While visiting Marco Island, Florida, where this post is written, I've kept in touch with events by watching cable programs on all cable channels and listening to talk radio on the left and right. And nearly all of these info-outlets suggest some political shift is now occurring: President Barack Obama is on the run or on the wane...undermined by no or little GOP support … [Read more...] about Polls: Obama Still Polls Well And Republicans Still Poll Badly
Valentine’s Day: The Honeymoon Is Over
Aislin, The Montreal Gazette This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Valentine’s Day: The Honeymoon Is Over
The Debt Song Of The Potomac
Yes, a stimulus bill was needed. But conservatives who worry about the soaring federal debt have a point... The Debt Song of The Potomac (In the style of Longfellow’s "Hiawatha") On the shores of the Potomac By this river’s murky waters Policy is shaped and crafted Opposition views ignored In the chambers of the mighty Where once issues were … [Read more...] about The Debt Song Of The Potomac
N.Y. 20th: Meet Your Candidates
You may have thought that the 2008 election cycle was nearly over, (well, as soon as that whole Coleman - Franken thing gets ironed out) but you would be incorrect. Like some sort of political Rube Goldberg machine gone awry, President Obama's appointment of Hillary Clinton opened up a Senate seat, which was then filled by Kirsten Gillibrand, removing her from her previous … [Read more...] about N.Y. 20th: Meet Your Candidates
Founder Of TV Network To Improve Muslim Imagery Arrested For Beheading Wife
Attention to all members of groups seeking to change negative, stereotypical imagery. If this is true, this is not the way to do it: A prominent Buffalo area businessman who founded the BridgesTV network to improve the image of Muslims in the U.S. has been arrested and charged with murdering his estranged wife – by beheading her at his company’s office in Orchard Park, N.Y., … [Read more...] about Founder Of TV Network To Improve Muslim Imagery Arrested For Beheading Wife
What’s Up with Joaquin?
I was up late on Wednesday night and channel-surfed through about two minutes of David Letterman's attempt at interviewing Joaquin Phoenix. I found it tiresome, as I'm sure Letterman did. On Thursday, I see here and there that people are wondering, "What's wrong with Joaquin?" Maybe not much. He may be involved in a bit of anti-marketing, Joaquin doing his best Andy … [Read more...] about What’s Up with Joaquin?
Cheever and Updike on Late Night Talk: The Opposite of Entertainment is Not Education
One-time late night talk host Dick Cavett writes about welcoming John Cheever and John Updike as guests on his show in 1981. I remembered this incident recently in comments at Ann Althouse's blog. I couldn't find it on Youtube at the time of Updike's recent death. Cavett and the Times have posted it. While Cavett's show seemed to drive Johnny Carson's Tonight Show to … [Read more...] about Cheever and Updike on Late Night Talk: The Opposite of Entertainment is Not Education
Bitter Stimulus Pill
Nate Beeler, The Washington Examiner This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Bitter Stimulus Pill
Thank you Joe Lieberman
I never thought I'd say it. I've never liked or trusted Joe Lieberman. But I have been proven wrong tonight. Joe Lieberman was integral to the passage of the stimulus bill. As discussions between Senators Collins, Snowe, Nelson, Specter and Reid dragged on Joe Lieberman pushed the centrist group to get back to the negotiating table and get a deal done. What made him so … [Read more...] about Thank you Joe Lieberman
Feathers
Cam Cardow, The Ottawa Citizen This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Feathers
Senate Approves Stimulus Bill
It's done: 60-38. (The Democrats, the two independents, and three Republicans -- Specter, Collins, and Snowe -- voted for it, as expected.) Once again, as in the House, Republicans put themselves squarely in opposition to the American economy and the American people. And as flawed as the bill is, at least something was done at this time of historic crisis. … [Read more...] about Senate Approves Stimulus Bill
Next Stop: Obama’s Desk
The gavel has pounded, the financial stimulus bill has passed through the Senate. Next Stop: Obama's Desk. MSNBC: Senate approves stimulus bill … [Read more...] about Next Stop: Obama’s Desk
The Grand Zero Party
That the Republican Party would so overwhelmingly oppose the stimulus package has never been a surprise. This is the moment when America officially drives the nail in the coffin of Reaganism. A political movement that came into power in 1980 and pledged to lower taxes, lift regulations, and shrink the domestic spending agenda of the Federal government has now effectively run … [Read more...] about The Grand Zero Party
One Conservative’s Hopes For The The Stimulus Package
After going on record that he hopes President Obama will fail---yes,"his policies"---Rush Limbaugh, the Conservative icon, got a little more specific today. Scanning my radio for more news about the stimulus bill that was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, without a single Republican vote, I happened to hear Mr. Limbaugh talk about it. I thought I heard him say … [Read more...] about One Conservative’s Hopes For The The Stimulus Package
A World Without Nuclear Weapons? It’s Worth a Try: Die Presse, Austria
It's an old debate that has resurfaced since President Obama suggested it as a priority: Should the nations of the world, particularly the major nuclear weapons states, make a serious attempt to cut or eliminate nuclear weapons? Within the past 24 hours, the people of WORLDMEETS.US have translated two articles on the subject - one from Austria's Die Presse and the other from … [Read more...] about A World Without Nuclear Weapons? It’s Worth a Try: Die Presse, Austria
Requiem for a Republic (Guest Voice)
Is President Barack Obama's stimulus plan which now seems destined to pass with little GOP support a solution or likely to be part of a future problem? Is it a symbol of democracy in action, or symptomatic of the demise of the concept of the Republic as it has long been understood? In this Guest Voice conservative talk show host Michael Reagan argues that it's cause for … [Read more...] about Requiem for a Republic (Guest Voice)
Stimulated GOP
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to appear on TMV. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Stimulated GOP
A Stimulus For Our Military
The compromise stimulus bill just passed by the U.S. House of Representatives without a single Republican vote contains several provisions that will help our active duty military, retired miitary and veterans. The Washington Post today reports in "Stimulus Bill Would Aid Military Homeowners, Wounded": To help military personnel forced to sell their homes amid the … [Read more...] about A Stimulus For Our Military
Sex Torture: Mumbai Suspect Claims Abuse
This headline from Wednesday's Telegraph piqued my curiosity: Female FBI officer 'tortured Mumbai terror attacks suspect with sex'. According to Fahim Ansari, one of the planners of the attacks, "three foreigners, including [a 'white woman], sexually abused him, causing him 'severe itching and wounds' on his body, including his genitals. A Muslim, he claims that "this … [Read more...] about Sex Torture: Mumbai Suspect Claims Abuse
In Memoriam: Sassy Fat Cat (1992 – 2009)
The year is starting off on a rough note, particularly for this Friday the thirteenth. Today we had to say goodbye to one of our oldest remaining cats, Sassy... better known to all friends and family as simply "Fat Cat." (Pictured here in happier times doing her Yoda impersonation.) I first met Sassy and her sister Spider while volunteering at a Humane Society animal shelter … [Read more...] about In Memoriam: Sassy Fat Cat (1992 – 2009)