels
Intellectual Conservatism Isn’t Dead: Maintaining a Consistent Philosophy (Guest Voice)
Intellectual Conservatism Isn't Dead: Maintaining a Consistent Philosophy by Rick Moran This is the last in my series on the state of intellectual conservatism. Previous articles can be found in order here, and here, and here, and here. If, as we've discovered, intellectual conservatism has been marginalized, and its adherents are in bad odor with much of the base, … [Read more...] about Intellectual Conservatism Isn’t Dead: Maintaining a Consistent Philosophy (Guest Voice)
Surprise! Proposed Health Insurance Reform Will Raise Premiums
(Sorry... Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!) Via Ed at Hot Air we find the Washington Post reporting the the law of unintended consequences is striking right and left on the health insurance reform front. The latest "revelation" (which won't come as any surprise to the people who have been paying attention) is provided by accounting giant PriceWaterhouse Coopers, who reveal the … [Read more...] about Surprise! Proposed Health Insurance Reform Will Raise Premiums
Joseph Rocha Didn’t Tell, Yet He Paid the Price
As freethinking Americans, we all have our own thoughts and opinions about homosexuals and homosexuality; about same-sex marriages and same-sex unions; about "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" and about so many other related issues. As Americans, we are fortunate that we can express our opinions freely on these issues in healthy, sometimes argumentative and emotional debates, as we … [Read more...] about Joseph Rocha Didn’t Tell, Yet He Paid the Price
Lou Dobbs Eyeing Exit To Fox Business?
CNN's controversial anchor Lou Dobbs, the CNN anchor many progressives love to hate, may be pondering a jump to Fox Business News, the New York Times reports: The anchor Lou Dobbs appears to be exploring an exit from CNN, his longtime employer. Certainly, Fox continues to aggressively bolster its on-air talent, most recently with the hiring of John Stossel, the … [Read more...] about Lou Dobbs Eyeing Exit To Fox Business?
HEALTH INSURANCE LOBBY MAY BE ONTO SOMETHING
The Democrats in Congress and the Administration are aghast that the health insurance lobby has announced their subtle dismay with the Baucus proposed healthcare reforms. Big Insurance's financial experts project that these reforms may increase health insurance costs to the majority of insured Americans even faster than originally projected without reforms. They cite the … [Read more...] about HEALTH INSURANCE LOBBY MAY BE ONTO SOMETHING
Obama to Shift Focus Away from Taliban (Guest Voice)
Obama to shift focus away from Taliban by Jon Wells Pick your preferred source on this one, whether it's the AP or the Times of London. The Obama administration appears to be headed down a course that would see the focus of military operations in Afghanistan shift away from fighting the Taliban toward simply hunting al-Qaeda. During the shift the administration is … [Read more...] about Obama to Shift Focus Away from Taliban (Guest Voice)
The Passion of President McCain
If the election had gone the other way, Americans would have been spared all this doubt and deliberation about the Middle East. Asked whether adding 10 or 20,000 troops for Afghanistan would suffice, John McCain tells CNN it would be "an error of historic proportions" not to meet Gen. McChrystal's request for 40,000 or more. If Barack Obama were as sure of anything as … [Read more...] about The Passion of President McCain
Prizing Peace on the Home Front (Guest Voice)
WASHINGTON -- It is a sign of our weird political moment that the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama will probably hurt him among some of his fellow citizens. His opponents are describing the award as premature. The deeper problem is that the Nobel will underscore the extent to which Obama is a cosmopolitan figure, much loved in European capitals because … [Read more...] about Prizing Peace on the Home Front (Guest Voice)
Revenge of the Girthers
David Broder asks an important question in the Washington Post which should cause us all to ask how we evaluate political "figures" on their own merits. Call it, if you will, a result of the law of unintended consequences falling out from the current health care debate. As we focus on exactly how much health care money is spent on treating the negative consequences of obesity … [Read more...] about Revenge of the Girthers
What the Norwegians were thinking
The President's reaction to winning the Nobel Prize was to say he will "not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments." Presidents rarely refuse to take credit for any sort of achievement, so I won't give Obama a hard time. What's more interesting is how the Prize committee framed its decision: Agot Valle, a Norwegian politician and member of the committee, said … [Read more...] about What the Norwegians were thinking
Van Gujjars: India’s Troubled Nomadic Tribe
Van Gujjars are India's legendary & colorful nomads, mostly Muslims, tending to their buffaloes in the green pasture land in the Himalayas or its foothills. Their entry into forests, their abode for centuries, is now being increasingly blocked in the name of environmental protection. The New York Times brings this poignant story alive in a beautiful photo-essay Showcase: … [Read more...] about Van Gujjars: India’s Troubled Nomadic Tribe
A Study in Contrasts
Earlier today, TMV's Jack Grant chose Dr. Steven Taylor's commentary on the value to Americans of being admired by the rest of the world rather than disliked. … [Read more...] about A Study in Contrasts
Thousands March For Equality In Washington
In case you were not aware, today is National Coming Out Day and the event is being marked by a large Gay Rights rally in Washington DC (check out C Span for live coverage). Thousands of people have marched through the streets of Washington and are now at the US Capitol building. This is one of the largest gay rights events in many years and the speakers are encouraging … [Read more...] about Thousands March For Equality In Washington
Frank Rich on Afghanistan and the Three Amigos
Although I have written a couple of commentaries on the Afghanistan war, mainly illustrating the complexity of that conflict, I will be the first one to admit that I am by no means an expert on that issue and that I have no relevant suggestions on how to proceed. The real experts are hard at work, hopefully to come up with a successful strategy, corresponding troop levels, … [Read more...] about Frank Rich on Afghanistan and the Three Amigos
The Norwegians ‘Got Carried Away’ with Obama: Dagens Nyheter, Sweden
So what do the Swedes - the custodians of every other Nobel Prize - think of the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision to award the Peace Prize to President Barack Obama? This editorial from Sweden's Dagens Nyheter says in part: "That the Norwegians got carried away with euphoria over Obama's election is understandable, but that doesn’t make their decision any more … [Read more...] about The Norwegians ‘Got Carried Away’ with Obama: Dagens Nyheter, Sweden
No Bush Nobel
Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. All rights reserved. … [Read more...] about No Bush Nobel