For the historical landmarks, cartoonist have to draw something for each one. It's a rule. Click the cartoon for a full size image. For more, visit Small World Cartoons. … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Time for a Change – The Obama Tribute
Barack Obama: Bright Idea #4,329: The Car Czar
The last 18 months of rumor-mongering used to denigrate candidates and persons in general, especially innuendo that is untrue and not attributed to actual witnesses with actual names... all this has generated much fatigue amongst fair-minded people. But, today there is a new rumor, and one I sincerely hope is true, for it might be good for us all. The whispers are the Obama … [Read more...] about Barack Obama: Bright Idea #4,329: The Car Czar
Why We Need a Pro-Poverty Secretary of the Treasury
I can't possibly wrap my mind around this enough for a long diatribe, but I would like to submit my nomination for one of the most idiotic things I've read in an already silly season. Anti-war camp wants Gates out Arms control advocates and anti-war activists are ratcheting up pressure on President-elect Barack Obama to dump Defense Secretary Robert Gates and replace him … [Read more...] about Why We Need a Pro-Poverty Secretary of the Treasury
The Media Obituary That Shouldn’t Be Written Yet
It's a mistake to write off Matt Drudge. That's FOR SURE... … [Read more...] about The Media Obituary That Shouldn’t Be Written Yet
A Look at the Presidential Transition
You are invited to join me at 8 pm eastern this evening as I stop by at The Rick Moran show to discuss the progress thus far in Obama's transition to the White House. The event will be hosted, of course, by Rick Moran and he has also invited Fausta Wertz to offer her thoughts. We already know a few of the names which will fill the bill on Team Obama, and speculation abounds … [Read more...] about A Look at the Presidential Transition
Closing Guantanamo A Thorny Legal And Political Issue For Obama
President Elect Barack Obama wants to close the U.S. detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, but it's proving to have some side issues that are making any decision...torturous. Reuters reports: U.S. President-elect Barack Obama has made no decision on how try detainees at Guantanamo Bay but remains committed to closing the prison, a senior foreign policy adviser said on Monday … [Read more...] about Closing Guantanamo A Thorny Legal And Political Issue For Obama
Veterans’ Day 2008: The Curse of “See-through-ish” and The Cure
The Walking Wounded What can be done for the literally quarter million homeless vets wandering the highways and byways of our country, those who often walk miles every day and who have feet that look like bleeding lumber? The issue of homeless vets appears to be similar somehow to poverty in pockets of Appalachia, the poverty in the outback of the Navajo Reservation and … [Read more...] about Veterans’ Day 2008: The Curse of “See-through-ish” and The Cure
MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough Lets The F-Word Slip
And we don't mean "fudge." WARNING: Adult word so hide kiddies. And who says nothing spontaneous happens on TV anymore? On the other hand, much talk radio and cable TV discussion of issues has boiled down to using that word without using that word... CORRECTION: The earlier headline misidentified Scarborough as being on Fox News. TMV regrets the error. … [Read more...] about MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough Lets The F-Word Slip
Big Three Automakers
Mike Keefe, The Denver Post … [Read more...] about Big Three Automakers
Michelle Obama’s Transition
In the White House, she will be both a working wife and a stay-at-home mom, trying to give her daughters as normal a childhood as they can have living with the eyes of the world always on them. Even their new pet won't have a dog's life. In a 1963 interview, JFK told me with bemusement, "We got more letters about the puppies born here than the Nuclear Test Ban … [Read more...] about Michelle Obama’s Transition
Ehud Olmert on Israel’s Future
I received this today from Karen Smadja, Information, Press & Cultural Affairs, Permanent Mission of Israel, 1-3, avenue de la Paix, 1202 Geneva Address by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the special Knesset session marking 13 years since the murder of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Jerusalem, 10 November 2008 Madam Speaker of the Knesset, Dalia Itzik, Honorable … [Read more...] about Ehud Olmert on Israel’s Future
Bionic Contact Lenses
Danielle Citron at Concurring Opinions: According to Government Technology, engineers at the University of Washington have developed contact lenses with integrated circuitry. Although the lenses have only been tested on animals, researchers are working on having electronic lenses overlay a display over a person's visual field without impairing sight. Researchers hope that … [Read more...] about Bionic Contact Lenses
Remembrance
Cam Cardow, The Ottawa Citizen … [Read more...] about Remembrance
Georgia Congressman Paul Broun Calls Obama Marxist
He said it at the Rotary Club then repeated it yesterday to AP: A Republican congressman from Georgia is calling President-elect Obama a Marxist and warning that he might be planning to form a Gestapo-like security force so he can rule as a dictator. A constituent raves! Griftdrift finds the ridiculousness far from sublime. Jake Tapper adds context: In July, Broun explained, … [Read more...] about Georgia Congressman Paul Broun Calls Obama Marxist
RNC Launches New Website: “Republicans For A Reason”
At a time when a fierce debate has begun within the Republican party about what Republicanism is and what it should be as the party heads into the 21st century seriously downsized after last week's elections, the RNC has launched a new website called "Republicans For A Reason." You can go to the website here. And here's the RNC email on the website: WASHINGTON – The … [Read more...] about RNC Launches New Website: “Republicans For A Reason”
Advice For Republicans And Advice For John McCain
When someone wins a Presidential election there's no shortage of advice: everyone says they have the perfect advice on what chart to course, who will be just perfect for the cabinet and how tough they should be on the opposition. But it's even worse when a party loses big -- as the Republicans did last week. Advice is coupled with finger pointing, recriminations and a lot of … [Read more...] about Advice For Republicans And Advice For John McCain
‘My Life with Obama Senior’: The Standard, Kenya
Now that Barack Obama Junior is safely America's president-to-be, his stepmother has decided to speak to the press about her courtship and relationship with Barack Obama Senior. According to this interview with Grace Keziah Obama from Kenya's Standard newspaper, the father of our President elect was quite a lady killer and, 'He liked fun and loved good things. Which is why I … [Read more...] about ‘My Life with Obama Senior’: The Standard, Kenya
In The Skies Over Kuwait Nine Years Ago—A Personal Veterans Day Tribute
During one of our political conventions earlier this year in my hometown of Austin, Texas, I met a terrific lady who told me an amazing story. It is a story of dedication, courage, and heroism. It is the story of a veteran, retired U.S. Air Force Master Sergeant Juanyta Ortiz, whom I am proud to honor on this Veterans Day, her day. I had hoped to have Juanyta’s compelling … [Read more...] about In The Skies Over Kuwait Nine Years Ago—A Personal Veterans Day Tribute
Rush’s New Lease on Life
Last week, the talk show radio circuit was ablaze with the beginning of the anti-Obama message before President-elect Barack Obama is even sworn in as the 44th President of the United States. Several months ago, I predicted that Obama’s win would be the best possible scenario for Rush, Sean Hannity and the other fire breathers on the right: "If Obama is elected Limbaugh has … [Read more...] about Rush’s New Lease on Life
Tomb of the Unknowns (Guest Voice)
Some special thoughts from humorist Tom Purcell -- not humorous here -- on this special day: Tomb of the Unknowns By Tom Purcell Hurricane Isabel struck Washington, D.C., hard that night. It was Sept. 18, 2003. I lived in Alexandria, Va., at the time. I rode out the storm reading a book and enjoying a glass of wine. At the Arlington National Cemetery, just a few … [Read more...] about Tomb of the Unknowns (Guest Voice)