At a time when President George Bush is threatening to veto a bill enjoying widespread bipartisan support that would increase money to fund health insurance for poor kids he is making it clear he's no naysayer. He does have something he's firmly for: President Bush said yesterday that he is considering a fresh plan to cut tax rates for U.S. corporations to make them more … [Read more...] about Bush: We Need More Corporate Tax Cuts (But Don’t Increase Money To Insure Poor Kids)
They’re Serving Their Country (Not)
The Romney Regiment: Not a Soldier Among 'Em Other than John McCain, who has a son at the Naval Academy and another about to report to Marine Corps boot camp, none of the Republican presidential wannabes have sons or daughters serving their country although most are foursquare for the Iraq war and call their Democratic opponents antiwar pansies. Unless you’re Mitt … [Read more...] about They’re Serving Their Country (Not)
Barry Bonds
Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant … [Read more...] about Barry Bonds
Old Man & The War: The Lost Years
Think of the Iraq war as an old man. This old man would like nothing more than to go out in a blaze of glory. But his life is dominated by fights with a sister in law, and as he shuffles around his thoughts frequently turn melancholy as he thinks back to when he was young, full of piss and vinegar and the world was his red, white and blue oyster. "You goddamned blowhard!" … [Read more...] about Old Man & The War: The Lost Years
A Sane Re-Start for the Iraq Debate
After all the wishful thinking and political posturing on all sides, a basis for serious discussion makes the “tenuous case†for staying in Iraq while scaling down our presence. The report urging “strategic patience†is by Anthony Cordesman, of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a think tank chaired by former Democratic Senator Sam Nunn, with a … [Read more...] about A Sane Re-Start for the Iraq Debate
Government or Society?
If we have a color-blind government, we're effectively conceding that there will continue to be a color-conscious society. If we seek a color-blind society, we'll need to allow for certain color-conscious governmental policies (for the foreseeable future). So, if it's an either/or choice which is the one which should be color-blind? … [Read more...] about Government or Society?
Letting the Big Fish Go To Catch The Little One
A servicewoman with the Air Force filed a rape complaint against three men, but then refused to testify after being subjected to "harsh interrogation" by defense attorneys without her own representation present (a violation of military policy). So the Air Force decided to charge her with "committing indecent acts" instead. They even had the foresight to grant the three men … [Read more...] about Letting the Big Fish Go To Catch The Little One
Harry Reid
Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant … [Read more...] about Harry Reid
Monkeying Around With Airline Security
A man tried to smuggle a monkey into the United States and when he was discovered officials went ape: The monkey flew coach. A fist-sized monkey and the man who smuggled him from Peru to New York were forced to part ways at the gate last night. Sight of the tiny marmoset shocked passengers aboard a LaGuardia-bound jetliner when he scooted out from under the man's hat … [Read more...] about Monkeying Around With Airline Security
Betting On The 2008 Elections
One of TMV's favorite weblog writers, law professor Steven Bainbridge, has some thoughts HERE. … [Read more...] about Betting On The 2008 Elections
Memo to Murray: Shut Your Yap Hole
When TV camera crews and reporters beat a path to your door, it’s usually not because you just won a big lottery prize or landed in the Guinness Book of Records. It's because something really bad has happened, and that’s why we're having to put up with a right-wing blowhard by the name of Robert Murray these days. Murray is the owner of the mine in Crandall Canyon, … [Read more...] about Memo to Murray: Shut Your Yap Hole
Original Net Reporting: An Interview With Pete Hamill
TMV frequent Guest Reviewer Dan Schneider has a fascinating, in depth interview with journalist Pete Hamill on his own website. Here's THE LINK TO IT and how it starts: DS: Pete Hamill, thank you for agreeing to be interviewed for The Dan Schneider Interview series. The very purpose of this series is to combat what I call the ‘deliteracy’ of current and common … [Read more...] about Original Net Reporting: An Interview With Pete Hamill
B. Bonds’ Rendezvous With Immortality
With one mighty swing of the bat, Barry Bonds last night broke the most hallowed record in the 131-year history of major-league baseball by hitting his 756th career home run. Mark Spitz's seven Olympic gold medals, Lance Armstrong's seven Tour de France victories and Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game all were extraordinary, but don’t compare. Just as Hank Aaron was both … [Read more...] about B. Bonds’ Rendezvous With Immortality
Check it Out
As you all have learned by now, I try to keep track of the blogosphere and try to find (discover) new blogs just about every single day. Many blogs are created every day, the far majority of those blogs are useless, but some really add something to the blogosphere and deserve a bigger audience. That is why, when I find such a blog, I do not just add it to my blogroll (or … [Read more...] about Check it Out
A Romantic Evening in Ä°stanbul
Imagine the following: you are greatly in love with a young woman who is 20 years old (you are 23). You love each other to death and know that the only thing you want to do with the rest of your life… is to spend it together. Imagine that you both believe that the two of you were made for each other. Imagine that the girl is Turkish and you are Dutch. Imagine that the love … [Read more...] about A Romantic Evening in Ä°stanbul
As Basra Goes So Goes Iraq
British troops rush to scene of chopper crash Today’s Iraq war cold shower is brought to you by the British. Despite its years-long efforts to stabilize Basra in southern Iraq, the Royal Army is watching Shiite militias fill the power vacuum being created as its troops draw down by escalating their rivalries in a violent effort to control the region's rich oil … [Read more...] about As Basra Goes So Goes Iraq
Attack of the Fifty Foot Terrorists
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune … [Read more...] about Attack of the Fifty Foot Terrorists
Clinton, Obama Lead Feisty Pack At Democratic Debate (UPDATED)
The Democrats held another debate -- and more than ever one thing was clear: The front-runners Senator Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama (seen above in a photo taken in much friendlier times) are increasingly seen as....being positioned as...and gaining the stature of...well, front-runners. They are solidifying their status. There may be an occasional stumble, but both … [Read more...] about Clinton, Obama Lead Feisty Pack At Democratic Debate (UPDATED)
Barry Bonds With the Ball
MSNBC: SAN FRANCISCO - Barry Bonds hit No. 756 to the deepest part of the ballpark Tuesday night, and hammered home the point: Like him or not, legitimate or not, he is baseball’s new home run king. Bonds broke Hank Aaron’s storied record in the fifth inning, hitting a 3-2 pitch from Washington’s Mike Bacsik 435 feet to right-center field. … [Read more...] about Barry Bonds With the Ball
Goodnight George
Mike Lane, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about Goodnight George