Today, John McCain addressed the NAACP, and given that a large portion of his speech centered on education issues, this is as good a time as any to visit the education proposals of the candidates. In preparation for this, I spoke today with Nancy Pfotenhauer, a senior policy advisor on domestic issues for John McCain's campaign, and I'll include a portion of that interview … [Read more...] about Education: Compare and Contrast
Sound Economy
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune … [Read more...] about Sound Economy
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: THE ELECTORAL BAROMETER VS. THE POLLS
I missed several Sabato’s Crystal Ball emails due to accidental unsubscribing. Here is the last of many make-up posts. 06/19/2008 Alan I. Abramowitz on THE ELECTORAL BAROMETER VS. THE POLLS A question that keeps arising in connection with this year's presidential race is why, given the extremely favorable political environment for Democrats, Barack Obama has not … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: THE ELECTORAL BAROMETER VS. THE POLLS
News From the Israeli and Palestinian Front: July 16th
A regular feature of news and opinion pieces from the Israeli and Palestinian press. 1.) The Israeli press is dominated by coverage of today's prisoner swap between Israel and Hezbollah. By an overwhelming vote, the Israeli Cabinet recently agreed to hand over several prisoners – including the infamous militant Samir Kuntar – in exchange for the bodies of two Israeli … [Read more...] about News From the Israeli and Palestinian Front: July 16th
New Yorker Cover Fear
Daryl Cagle, MSNBC.com … [Read more...] about New Yorker Cover Fear
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: HOW OBAMA DID IT
I missed several Sabato’s Crystal Ball emails due to accidental unsubscribing. Here is one of many make-up posts. 06/05/2008 Justin Sizemore's HOW OBAMA DID IT: Big states, small states, caucuses and campaign strategy Shortly before ten o'clock on the evening February 1, 2008, Barack Obama's chartered 737 took off from Albuquerque International Airport bound for … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: HOW OBAMA DID IT
Obama Versus McCain: Will The Most Optimistic Candidate Win?
In yet another poll in the never-ending daily Hometown Buffet of polls, a new ABC-Washington Post poll finds Democrat Senator Barack Obama 8 points ahead of Republican Senator John McCain in the race for the White House. But is there an underlying issue: will the most optimistic candidate win? First, the poll: Sen. Barack Obama holds his biggest advantage of the … [Read more...] about Obama Versus McCain: Will The Most Optimistic Candidate Win?
Civil Rights Roundup: 07/16/08
Your daily dose of civil rights and related news Is our natural inclination when seeing others in distress indifference? Montgomery County, Maryland just became America's first jurisdiction to pass a law protecting the workplace rights of nannies. Immigrant students in college (here legally, I might add), face severe harassment and discrimination on campus. The focus, … [Read more...] about Civil Rights Roundup: 07/16/08
Jib Jab Campaign 2008: Time For Some Campaignin’
Those geniuses at Jib Jab have a new Campaign 2008 satire out...which is a MUST VIEW: … [Read more...] about Jib Jab Campaign 2008: Time For Some Campaignin’
Zogby Reuters Poll: Obama Leads McCain By 7 Percent Amid Polling Warning Signs
A new Zogby/Reuters poll shows Democrat Senator Barack Obama with some upward movement in his campaign against Republican Senator John McCain for the White House: he has now taken a 7 percent lead and being perceived as better equipped to get the U.S. out of the unfolding crisis involving the economy. But even on the economic issue, Obama's numbers are way below what many … [Read more...] about Zogby Reuters Poll: Obama Leads McCain By 7 Percent Amid Polling Warning Signs
Apple’s walled garden & the meaning of Open Source
Nik Cubrilovic tells it like it is: Geeks and enthusiasts wearing Wordpress t-shirts, using laptops covered in Data Portability, Microformats and RSS stickers lined up enthusiastically on Friday to purchase a device that is completely proprietary, controlled and wrapped in DRM. The irony was lost on some as they ran home, docked their new devices into a proprietary media … [Read more...] about Apple’s walled garden & the meaning of Open Source
Contextual Cover Art
RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch … [Read more...] about Contextual Cover Art
Israel As A Haven For Perps, Doug Feith Squawks & Other Bush Torture Regime News
KEY TORTURE PLAYERS: Feith, Addington, Gonzalez, Bush, Cheney Being Israel and protecting the values on which it was founded is one helluva tough job, but a funny thing happened on the way to the 60th anniversary of the Jewish state: It has subsumed some of those values for political convenience and is kissing George Bush's ass when it comes to torture. This has great … [Read more...] about Israel As A Haven For Perps, Doug Feith Squawks & Other Bush Torture Regime News
‘You Don’t Care About Me,’ Sobbed Teen Gitmo Detainee
Here's a story of one Guantanamo interrogation. Here's the video. I really couldn't watch much of it -- I admit it. It's gut-wrenching. I'm just warning you. Cernig summarizes it better than I could do. Well now. A tape of a Canadian 16 year old sobbing as he's interrogated at Gitmo has surfaced after the Canadian Supreme Court ordered it … [Read more...] about ‘You Don’t Care About Me,’ Sobbed Teen Gitmo Detainee
Unhappy 35th Birthday DEA
The DEA turned 35 and here are some thoughts from Bill Steigerwald. Guest Voice posts do not necessarily reflect the opinion of TMV or its writers. Unhappy 35th Birthday DEA by Bill Steigerwald Belated birthday greetings to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The DEA, which our great moral leader Richard Nixon created in 1973 and charged with the impossible but … [Read more...] about Unhappy 35th Birthday DEA
Another Alternative New Yorker Magazine Cover
Tab, The Calgary Sun … [Read more...] about Another Alternative New Yorker Magazine Cover
Jon Swift and Others on Satire-Gate (The Obama New Yorker Cover)
I admit it. I am afraid I thought the infamous cover was hilarious. It didn't occur to me till the condemnation started rolling in that it could be detrimental to Obama in the wrong hands. I can't imagine that anyone with a sense of context (or humor) could possibly have taken it as anything but a knock at those who buy into attempts to demonize Obama. … [Read more...] about Jon Swift and Others on Satire-Gate (The Obama New Yorker Cover)
From the Gazeta Wyborcza, ‘Missile Shield Talks: How the Bush Team Lost Poland’
From Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza, here's an in-depth explanation of why the Bush Administration's negotiations with that nation on the U.S. anti-missile shield have gone so terribly wrong - and an inside look at how the White House managed to turn relations with one of our staunchest allies sour. … [Read more...] about From the Gazeta Wyborcza, ‘Missile Shield Talks: How the Bush Team Lost Poland’
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: THE “CONTROVERSIAL” CAUCUSES
I missed several Sabato’s Crystal Ball emails due to accidental unsubscribing. Here is one of many make-up posts. 05/29/2008 Rhodes Cook's THE "CONTROVERSIAL" CAUCUSES: An Outsized Influence in 2008 Maybe one of the most intriguing - and nefarious - aspects of this long-running Democratic presidential campaign is that the legitimacy of the system itself has come … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: THE “CONTROVERSIAL” CAUCUSES
Cut all ties with South America!
Why? Because if you go there and so much as step outside (at least barefoot) ... you'll probably die. … [Read more...] about Cut all ties with South America!