The rats, that is... … [Read more...] about They “Make A Run For The Border”
Sabato’s Crystal Ball: STATEHOUSE SIZZLE
The Campaigns for Governor in '07 and '08 Governors do while Senators talk--and we're not just referring to Joe Biden. The talking takes place in Washington, the most over-covered capital city in the world. The doing occurs in the fifty states, scattered across a continental country and often ignored by the D.C.-centric national press. That's one reason why the Crystal Ball … [Read more...] about Sabato’s Crystal Ball: STATEHOUSE SIZZLE
Ayaan’s Best Seller
Ayaan Hirsi Ali's book Infidel is already quite a success: it's #6 on the NYT's best sellers list. Dutch newspaper De Pers adds that this is the first time that a Dutch author reaches a rank this high in such a short amount of time. Infidel does even better than, for instance, Michail Gorbatsjov's book Perestrojka did back in 1987: it came in at #15. As I have said … [Read more...] about Ayaan’s Best Seller
Iraq’s Brave School Kids, Mothers & Teachers
Imagine for a moment sending your kid day after day to school with no guarantee that the child would come back alive. Teachers, heads and school inspectors from Iraq who came for a visit to the U.K. on an invitation from Britain's National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) provided a first hand account of the daily life experienced by Iraqi … [Read more...] about Iraq’s Brave School Kids, Mothers & Teachers
A Message From Veterans For America
What can YOU do about the Walter Reed scandal? Read THIS SPECIAL POST on The Imus Show Blog...and it has all the information. … [Read more...] about A Message From Veterans For America
Marijuana, Religious Puritanism & Social Hypocrisy
A Salem witch trial In commenting on my post yesterday on a lawsuit brought against the government by a medical marijuana advocacy group, Marlowecan noted “the perversity of the U.S. laws on marijuanaâ€? and asked why there is so much energy and focus on a substance that is fairly innocuous and the existence of policies that are viewed as fairly crazy by folks in other … [Read more...] about Marijuana, Religious Puritanism & Social Hypocrisy
Quote Of The Day: On An Underlying Issue Confronting Hillary Clinton
A Los Angeles Times editorial brings up this point on an underlying, usually unspoken issue raised by Hollywood bigwig and Barack Obama supporter David Geffen in his controversial comments about Hillary Clinton:Geffen was on to something with his passing mention of the fact that Obama is not from "the Bush royal family" or the "Clinton royal family." Regardless of what you … [Read more...] about Quote Of The Day: On An Underlying Issue Confronting Hillary Clinton
Guest Poet: The Lap Dog Blues
And now another gem from TMV's favorite poet, Michael Silverstein, aka Wall Street Poet. Lap Dog Blues By Michael Silverstein The U.K.'s prime minister, Tony Bair, has long been known as George Bush's lap dog because of the determined way he has supported the American president's Middle East policies. But even Tony, it seems, is finally fed up with Bush and company, … [Read more...] about Guest Poet: The Lap Dog Blues
California’s Environmental Influence Could Be Felt On 2008 Primaries
Newsweek notes that the most significant political story coming out of California last week wasn't the spat between Barack Obama supporter David Geffen, the Hillary Clinton camp and then the Obama camp -- but one that didn't get much publicity. It was the symbolism of Arizon Senator John McCain coming to California -- and California's likely new role in Presidential … [Read more...] about California’s Environmental Influence Could Be Felt On 2008 Primaries
CORRECTION
Yesterday we ran THIS LINK from Thomas P.B. Barnett's weblog. A reader spotted an error (that came about when we posted that link rather quickly):Your link to Barnett implied that he was "on the Right." I apologize for not explaining the full significance of his post. Barnett has some unique ideas about national security, but he's very much a centrist politically. In fact, … [Read more...] about CORRECTION
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Conditions At Walter Reed Army Medical
Recalling Slave Trade…
Another interesting write-up in The Economist is about slave trade that Britain abolished 200 years ago this week... … [Read more...] about Recalling Slave Trade…
Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
Regardless of whether it is or isn't harboring al-Qaeda operatives, it's proof that the Bush administration has blown our foreign policy with Iran. … [Read more...] about Heads I Win, Tails You Lose
Catholicism and Anglicanism Merger – 2
Amid talk of a merger between Catholicism and Anglicanism, The Economist takes a look at how the two businesses might fit together... … [Read more...] about Catholicism and Anglicanism Merger – 2
Blogging for a world “of the people, for the people� – a personal thank you
I would like to thank all of you for giving attention to my posts. My purpose is to widen debate at the American center so that impacts on non-Americans of US foreign policies are factored into the heat of domestic politics. US policies impact heavily on non-Americans and the costs of being on the wrong side of the super power are very high. This is regardless of who … [Read more...] about Blogging for a world “of the people, for the peopleâ€? – a personal thank you
Hip Hop Diplomacy?
It's real and, to a certain extent, it works. … [Read more...] about Hip Hop Diplomacy?
U.S. Government’s Reefer Madness Challenged
Medical marijuana advocates have filed suit against two federal health agencies who assert that smoking the Evil Weed has no medical benefit. The nonprofit group, Americans for Safe Access, challenges the government’s position that marijuana “has no currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.â€? In its lawsuit, the group contends that the … [Read more...] about U.S. Government’s Reefer Madness Challenged
Literary Quote of the Day: Caroline Kirkland
Today's literary quote of the day is from Caroline Stansbury Kirkland's A New Home - Who'll Follow? Women are the most reasonable beings in the world; at least, I am sure nobody ever catches a woman without an unanswerable reason for anything she wishes to do. Share your thoughts on today's literary quote in the comment section of this post. … [Read more...] about Literary Quote of the Day: Caroline Kirkland
Bronze Will Do
Okay, Okay, I confess: I love Margaret Thatcher. She unveiled a statue of herself today, while saying: "I might have preferred iron, but bronze will do". She added "it won't rust." She also said that she hopes that this statue will not be decapitated. You gotta love her. Also, just at the moment that the Italian cabinet falls, the Netherlands has a new one. … [Read more...] about Bronze Will Do