....it gets ready to jump the whole ocean. Demonization politics seems to trump all (even political wisdom: so someone thinks this might attract younger voters, Latinos, African Americans, moderates and independents?). Democrats should have some fun with this because if most non-Rush/non-Hannity/non-Beck listeners don't see it this way the flip side is that they will see the … [Read more...] about Just When You Think The GOP Has Jumped The Shark
McCain Helped Recruit Crist To Run For Florida Senate Seat
There are already predictions among journalists that Florida Gov. Charlie Crist won't have a cakewalk in his bid for the Republican nomination to run for Senate because conservatives -- particularly those plugged into the party's talk radio political culture base -- won't consider him "pure" enough. The Hill's Blog Briefing Room offers this item that puts Crist's run in a … [Read more...] about McCain Helped Recruit Crist To Run For Florida Senate Seat
Photos From After the Hudson River Landing
Wired has lots more. As I watch the very sad news of that other winter crash that didn't work out so well, I am clear that I would prefer higher ticket prices and a well-trained, well-rested, well-paid professional flight crew to a pilot who had failed five tests. I want a re-regulated air system. … [Read more...] about Photos From After the Hudson River Landing
New York Governor Paterson’s Polling Numbers Go Mega South
Do you want to see how polls can show a truly doomed politician? Democrat Andrew Cuomo must be smiling..Just look at these... … [Read more...] about New York Governor Paterson’s Polling Numbers Go Mega South
myGOPspace Friends
Mike Lane, Cagle Cartoons The above cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about myGOPspace Friends
Creative Cartography
The Chinese government has submitted its claimed maritime boundaries in the South China Sea. Its proposals give credence to notions that the Beijing regime intends to exercise unquestioned hegemony in Asia, at the expense of neighboring nations. Read the BBC news article on their proposals here or, cut to the chase, and look at their proposed boundaries on a map. I've been … [Read more...] about Creative Cartography
You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party
Candace Straight and Susan Bevan, the Co-Chairs of Republican Majority for Choice wrote a strong op-ed at the Huffington Post calling for the GOP to be more tolerant of moderates. In it, they call on party leaders to take a look at who won in elections last November: The Republican leadership must look to see who in their Party is winning -- both elections and new voters. … [Read more...] about You Gotta Fight for Your Right to Party
Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Prepare Talking Points
On Sunday morning, national security adviser Jim Jones didn't want to be asked about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". This past week, President Obama sent a handwritten letter to 2nd Lt. Sandy Tsao, who is leaving the Army after disclosing that she is a lesbian. Obama wrote Tsao, "It is because of outstanding Americans like you that I am committed to changing our current … [Read more...] about Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Prepare Talking Points
Being Depressed
The cover of Sunday's New York Times Magazine in jangled hand-printing reads "I have sat in shrinks' offices going on four decades now and talked about my wish to die the way other people might talk about their wish to find a lover." These words surround a small dark snapshot of a woman's face looking at the camera in utter despair. I know that face, just as I know something … [Read more...] about Being Depressed
Carrie Keeps Her Crown
In internet time this is old news. But the irony that earlier on the very day that the NY Assembly voted a bill to legalize gay marriage still more photos of Carrie Prejean were revealed makes it too hard to resist. That last batch -- taken when "Carrie was the ripe ol' LEGAL age of 20" -- came after she was the featured event in a press conference held by The Donald in the … [Read more...] about Carrie Keeps Her Crown
Why USA Overlooks Pakistan’s Nuclear Plans?
In the annals of diplomacy, and now the war-on-terror, the USA's continued overlooking of Pakistan's dangerous role in proliferating nuclear arms within the country, and among rogue states, would remain a great mystery. A recent MSNBC report details more alarming news. "Without any public U.S. reproach, Pakistan is building two of the developing world’s largest plutonium … [Read more...] about Why USA Overlooks Pakistan’s Nuclear Plans?
McCain and Gitmo: Which side is he on?
John McCain also promised, if he were elected president, to shut down the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. So now that Republicans are attacking Barack Obama for closing Gitmo, which side will McCain be on? That was the question Sunday morning STEPHANOPOULOS: Let me also ask you about Guantanamo. You saw that [Gen. Jones] and I talked about that. And you and President … [Read more...] about McCain and Gitmo: Which side is he on?
NY State Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill
NYTimes: The State Assembly approved legislation on Tuesday night that would make New York the sixth state to allow same-sex marriage — a pivotal vote that shifts the debate to the State Senate, where gay rights advocates and conservative groups alike are redoubling their efforts. In a sign of how opinion in Albany has shifted on the issue, several members of the Assembly … [Read more...] about NY State Assembly Passes Gay Marriage Bill
In Central Asia, the U.S. ‘Reaps Fruits’ of its Prior Policies: Novosti of Russia
This article from Russia seethes with irony and contains a good dose of what Germans call 'shadenfreuder.' This is a word that means 'to take pleasure in the pain of others.' As most people know - the United States recruited, paid and supplied Islamic mujaheddin to dislodge the Soviet Union from Afghanistan during the Carter and Reagan Administrations. According to this … [Read more...] about In Central Asia, the U.S. ‘Reaps Fruits’ of its Prior Policies: Novosti of Russia
Internal Iranian Report Reveals Tehran’s ‘Fear’ of Western Media: Die Welt, Germany
The release of American journalist Roxana Saberi from an Iranian prison highlights an urgent question that the Tehran regime is struggling to address: How should Iran deal with the inevitability of Western media infiltration? According to this analysis by Dr. Wahied Wahdat-Hagh of Germany's Die Welt, the investigative arm of Iran's parliament [the Majlis] has just completed … [Read more...] about Internal Iranian Report Reveals Tehran’s ‘Fear’ of Western Media: Die Welt, Germany
More Evidence Lenders Were Bad Guys
I can't remember what I did yesterday. But I can recall a scenario in which the Clinton administration and in its early stages the Bush White House promoting home ownership for all Americans. Clinton got his folks in Congress to soften lending standards at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. A housing market bubble ballooned for several years, aided by Bush's penchant for … [Read more...] about More Evidence Lenders Were Bad Guys
The Quality of Empathy Is Not Strained
Dahlia Lithwick on "the GOP's misguided and confusing campaign against judicial empathy" (emphasis mine): One is surely entitled to say that President Obama's repeated claim that he seeks "empathy" in a replacement for Justice David Souter is something less than a crisp constitutional standard. But the Republican war on empathy has started to border on the deranged, and you … [Read more...] about The Quality of Empathy Is Not Strained
RIAA: Well It Depends on What the Meaning of “New Case” Is…
The Chronicle's Wired Campus had a nice wrap-up of the goings on in the supposed post-mass-lawsuit era at the RIAA: Ray Beckerman, a lawyer in New York who writes the blog Recording Industry vs. the People, went looking for new lawsuits against alleged illegal file-sharers, found three, and called the Recording Industry Association of America’s stated end of its … [Read more...] about RIAA: Well It Depends on What the Meaning of “New Case” Is…
Trifecta of Stories on Dearth of GOP Female Officeholders
Two days ago, I flagged and wrote about Politico's story on this topic. Two more articles about this slap on the forehead today. First, from US News & World Report we have, "Republicans reject women when they shed moderates." Highlight, which echoes my reaction at the end of my post yesterday: The Republican National Committee says it's running a grass-roots recruiting … [Read more...] about Trifecta of Stories on Dearth of GOP Female Officeholders
Where Are You Stephen Colbert ??
Comedy Central host Stephen Colbert has been working over the past few months to correct oversights by various organizations who have failed to properly honor him. He recently succeeded in getting NASA to name an exercise bike on the space station after him but is still working on the Pulitzer Prize committee. However there is a saying about people in glass houses and in … [Read more...] about Where Are You Stephen Colbert ??