Actor Bob May, best known for playing the Robot in the 1960's series Lost In Space has died at the age of 69. "He always said he got the job because he fit in the robot suit," said June Lockhart, who played family matriarch Maureen Robinson. "It was one of those wonderful Hollywood stories. He just happened to be on the studio lot when someone saw him and sent him to see Irwin … [Read more...] about Good Bye Will Robinson, Good Bye
North Korean Regime Plays Nuclear Hardball with Obama: The Daily North Korea
Joe Biden wasn't wrong when during a fundraiser some months ago, he told potential donors that Barack Obama would be tested early on in his presidency. Among those apparently trying to capitalize on the president-elect's 'youth and inexperience,' is the regime of North Korean despot Kim Jong-il. According to this article from The Daily North Korean, a publication staffed … [Read more...] about North Korean Regime Plays Nuclear Hardball with Obama: The Daily North Korea
Quote Of The Day: Was Bush’s Internal Battle Between Reaganism And Cheneyism?
The political quote of the day comes from Mark Joseph, writing on Fox News' Fox Forum blog. His question: what would have President George Bush's 8 years been like if he hadn't chosen Cheney and had chosen another Republican? And his quote of the day raises the issue: was the real battle for the political soul of George Bush -- a politician who had been a well-liked, largely … [Read more...] about Quote Of The Day: Was Bush’s Internal Battle Between Reaganism And Cheneyism?
Obama: Between Intuition and Genius – Le Figaro, France
What is it about President-elect Obama that has made his rise so rapid and apparently unstoppable? According to French historian Alexandre Adler, Obama had the intuition to detect a political tidal wave in the collapse of the Reagan program, and the genius to know what to do about it. In his latest article for France's Le Figaro, Adler writes in part: "Obama's intuition … [Read more...] about Obama: Between Intuition and Genius – Le Figaro, France
Time To Move On While Still Examining The Past
Ten years ago a group of liberals founded Move On in order to tell us that it was time for us to move beyond the various Clinton Scandals and to focus on the future. They correctly, in my opinion, pointed out that the nation had many problems to focus on and that to dwell on the past was not productive. While I had issues with his conduct (not the affair stuff but the many … [Read more...] about Time To Move On While Still Examining The Past
Guantánamo Bay Thinning Out
Yesterday, three days before we have a new commander-in-chief, the Department of Defense announced that six detainees from Guantánamo Bay were transferred to Iraq, Algeria and Afghanistan, as "these detainees were determined to be eligible for departure following a comprehensive series of review processes." The announcement continues: The transfer is a demonstration … [Read more...] about Guantánamo Bay Thinning Out
More Like Ike: The Eisenhower Example, and the Lessons for Today’s GOP (Guest Voice)
As the Republican party takes stock about what it needs to do to recover in an era of a President Barack Obama, some argue that it needs to return to its true conservative roots. But there is also a school of thought that says it shouldn't forget one of the most successful Republican Presidents of the 20th century -- Dwight D. Eisenhower. In this Guest Voice post, reprinted by … [Read more...] about More Like Ike: The Eisenhower Example, and the Lessons for Today’s GOP (Guest Voice)
Obama’s Rough Ride in the World Outside America
All Barack Obama had to do to make history in America was to become the first black President in a country run mostly by whites who kept blacks down for centuries. But making history in the world will be a rougher ride. Experts need more time to fully study whether his victory means Americans have durably turned away from racism or it was mostly a wave of panic by voters … [Read more...] about Obama’s Rough Ride in the World Outside America
Gratitude For George Bush
A serious question: isn't some due? See the debate HERE. … [Read more...] about Gratitude For George Bush
Party Before Country: Ken Blackwell, the GOP, and the Economic Stimulus Package
I really don't think the GOP could do much better than Blackwell, currently a candidate for the chairmanship of the RNC. As I put it last week, there may actually be no worthier leader for the Republicans. He's just about perfect for them, because he is what they are -- to the max. For one, we know he'll do just about anything to win (see Ohio, circa 2004). For two, he's … [Read more...] about Party Before Country: Ken Blackwell, the GOP, and the Economic Stimulus Package
CNN Poll: Obama More Popular Than Ever As 84 Percent Approve Transition
A new CNN poll finds President Elect Barack Obama is more popular than ever with the bulk of Americans seeing the inauguration as chance for Americans to come together. Are these polls examples of a fleeting honeymoon or a shift? Could they mean the United States is about to come full swing -- heading into an era when the majority of its citizens again consider the words … [Read more...] about CNN Poll: Obama More Popular Than Ever As 84 Percent Approve Transition
Around The Sphere
Our linkfest taking you to sites of varying viewpoints. Links do not necessarily reflect the views of TMV or its writers. Is Barack Obama's Inauguration A Turning Point? Amid typical 21st century old and new media (we admit to it) overkill, The Beast's Tina Brown says this is indeed a pivotal moment in American history: Sometimes the cliché “we are at a turning point,” … [Read more...] about Around The Sphere
Obama, His Horoscope and the World
A widely respected Indian astrologer living in Mumbai predicts that Barack Obama will be better for peace and prosperity in the world than American Presidents of the past four decades. He will succeed in bringing some useful solutions to the deluge of problems he faces around the world in addition to restoring a lot of America’s dented prestige among foreigners. … [Read more...] about Obama, His Horoscope and the World
CNN Poll: 68 Percent Consider Bush Presidency A Failure
A new CNN/Opinion Research Corp. finds that 68 percent of those polled consider the President George Bush's presidency a failure and that many don't accept the argument used by Bush supporters and talk show hosts that circumstances were largely to blame: As George W. Bush spends his final days in office, a national poll suggests that two-thirds of Americans see his … [Read more...] about CNN Poll: 68 Percent Consider Bush Presidency A Failure
Presidential Inaugural Speeches: Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address
Two things have happened to Ronald Reagan in recent years. Historians now generally believe he was one of the greatest communicators among Presidents, and his historical ranking has been on the upswing. He was certainly the most natural Presidential communicator, sounding as if he was talking to each individual listening to him. When you watch his first inaugural address, you … [Read more...] about Presidential Inaugural Speeches: Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Address
Lincoln Overload and Life Lessons
Yes, yes, we get it. Barack Obama has themed his installation to the Great Emancipator--"A New Birth of Freedom" from the Gettysburg Address, yesterday's train trip to Washington, last week's family visit to the Lincoln Memorial, the swearing-in with Lincoln's bible, everything but a stovepipe hat for the Inaugural Address. No fault of Obama's, but it may all be on the brink … [Read more...] about Lincoln Overload and Life Lessons
Homework
David Fitzsimmons, The Arizona Star … [Read more...] about Homework
The Onset of Obama Exhaustion
I'm unsure whether it might be the bleak weather currently shrouding the Northeast or the fact that I watch far too much political news coverage, but this morning I'm finding myself exhausted by the emotional firestorm and soaring genuflection surrounding this Tuesday's inaugural festivities. I get a similar sense from Bloomberg's Hans Nichols in his article discussing how the … [Read more...] about The Onset of Obama Exhaustion
Obama’s Economic Team Gets To Work
A little humor (and a little reality) on the team as it gets to work. … [Read more...] about Obama’s Economic Team Gets To Work
What If The White House Needed a Crib: Barack and Michelle Obama
I don't want to start anything negative, or crazy-rumorish, especially after the debacle of non-news shuttle-cocking all over the place regarding Governor Palin's newborn child supposedly not having been born from her own body. (Leaving further commentary and analysis on that news-ganglia for another time when I've had too many Turkish coffees thick as mud.) But, tonight I … [Read more...] about What If The White House Needed a Crib: Barack and Michelle Obama