RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch This cartoon is copyrighted and is licensed to appear on this site. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about The BlagojeView
A Warner Music/Corey Vidal Take Down Tale
Twenty-two year old Corey Vidal is a Canadian YouTube Partner and popular video content provider. Shooting videos in his basement, he was propelled to YouTube fame by the unlikely success of a 30 minute step-by-step demonstration of how to dance the choreography from Ciara's music video, 1, 2 Step. Since then he's gone on to produce scores of videos viewed over 12 million … [Read more...] about A Warner Music/Corey Vidal Take Down Tale
Geithner Confirmed, Sworn In As Treasury Head
The Senate voted today to confirm Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary by a margin of 60 to 34. While this was a clear margin of victory the 34 no votes were rather high for a Cabinet nominee. While most of the yes votes came from Democrats and most of the no votes from Republicans there were some notable crossovers. Senators Harkin and Sanders (two of the most liberal … [Read more...] about Geithner Confirmed, Sworn In As Treasury Head
How Bad Is The Economy? (Part II)
It's this bad... … [Read more...] about How Bad Is The Economy? (Part II)
Al-Arabiya TV Gets Obama’s First Formal Interview
You can just hear the outrage machines revving up to make a big issue out of this one -- but it is in fact a good and symbolic gesture if Obama is trying to reach out to Muslim countries and parts of their populations that had written the U.S. off: As special envoy to the Middle East, George Mitchell heads off to the region to begin work on negotiating a cease fire … [Read more...] about Al-Arabiya TV Gets Obama’s First Formal Interview
Job Cuts Announced Today Total 65,000
The NYTimes: On Monday alone, companies across the employment spectrum announced more than 65,000 job cuts in the United States and around the world, a stark sign that businesses are enduring a painful, protracted downturn. Monday’s toll included 20,000 cuts at Caterpillar, the world’s largest maker of construction and mining machinery; 8,000 jobs at the wireless provider … [Read more...] about Job Cuts Announced Today Total 65,000
Blagojevich Defense
RJ Matson, Roll Call This cartoon is copyrighted and licensed to run on this site. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized reproduction prohibited. … [Read more...] about Blagojevich Defense
Signs Madoff’s Victims Are Flushed With Anger
Some teenagers, apparently with the encouragement of their money-losing parents, have toilet papered the house of alleged Ponzi scheme operator Bernard Madoff, who is alleged to have run a $50 billion fraud: Tidbits of toilet paper twisted in the wind at Bernard Madoff's Palm Beach home Monday morning - possibly the work of some ticked off teens who lost their trust … [Read more...] about Signs Madoff’s Victims Are Flushed With Anger
Obama On Emissions Standards Restrictions: “We Will Not Deny Facts. We Will Be Guided By Them”
Declaring that "Rigid ideology has overruled sound science," President Barack Obama signed an executive order basically scuttling roadblocks the Bush administration has placed in the way of California and other states in setting their own emission and fuel efficiency standards. But, most important, he gave yet another sign that his election has brought a major change in … [Read more...] about Obama On Emissions Standards Restrictions: “We Will Not Deny Facts. We Will Be Guided By Them”
If Someone Coughs Or Sneezes You Can Catch Fat
Be careful if someone coughs near you. You could catch fat. Great Britain's The Daily Express reports: OBESITY can be “caught” as easily as a common cold from other people’s coughs, sneezes and dirty hands, scientists will claim today. Researchers believe that an airborne “adenovirus” germ could be causing the fat plague that is blighting Britain and other … [Read more...] about If Someone Coughs Or Sneezes You Can Catch Fat
Feeding Off Failure: Bill Kristol, WaPo, and the Ongoing Prominence of Conservative Punditry
(Joe posted earlier today on Kristol's departure from the Times. Here's my take, focusing more on his new gig at the Post.) The New York Times, like Time before it, has dumped neocon extraordinaire Bill Kristol following a relatively brief op-ed tenure writing what Steve Benen rightly calls "misguided, predictable, and dull columns." (Check out Mustang Bobby's great post … [Read more...] about Feeding Off Failure: Bill Kristol, WaPo, and the Ongoing Prominence of Conservative Punditry
How Bad Is The Economy?
It's this bad... … [Read more...] about How Bad Is The Economy?
Shame On Blagojevich And The Rest Of Us
The idea of defamed Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich skipping his impeachment trial and appearing on the tabloid news shows makes me barf. Shame on him. Shame on the television producers. Shame on the American public watching this crap. The man is a disgrace. Blagojevich tarnishes everything that is good about government. He's in this position for himself and only himself. He … [Read more...] about Shame On Blagojevich And The Rest Of Us
Continuing Translated Global Reaction to the Obama Presidency
'CONQUEST OF THE WHITE HOUSE' [Hoje Macau, Macau] Over the weekend, the people of WORLDMEETS.US have been hard at work to bring you continuing translated global reaction to the election of Barack Obama. Here are some of the most recent headlines from Europe, Africa and Latin America. Coming up this evening, translated coverage from Russia, France, Iraq and Bolivia: Die … [Read more...] about Continuing Translated Global Reaction to the Obama Presidency
Partisan
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Conservative Bill Kristol Has Left The New York Times Op-Ed Page Building
Although it will likely be couched in corporate sweety-speak from the New York Times itself, and will lead conservative old and new media pundits to thunder about how the liberal news media just can't take a real conservative's opinion, the news that The Weekly Standard maven Bill Kristol's contract wasn't being renewed by the Times didn't come to a surprise to one segment of … [Read more...] about Conservative Bill Kristol Has Left The New York Times Op-Ed Page Building
Saying Goodbye to Rush
This is one of those stories which I initially hoped would just go away, but for some reason it keeps hanging around like that old set of luggage you just can't take down to the good will store. Our new president made an off hand comment the other day, invoking the name of Right wing blowhard Rush Limbaugh. "You can't just listen to Rush Limbaugh and get things done," he … [Read more...] about Saying Goodbye to Rush
The Third Wave Continued
In a recent post I that predicted we were on the verge of the next stage of the economic crisis, in which global political strife would erupt and bring down governments, lead to some national bankruptcies and cause trade protectionism. A commenter asked me to be more specific. I've found several examples that highlight what I was talking about exactly: Iceland's government … [Read more...] about The Third Wave Continued
Taking Over the Banks
Call it "partial" or "temporary," the momentum for nationalizing US banks is growing across the political and economic spectrum. President Obama, Paul Krugman writes, is "going to have to decide how bold to be in his moves to sustain the financial system, where the outlook has deteriorated so drastically that a surprising number of economists, not all of them especially … [Read more...] about Taking Over the Banks
PTSD and the Purple Heart
Just two weeks before the inauguration of President Barack Obama, the Pentagon announced that it would not award the Purple Heart to war veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder because it is not a physical injury. Eileen Lainez, a Pentagon spokeswoman, said: Historically, the Purple Heart has never been awarded for mental disorders or psychological … [Read more...] about PTSD and the Purple Heart