On the eve of the make-or-break Michigan primary today, Mitt Romney vowed to bring together in his first 100 days in office representatives from the American automotive industry, unions, Congress and the state of Michigan to develop a plan to "rebuild America's automotive leadership." Well, I can save the Mittster the trouble. All it will take are devastating missile … [Read more...] about Campaign Snapshots: A Stupid Idea From Mitt, Hill’s Surrogates & More
What Barack Obama Says About the United States …
Without winning a single primary, it's quite clear that Barack Obama has already changed the way the rest of the world views the United States. According to this op-ed article from Colombia's leading newspaper, El Tiempo, 'The victory of a neophyte Black senator in a state where only 3 percent of the population is African American - should at least temper the myth so common … [Read more...] about What Barack Obama Says About the United States …
Guest Voice: How America Can Help Pakistan
Editor's Note: This Guest Voice column was written for TMV for the Pakistan-based website The Pakistani Spectator. How America Can Help Pakistan By The Pakistani Spectator The delayed elections in Pakistan now scheduled to be held on 18th February are rocking with suicide bombings, allegations of pre-poll rigging, and apathy of Pakistani voters. On the fringes, some … [Read more...] about Guest Voice: How America Can Help Pakistan
India & China: Reviving ‘Silk Road’ Ties
When Prime Ministers of India and China raised toasts on Sunday in Beijing, they were in fact reviving memories of the ancient and historic Silk Road. The Silk Road, or Silk Route, was central to cultural interaction and connecting East and West by linking traders, merchants, pilgrims, monks, soldiers, nomads and urban dwellers from China to the Mediterranean Sea...extending … [Read more...] about India & China: Reviving ‘Silk Road’ Ties
No Hope for the Gringo Election
The Mexicans are watching all this voting malarkey that is going on north of their border. They seem sure of just two things: that American voters are turning their backs on the political establishment and all the mess it has made over the last few years ... (as in the form of McCain and Obama) ... but that whomever those Americans choose, they're doomed anyway... because all … [Read more...] about No Hope for the Gringo Election
Choose The Next President
From moderate cartoonist Tom Briscoe … [Read more...] about Choose The Next President
After the Election: Will It All Be Good Again?
Thanks to Watching America.com for a translation of an article by Germany's former Vice-Chancellor and Foreign Minister, Joschka Fischer, who ponders what will change in international politics and, in particular, trans-atlanticism, after the U.S. presidential election. Fischer recognizes, George W. Bush neither invented the unilateralism of the United States nor the … [Read more...] about After the Election: Will It All Be Good Again?
Clinton, Obama Inch Towards Truce On Race Issue
They're not quite singing "Kumbaya," but they may be stepping back from a polarizing abyss that threatened to heighten Democratic Party tensions heading into the 2008 Presidential elections. New York Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator Barack Obama seemingly inched towards a truce to defuse an ugly, escalating argument over the use of race in the Presidential nomination … [Read more...] about Clinton, Obama Inch Towards Truce On Race Issue
Poetic Political Commentary: Needed: A Hugger-in-Chief
Here's a special original 2008 presidential campaign poetic commentary by TMV's favorite poet, Michael Silverstein, aka Wall Street Poet. Here's the harsh economic truth. The recession is already here and it's not going to be short and shallow. It's going to be long and deep. Rate cuts and other stimulus from government are severely limited by already huge budget deficits, … [Read more...] about Poetic Political Commentary: Needed: A Hugger-in-Chief
Huckabee: I Threaten GOP Elites (UPDATED Post)
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is on the hustings trying to woo voters for tomorrow's Michigan primary in what some believe could be a close contest and he has a new theme: he is a threat to the well-entrenched GOP establishment: Mike Huckabee broadened his populist-inspired appeal for support in Michigan on Saturday, saying he views his presidential campaign as a … [Read more...] about Huckabee: I Threaten GOP Elites (UPDATED Post)
Dennis Kucinich Sues NBC Due To Nevada Debate Exclusion
Democratic Rep. Dennis Kucinich has busy lawyers these days: it was just announced that he's suing NBC over being excluded from tomorrow's debate of the top-three Democratic Presidential nomination race candidates. Last week he demanded a recount of the New Hampshire primary vote. UPDATE: The judge has backed Kucinich. Read ED MORRISSEY. (Here's the rest of our earlier … [Read more...] about Dennis Kucinich Sues NBC Due To Nevada Debate Exclusion
This Just In!
A DELAYED "This just in!" from the investigative reporter Brad Jacobson at Media Bloodhound: Less than 48 hours after suffering an upset in New Hampshire, Barack Obama was dealt another serious setback when Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.) endorsed his candidacy for president yesterday. Without warning, Senator Kerry - who ran a masterfully inept 2004 presidential … [Read more...] about This Just In!
Hillary: The Risk of Breaking With Her ‘Iron Lady’ Image
Whether calculated or not, Hillary Clinton's comments while appearing to fight away the tears has incited a global debate. According to this editorial from Switzerland's Le Temps newspaper, 'for a female politician, it may also prove a persistent difficulty to prove that her expression of emotion is not a measure of her incompetence.' By Stéphane Bussard Translated … [Read more...] about Hillary: The Risk of Breaking With Her ‘Iron Lady’ Image
Bush’s Containment Dilemma
Matt Dupuis, writing over at FPW, argues that the President's containment strategy for Iran has not been well-received in the Arab world. Although the Bush administration is eager to build an alliance to check the Shiite nation's rising regional clout, Sunni states are having none of it. In fact, Saudi Arabia and Egypt have recently been making direct overtures to Tehran in an … [Read more...] about Bush’s Containment Dilemma
Antarctic Melt
The Antarctic ice sheet, which covers about 98 percent of Antarctica, contains about 90 percent of the world's total ice mass and about 61 percent of the world's total fresh water. It is estimated that global sea levels would rise about 60 meters were it to melt completely. And it is melting. And melting quickly, according to an important new study: One of the biggest … [Read more...] about Antarctic Melt
A Welcome to President Bush: Be a Man of Peace, Not War!!
Are the Saudis - who feel more threatened by a resurgent Iran than almost anyone else - buying President Bush's rhetoric about the pressing nature of the Iranian threat? According to this op-ed article from one of Saudi Arabia's largest newspapers, the Kingdom is wary of any non-diplomatic solutions to the standoff with Iran, which is far less immediate than continued Israeli … [Read more...] about A Welcome to President Bush: Be a Man of Peace, Not War!!
Iraq Mousetrap for a New President
As Democratic candidates make promises to voters about troop withdrawal, George W. Bush is in the Middle East trying to tie the hands of his successor in office. In November, he joined Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in a declaration of principles to negotiate an agreement to guarantee US troop presence for years. It would replace the existing Security Council mandate … [Read more...] about Iraq Mousetrap for a New President
Obama Camp’s Clinton Race Memo: Summary Of Reality Or Perception?
A memo by Sen. Barack Obama's campaign has surfaced that summarizes its case that Sen. Hillary Clinton's camp is using the race issue -- an issue that some believe is an authentic issue and that the Clinton camp argues is mistaken perception and political manipulation. You can now boil down the arguments swirling in this controversy this way: IT'S PART OF A DELIBERATE … [Read more...] about Obama Camp’s Clinton Race Memo: Summary Of Reality Or Perception?
A Point of Conflict: What are Democrats to Do?
With Iowa and New Hampshire behind us, and with the primary season now revving up, and with the major players all over the talk-show circuit and the 24/7 news cycle, I seem to have reached a point of detachment and uncertainty. I supported Edwards, whom I have liked a great deal since the '04 primaries (though I was a Kerry supporter), then didn't, then did again. I came back … [Read more...] about A Point of Conflict: What are Democrats to Do?
Full Video of Straits of Hormuz Incident
Cernig has it at Newshoggers and is not impressed with the U.S. spin: "Yet again, we're left with the conclusion that Gates, Mullen et al have been handed political talking points by political spinmeisters desperate not to make Bush look a warmongering fool. Their statements are all about spin and ignoring actual facts to support Bush's contention that this incident was … [Read more...] about Full Video of Straits of Hormuz Incident