Petar Pismestrovic, Kleine Zeitung, Austria This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Flight to Neverland
‘Be Very Nice to the Blue Dogs’
The Cagle Post identifies her as "an independent and witty voice." The bio at her blog informs us that, per Media Matters for America, she's among the top-20 syndicated columnists. Yet I had never heard of Froma Harrop until I read her RCP column today -- an oversight that suggests either (a) it's increasingly difficult to achieve broadscale name recognition in this country, … [Read more...] about ‘Be Very Nice to the Blue Dogs’
G20 Leaders: Tighter Rules, Stimulus And More IMF Funds Amid The Smiling Faces?
What more can you say about the G20 meeting at a time of grave international economic crisis than this photo that is quickly making the rounds in various incarnations on websites and print media throughout the world? Clearly, these G20 world leaders know how to project a sense that they're not throwing up their hands or being immobilized by the history-making challenges facing … [Read more...] about G20 Leaders: Tighter Rules, Stimulus And More IMF Funds Amid The Smiling Faces?
The State of the Country
Is it just me, or are those lines getting awfully close to each other? … [Read more...] about The State of the Country
Fun things I learn from Wikipedia: Hungary’s Pengo and Hyperinflation
As a college professor I'm supposed to look down on Wikipedia. After all, anybody can post things to it. And it just substitutes for good old-fashioned research. Well, I certainly don't accept students citing Wikipedia in their essays and I insist they use it only as a first - not last - source. Still, there are times when the Wikipedia entry is just so informative and … [Read more...] about Fun things I learn from Wikipedia: Hungary’s Pengo and Hyperinflation
Political Troubles Mount For Sarah Palin
Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's string of unflattering or unhelpful political news is continuing. Her problem: it's projecting an image of disarray, defensiveness and weakness. The Alaska state Democrats have nixed her pick of an aide for state Senate, -- and a new magazine article has come out in which her husband blames the fuss over her expensive campaign wardrobe … [Read more...] about Political Troubles Mount For Sarah Palin
The Sanctity of Every Human Life
From The Week (emphasis mine): Some people think they're "more Catholic than the pope," said the Los Angeles Times in an editorial. Conservatives are lobbying to rescind an invitation to President Obama to speak during commencement next month at Notre Dame, the nation's best-known Catholic university. They reason that Obama's views on abortion are incompatible with those of … [Read more...] about The Sanctity of Every Human Life
April Fools with The Capitol Steps!
I'm listening to it now on one of my local NPR stations. April Fools Day 2009 with The Capitol Steps! LISTEN: April Fool's Day 2009 Edition: Politics Takes A Holiday! Recorded live at the Ronald Reagan Building in DC. (One half hour: 4.5 MB) Download individual weekly clips! … [Read more...] about April Fools with The Capitol Steps!
Europeans and Obama: As Though ‘Friendship Were a One-Way Street’ – Financial Times Deutschland
There has been so much international coverage of Obama's first day in Europe that it's hard to know where to begin. Just for the sake of levity, here are some of the headlines of what we've been posting over at WORLDMEETS.US Again - most of the action today has been in the Europe section: Financial Times Deutschland, Germany: Europeans and Obama: As Though 'Friendship Were a … [Read more...] about Europeans and Obama: As Though ‘Friendship Were a One-Way Street’ – Financial Times Deutschland
The Anti-Economic Recovery Plan
It seems that even ardent right-wingers in blogtopia are, perhaps, a bit hesitant to come right out and defend the GOP's "alternative budget" plan, as presented by Paul D. Ryan on the op-ed page of the Wall Street Journal today. Because, as of this writing, there is quite a lot of buzz going on at Memeorandum over the proposal, but very little of it is coming from … [Read more...] about The Anti-Economic Recovery Plan
Revisionist Mount Rushmore
RJ Matson, The New York Observer This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Revisionist Mount Rushmore
66 For 44 (Guest Voice)
66 for 44 by Dalitso Njolinjo I am going to start of by stating that Barack Obama is the smartest American politician since Ronald Reagan. Democrats searched years to find their own Gipper, the go to guy for pressing home their liberal message, Obama is it. Since his inauguration you have seen the Republican machine try their very best to undermine and smear the … [Read more...] about 66 For 44 (Guest Voice)
Change In Cuba Policy Long Overdue
President Obama's busy schedule will take him to Trinidad later this month for a summit with Latin American leaders. The top item of discussion: Suspending travel and remittance requirements to Cuba as a first step in ending the 50-year-old trade embargo against the Communist-ruled island. I say the time has come. And so does a vast majority of Cuban Americans. It has … [Read more...] about Change In Cuba Policy Long Overdue
Big-Tent Conservatives and More
Andrew Sullivan clarifies his thoughts on the "new cultural divide" between "the producers of wealth and the recipients of redistribution." In the process, he augments David Frum's recent notes on an adaptive, big-tent conservatism. Frum writes that conservatism: ... will only be successful to the extent it is knowledgeable, to the extent it is public-spirited, to the … [Read more...] about Big-Tent Conservatives and More
Quote Of The Day: Are Democrats On The Brink Of Civil War?
The news is now dominated by stories, opinion pieces, and blog posts about turmoil in the Republican party -- a party that has seemingly morphed into the Rushublican party with its most visible mass media symbol repeatedly leading what now seems to be a virtual litmus test mantra of hoping President Barack Obama will fail (a mantra now cushioned with word-splitting qualifiers … [Read more...] about Quote Of The Day: Are Democrats On The Brink Of Civil War?
Nobel Economists vs. Geithner
Another winner of the Nobel Prize in economics, and a former Clinton White House adviser, joins Paul Krugman today in turning thumbs down on the Treasury's public-private toxic asset plan and suggests that nationalizing banks would be "preferable." Joseph Stiglitz concludes: "Some Americans are afraid that the government might temporarily 'nationalize' the banks, but that … [Read more...] about Nobel Economists vs. Geithner
Time For Detroit To Meet Chapter 11
One of the hardest parts of my practice is sitting down with new clients who aren't quite ready to face the truth. They have, in many cases, worked hard and tried their best but sometimes things just are not going to work out the way they want. Understandably these clients do not want to have to give up and file bankruptcy. Often they will also have to give up a home and in … [Read more...] about Time For Detroit To Meet Chapter 11
April Fools’ Prank Hits Aerospace World
Norway is one of the "partner nations" for Lockheed Martin's multinational Joint Strike Fighter development and production program. Last November, Norway formally announced that it had selected the F-35 Lightning II to replace its aging F-16 fleet and to fulfill Norway's future air-combat capability requirements. Norway plans to acquire 48 F-35s, and the first F-35s … [Read more...] about April Fools’ Prank Hits Aerospace World
April Fools Day
Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about April Fools Day
Mark to Made Up (Or is it Mark to Madoff?)
Some people think that current Obama administration policies are leading us to socialism, If only. Socialism, after all, is a recognized economic system that differs from capitalism in its views on ownership and wealth distribution. A rather benign system, whose only major defect is that it doesn't work very well in the real world. What's going on in Obamaland these days … [Read more...] about Mark to Made Up (Or is it Mark to Madoff?)