The Wall Street Journal's Peggy Noonan has written a column that is perhaps the bluntest call yet for conservatives to distance themselves from the Bush administration. And it contains an even even more no-holds-barred comment on the two Bush Presidents' governing styles. What political conservatives and on-the-ground Republicans must understand at this point is that … [Read more...] about Peggy Noonan: Conservatives Should Break From The Bush Administration And Family
Bush Supports Gonzales
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Two Terribly Scary Horrible Awful Words Amongst 1,916 Other Words in HR Bill 1592: Federal Assistance for Prosecuting Hate Crimes
The word, 'Orientation,' shouldn't be a terribly scary horrible awful word, should it? The word, 'orientation,' refers to the rising sun, from the Latin, oriente/ orient, meaning 'rising, from the east.' 'Orientation' means to align to points on the compass. Innocent word actually. Long a part of navigators' ancient jargon referring to finding one's way across often unknown … [Read more...] about Two Terribly Scary Horrible Awful Words Amongst 1,916 Other Words in HR Bill 1592: Federal Assistance for Prosecuting Hate Crimes
Johnston Video Surfaces
A video of kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston has appeared on the Internet (NOT a good sign) - here is a link to the transcript. Not surprisingly, it reads as if his terrorist captors wrote the script for him. … [Read more...] about Johnston Video Surfaces
Month 50 of the Iraq War: The Surge That Isn’t
Last month I took a break from my usual monthly Iraq war casualty roundup nomenclature -- Month X of the War By the Numbers -- and headlined that post The Month of Lowered Expectations. Well, we're more or less back to the usual naming convention this time around, although I did briefly consider something glib (if inappropriate) like Gravity Sucks. This headline certainly … [Read more...] about Month 50 of the Iraq War: The Surge That Isn’t
Triangle of Death Hostage Search: Day 20
The mother of a San Marco soldier places his boots at amakeshift shrine May has been a tough month for the people of San Marcos, Texas. In the past week, they learned that a 22-year old local man had been killed in an ambush in Baghdad. Area National Guardsmen are preparing for a year-long deployment to Iraq. Then on Tuesday, it was learned that the mother and stepfather … [Read more...] about Triangle of Death Hostage Search: Day 20
Guest Poet: The New “The New Colossus”
And now another gem from TMV's favorite artist of verse, Michael Silverstein, aka Wall Street Poet: A poem by Emma Lazarus, "The New Colossus" is inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty. Its last lines read: "Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, … [Read more...] about Guest Poet: The New “The New Colossus”
Tuberculosis on a Plane
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune … [Read more...] about Tuberculosis on a Plane
The Landlord
The comedy video that's sweeping the Internet (I just showed it to my mother here in Connecticut. She needed a chuckle after my father died on Sunday and she loved it): … [Read more...] about The Landlord
Another Round-Up
A forthcoming Biology final makes for excellent incentive to collect good links. … [Read more...] about Another Round-Up
Donate To TMV (NEW UPDATE)
If you like TMV and want to make a donation, NOW is the time. There are a few reasons why TMV can use your help right now -- now more important than ever, as our final update on this LIMITED fund-raising drive (which ends definitively May 31) explains. (BE SURE TO READ NEW UPDATE) … [Read more...] about Donate To TMV (NEW UPDATE)
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: OF ASHES AND SASHES
OF ASHES AND SASHES - Vacancy Signs Point to a Very "Special" Summer Just as Ben Franklin assured us of two certainties in life, let the Crystal Ball assure you of two certainties in congressional special elections this year: deaths and taxpayer-funded University posts will be the cause (granted, you won't hear us complaining too much about the latter). We'll explain in a … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: OF ASHES AND SASHES
A New Study on Torture
...concludes that the practice is ineffective and often counterproductive. But is there an alternative? … [Read more...] about A New Study on Torture
Bush, the Nazis, and Torture
A provocative title, I know, but Andrew Sullivan had an extremely important post up the other day on the striking similarities between the Nazis' interrogation techniques (or "methods of examination") and those approved for use by Bush and his underlings (and approved, too, by many of his supporters). Make sure to read his entire post. Here are my comments: The Germans call … [Read more...] about Bush, the Nazis, and Torture
Why Fred Thompson Is Just Another Hack
For those of you who watch every jot and tittle of a presidential campaign that has 18 looong months to go, the mere mention of the any-day-now entry of manly man Fred Thompson into the already crowded Republican field has been like a dose of extra-strength Viagra and a convenient excuse for overlooking the sordid state of American politics. Hope spring eternal and all that … [Read more...] about Why Fred Thompson Is Just Another Hack
Scarlett O Bush
Mike Lane, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about Scarlett O Bush
DNC Dishonesty
The DNC proves that it can be just as dishonest as - what Hillary Clinton calls - "the right wing noise machine." Today, the DNC published a post about John McCain (with video). The DNC presents it as follows: McCain Agrees We Need a Cap To Maintain "White, Christian, Male Power Structure" Near the end of the video, there was this exchange: Bill O'Reilly: But do you … [Read more...] about DNC Dishonesty
Who Loves Arnold?
Well ... Maria apparently does, for one, as well as a few others, including yours truly, albeit with a entirely different kind of "love." Then, there are those who are simply fond of him, like Dennis Sanders, and those who are intrigued enough about him to write a book, like Daniel Weintraub, columnist for The Sacramento Bee. Granted, the Govuhnator doesn't make everyone … [Read more...] about Who Loves Arnold?
Hillary Clinton Endorsed by LA Mayor Villaraigosa
Political Wire: Villaraigosa Endorses ClintonSen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) "has won the endorsement of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, a rising star in national Democratic politics and one of the nation's top Hispanic elected officials," reports the AP. "Clinton campaign officials have actively sought Villaraigosa's backing, even enlisting former President Clinton … [Read more...] about Hillary Clinton Endorsed by LA Mayor Villaraigosa
Today’s Catch-22
Washington Post: Md. Bank Freezes Funds of Scholar Jailed in Tehran It was a hard enough day for Shaul Bakhash, as he dealt with the ongoing drama surrounding the imprisonment in Iran of his wife, noted American scholar Haleh Esfandiari. Then he found an express letter on the doorstep of his Potomac home yesterday morning announcing that Citibank had frozen his wife's bank … [Read more...] about Today’s Catch-22