TMV is writing this in the wee hours of the morning Sunday after JUST getting into his hotel near the Omaha airport after performing at the Jefferson County Fair in Fairbury, Nebraska. He's staying here because he has a VERY early morning flight back to San Diego. TMV's posting will be erratic (versus erotic) today. His new posts will likely be on the site around mid-afternoon … [Read more...] about Our Posting Schedule Today

Her first move. … [Read more...] about Hillary in ’08–Step One

I don't share this blogger's contempt for the "MSM" (considering I'm part of it), and he's quite partisan about it, but he gives a pretty good — and link-rich — history of the Plame/Novak/Rove matter, and what we know up to this point. It needs to be reiterated that until Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation is over, or someone involved leaks the direction he's … [Read more...] about History of the Plame case, and what we know now

Just like in one of his movie parts where the hero is seemingly defeated but rises to fight again, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has done emergency damage control by ending a big, fat contract with a muscle magazine that promised to sandbag his remaining — and waning — popularity in California with a big, fat controversy. The Washington Post reports:In … [Read more...] about Schwarzenegger Does Emergency Political Damage Control

Polls are see saws but in President George Bush's case the latest AP-Ipsos poll is more "saw" than "see":1. Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?Right direction, 36 percent ; Wrong track, 59 percent: Not sure, 5 percent 2. Overall, do you approve, disapprove or have mixed feelings about … [Read more...] about More Tepid Polling News For GWB

Democratic centrist blogger Bull Moose (allied with the Demcratic Leadership Council) has an as-usual intriguing post that MUST be read in full here. Here are some key excerpts 4 U. He urges Democrats not to obssess on Karl Rove, and notes that much of this will be resolved in the courts, and then:In the meantime, if the Democrats obsess on him and he is innocent of the … [Read more...] about Quote Of The Day: Bull Moose On Rove, NAACP And Democrats

Here is part of why I believe what I believe--specifically, why I fear overarching "principles" and dogma. Guest-starring--a link to co-TMVer Jack's stellar post on the depressed state of politics! … [Read more...] about Journey into David’s Brain

comes out tonight at midnight. Presumably, there is fresh bloggable material about this. But I don't have it. So instead, I'll just point you to a flashback of the Marxist critique of HP. Regrettably, it's archived now, but you can access a summary of the debate here, as well as my own original post (mostly just giving outward links). I'm sure there will be plenty of generic … [Read more...] about Harry Potter…

...does not seek for partisan advantage. I have cried out for that kind of leadership in my post "Our government is no place for political games for gain at any cost" at my own weblog, Random Fate. Please read and comment on it, especially if you disagree. … [Read more...] about True leadership…

...through being distracted by shadow-boxing with fanatics? … [Read more...] about Is the United States setting itself up for a fall…

Cross posted at The Smoking Room If you're a fan of the Middle East Media Research Institute and the translations of Middle Eastern press they do, you might appreciate a relatively new site that translates media all over the world into English:The headline reads, "Columbus' Discovery of America: History's 'Biggest Mistake.' " That might sound harsh to an American audience, but … [Read more...] about English-translation website for world media shows America what it’s missing

Pseudo-Polymath disputes my argument that judicial nominees should be aggressively vetted by congress. I respond here. … [Read more...] about Hamilton and the Judicial Question

With each passing day, and each new revelation — few of them bound to create happy smiles in the White House — you get a sense that the hourglass is running out on the controversy swirling around political maven Karl Rove's alleged role in revealing the identity of a CIA operative. It's a sense that whether Rove faces any legal consquences or not, this is a new … [Read more...] about Rove Did Indirectly Confirm CIA Agent’s Identity

Once upon a time there was a Republican National Committee. It wanted to defuse tensions with a group called the NAACP, and offer this as a kind of olive branch to black Americans. But then a big, bad broadcaster opposed this overture — this overture that was clearly a (rare) sign of an effort to combat at least a small bit of a monster called polarization that had taken … [Read more...] about Rush Limbaugh Blasts RNC Chairman For Olive Branch To Blacks

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's political star has been falling rapidly in California and this certainly won't help stop the fall:SACRAMENTO — Two days before he was sworn into office, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger accepted a consulting job paying an estimated $8 million over five years to "further the business objectives" of a national publisher of health and … [Read more...] about The Political Descent Of Arnold Schwarzenegger

Osama bin Laden and violence are losing support in the Muslim world, a Washington Post poll reports: Osama bin Laden's standing has dropped significantly in some pivotal Muslim countries, while support for suicide bombings and other acts of violence has "declined dramatically," according to a new survey released yesterday. Predominantly Muslim populations in a sampling of six … [Read more...] about Bin Laden And Terrorist Violence Losing Muslim Support

TMV in his other incarnation is on the road, appearing at a fair in Nebraska. We're still doing our posts from the road but due to our schedule and our severe transmission problems you may see fewer by TMV himself. But keep checking back since our co-bloggers are posting some provocative material. And a word on that: When TMV was permanent weekend guest blogger for more than … [Read more...] about Note To Readers From The Road

Via Orin Kerr, this semi-bombshell from the Supreme Court. Not having a spot that can be relatively uncontroversially be filled by a conservative severely limits Bush's options RE: O'Connor's replacement. How will it affect the nomination fight? Discuss. … [Read more...] about Rehnquist is Sticking it Out

...but necessary none the less. James Wolcott condemns our insular outlook, especially as it has been shown in the wake of the terrorist attacks in London, and he makes his point well. --- Cross-posted to Random Fate. … [Read more...] about Uncomfortable reading…

Former Ambassador Joe Wilson's little-read book from last year is finally getting some attention from journalists, but not the kind that bolsters his case against the Bush administration for supposedly leaking his wife's identity:In The Politics of Truth, former ambassador Joseph Wilson writes that he and his future wife both returned from overseas assignments in June 1997. … [Read more...] about Joe Wilson’s book finally gets read!