While Mark Sanford continues to go for his own jugular with new confessions that will force him out of office, there is news about his neighbor to the north, John Edwards, that should bury him politically once and for all. The two offer a fascinating contrast in self-destructive styles. Now that his erotic secrets are out, the South Carolina governor just can't stop … [Read more...] about Two Styles of Political Suicide
Sabato’s Crystal Ball – THE GOP: POISED FOR ANOTHER QUICK COMEBACK?
Rhodes Cook on THE GOP: POISED FOR ANOTHER QUICK COMEBACK? The current state of the Republican Party is a good-news, bad-news situation. The good news is that the GOP has gone through several debilitating elections over the last generation and each time has recovered quickly. The bad news is that the conditions may not be as ripe this time for a fast Republican comeback … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball – THE GOP: POISED FOR ANOTHER QUICK COMEBACK?
Personal Democracy Forum 2009 Round-up w/Links to 11 Live-blogs
What's at the intersection of politics and technology? More than a thousand people at 60th and Broadway on June 29 and 30th, aka Personal Democracy Forum 2009. I attended Day 2 of PdF and suggest that first, before anything else, you check out the new IT Dashboard that lets you see how your taxpayer dollars are being spent by the federal government in a way you've never seen … [Read more...] about Personal Democracy Forum 2009 Round-up w/Links to 11 Live-blogs
Sanford’s Days Appear To Be Numbered
It looks like <insert your own metaphor here> has come to pass and Governor Sanford will very soon become former Governor Sanford. But then you never know what this guy is gonna do...... … [Read more...] about Sanford’s Days Appear To Be Numbered
New Twist In Michael Jackson Death Case
Could this ultimately end in charges of criminal manslaughter? … [Read more...] about New Twist In Michael Jackson Death Case
Franken
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Here’s A Shock For You
Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine and prominent leader of the BDS (Boycott, Divest, Sanction) movement against Israel, is an apologist for anti-Semitism at the UN. Indeed, she goes out and directly blames the victims, accusing them of "sabotage" for having the temerity to call out bigotry at the Durban II conference this past year. … [Read more...] about Here’s A Shock For You
Regional Democracy At Work
The member nations of the Organization of American States came together in a closed-door all-night emergency session today in Washington, D.C. that resulted in the Honduran government being given three days to restore Pres. Manuel Zelaya to his rightful position as Honduras's democratically elected leader, or face the possibility of having the country's membership in the OAS … [Read more...] about Regional Democracy At Work
Learned And Eventually Forgotten
Many amazing things were accomplished in the days before computers became ubiquitous and the world wide web became a distraction as well as a tool. Nazi Germany built the first jet fighter in the world, and was in the process of building a plane that bears a remarkable resemblance to the modern B2 bomber (although I think the stealth aspects of the "Hilter's Stealth-Fighter" … [Read more...] about Learned And Eventually Forgotten
Torture and Accountability
Today is the day that the Obama administration is supposed to finally release that much-anticipated 2004 Inspector-General's report on the Bush administration's use of torture. The CIA has already twice pushed the release date back; the most recent delay being the one Greg Sargent reported last week: … [Read more...] about Torture and Accountability
Sarah’s A Runner
Andrew Sullivan takes a break from the Vanity Fair fuss to point to Sarah "I'm a runner" Palin in Runner's World. The photo above is from photographer Brian Adams' slide show. Sullivan quotes a Dish reader: It's not proper to display the flag to have it draped over a chair. Just imagine the outrage on Fox News if there was a photo of Obama and an improper display of … [Read more...] about Sarah’s A Runner
12 Changes to Expect From The Newly Legit Pirate Bay
From Woot: New mascot: a wide-eyed lemur voiced by Justin Timberlake DRM limitations require biometrically encoded MP3s audible only to the purchaser Each torrent will include a 4GB "bonus pack" with different versions of Solitaire and a playable demo of "Dinosaur Alphabet Learning" Seeders get points that can be redeemed for novelty pencil erasers or plastic … [Read more...] about 12 Changes to Expect From The Newly Legit Pirate Bay
Dichotomy Of A “Worst Person” Story
Have you even wondered as I have about the people who make Keith Olbermann's "Worst Persons" list who are not politicians or household names? I confess it is oftentimes my favorite segment on his nightly show on MSNBC. Tuesday night Olbermann singled out a San Diego County sheriff's deputy who he said maced and roughly threw to the ground and then handcuffed the hostess of … [Read more...] about Dichotomy Of A “Worst Person” Story
The Last Soldiers To Die
In 1971, while Americans were still debating how and when to leave Vietnam, a young officer in battle fatigues named John Kerry testified before Congress. I don't remember his exact words during that appearance. But it came down to something like this: What do we tell the family of the last soldier who dies in Vietnam that it was all a mistake? Yesterday, on the same day that … [Read more...] about The Last Soldiers To Die
Lieberman, Reality
He probably doesn't have many remaining friends on the left, as it is, and I'm guessing he'll not win them back (or win over new, leftish friends) with gut-check statements like these. Regardless -- for what it's worth, Senator -- at least one independent voter continues to appreciate and applaud your call-'em-like-you-see-'em approach. And I say that having voted for the … [Read more...] about Lieberman, Reality
Quote of the Day: Al Franken, Democratic and Republican Party Discipline
Our political Quote of the Day comes from a must-read-in-full piece by Dick Polman, as he notes that Al Franken finally being declared the winner in the hotly contested Minnesota race will most assuredly not mean easy sailing for Democrats -- and could foreshadow problems for President Barack Obama: Unless Obama can somehow twist arms in the tradition of Lyndon Johnson, it's … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Al Franken, Democratic and Republican Party Discipline
It’s Republican “Family Feud” (Or Civil War?) Over Sarah Palin
A Vanity Fair piece in which former staffers of Arizona Sen. John McCain's failed 2008 Presidential campaign rip into former GOP Vice Presidential running mate Gov. Sarah Palin has accentuated often bitter Republican party divisions -- exposing personal resentments and some of the ideological dividing lines within today's convalescing GOP. According to The Politico, it is … [Read more...] about It’s Republican “Family Feud” (Or Civil War?) Over Sarah Palin
Exhibit “A” Why Bank Bailouts Perceived Unfair
United States taxpayers are not happy campers when the subject of bank bailouts are discussed and I'm certain that perception will be bolstered by a story in today's Washington Post that indicates Sen. Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) played a role in a bailout for a bank in which most of his life's savings are invested. The upshot of the story indicates Inouye and his staff did … [Read more...] about Exhibit “A” Why Bank Bailouts Perceived Unfair
Is Mousavi Eventually Destined for Jail?
Is Iran's defeated but still feisty opposition Presidential candidate Mirhossein Mousavi eventually headed for jail? If you had to read tea leaves, the leaves seem to be lining up to suggest it could well happen. Two big leaves can now be seen. Mousavi is continuing to speak out and lambaste what he calls the illegitimacy of an election that is widely seen by many Iranians, … [Read more...] about Is Mousavi Eventually Destined for Jail?
All Jacko All The Time
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