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It’s time to pull the plug on repeal-and-replace
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans are apparently ready for yet another attempt to snatch health insurance away from constituents who need it. Someone should remind Speaker Paul Ryan of a saying often attributed to his legendary predecessor, Sam Rayburn: "There's no education in the second kick of the mule." Having failed miserably to win passage of an abomination of a bill -- … [Read more...] about It’s time to pull the plug on repeal-and-replace
Four and Score
Four-twenty, a slang term for ingesting intoxicating forms of cannibis, a/k/a marijuana, comes to us, urban etymologists tell us, from a group of California high school stoners who met at that time in an appointed place to partake of the outlawed hemp. CBS even commissioned a poll just for the occasion: Support for marijuana legalization at all-time high CBS News — … [Read more...] about Four and Score
North Korea Is the Other Way (UPDATES)
UPDATE IV: Good Ending Defense Department: A pilot safely ejected and was quickly recovered by a helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 4 aboard USS Carl Vinson while conducting routine flight operations during a transit in the Celebes Sea. The incident occurred as the F/A-18E assigned to Carrier Air Wing 2 was on final approach to Carl Vinson. … [Read more...] about North Korea Is the Other Way (UPDATES)
‘Global Fallout’ Seen If North Korea Crisis Escalates
World powers such as France, Germany, Britain and China have an obligation to stop North Korea from triggering a worldwide crisis over its nuclear weapons program, the European Union's foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, warned Thursday. As tensions between the U.S. and North Korea have risen in recent days, with both nations exchanging increasingly tough warnings… … [Read more...] about ‘Global Fallout’ Seen If North Korea Crisis Escalates
Cartoon: BYE BYE, O’REILLY (Cartoon and Column)
The political world got a bit of a jolt yesterday when Fox News kicked their longtime ratings giant and right-wing pundit Bill O’Reilly to the curb yesterday over repeated charges of sexual harassment. I know. It’s tearing you apart. There are many takeaways to this with the first for conservatives being, “but what about Bill Clinton?” Anyone who throws out the Clinton … [Read more...] about Cartoon: BYE BYE, O’REILLY (Cartoon and Column)
Our government is not a Trump property
WASHINGTON -- Two issues are paramount in American politics. The first is whether President Trump will get away with his arrogant dismissal of the public's right to a transparent government free of corrupting conflicts of interest. The second is whether those who would hold him to account remain focused, mobilized and determined. They are related. There are many reasons to … [Read more...] about Our government is not a Trump property
The Patriot As Sleazebag: Why Rudy Giuliani May Be The Worst Person In The World
Politics always has been populated by sleazebags, but every generation or so one comes along who is so vile that he stands out from the pack. So it is with Rudy Giuliani. The stories of Giuliani's sleazyness are legion, and that is quite an accomplishment since he came into most of our lives on the highest of notes -- as "America's Mayor" who took charge after the 9/11 … [Read more...] about The Patriot As Sleazebag: Why Rudy Giuliani May Be The Worst Person In The World
Bangladesh’s Disappearing Islands Fuel Climate Change Fears
Off the coast of Bangladesh, a small island is being battered by cyclones and devoured by the sea. Kutubdia has been the source of a mass exodus as communities destroyed by the changing conditions flee the island in search of a new life. And for those paying attention, Kutubdia is not just an island — it… … [Read more...] about Bangladesh’s Disappearing Islands Fuel Climate Change Fears
Dear Kim Jong Un: Watch out for Trump. He’s even crazier than you.
WASHINGTON -- The Hon. Kim Jong Un The Great Successor Sun of the 21st Century Supreme Leader Marshal of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Ryongsong Residence Pyongyang, North Korea Dear Mr. Kim: I write to congratulate you on the occasion of your late grandfather's 105th birthday. I heard about the difficulties you had with the missile … [Read more...] about Dear Kim Jong Un: Watch out for Trump. He’s even crazier than you.
Cartoon: DEATH BY NUGGETS (Cartoon and Column)
I’m gonna be honest about this cartoon. I don’t think I’m really doing what I should be doing with it. How often do you hear a cartoonist say that? I like the cartoon. It made me laugh when I thought of it as I was going to sleep. But while I was drawing it I kept having second thoughts. It’s because it hits McDonald’s, who doesn’t deserve any love, but they’re harmless in … [Read more...] about Cartoon: DEATH BY NUGGETS (Cartoon and Column)
Whole Foods plans to cut its “Whole Paycheck” prices
The days of settling for 16-cent breakfasts may be ending — that is, if Whole Foods makes good on its promise to lower prices. The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that the Texas-based company is taking steps to put its expensive, “whole paycheck” reputation behind it due to pressure from investors who want the organic… … [Read more...] about Whole Foods plans to cut its “Whole Paycheck” prices
A cake and golf presidency
WASHINGTON -- President Trump's spending of public money on his own ease and comfort is lavish and wasteful. His attitude toward taxpayers seems to be, roughly: Let them eat "the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake that you've ever seen." That is how the president described the dessert he shared with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Florida estate, … [Read more...] about A cake and golf presidency
WHAT’s UP, DUNC? GIANT RABBIT TO STALK REP. HUNTER ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL
by Miriam Raftery April 18, 2017 (San Diego’s East County) – Hopping down the bunny trail—and the campaign trail—Duncan Thumper will soon be popping up at Congressman Duncan Hunter’s events to draw attention to his campaign finance controversies that have sparked a criminal investigation by the Justice Department. A political action committee named “Bunny Pac” has announced … [Read more...] about WHAT’s UP, DUNC? GIANT RABBIT TO STALK REP. HUNTER ON CAMPAIGN TRAIL
Exclusive: Putin-linked think tank drew up plan to sway U.S. election — documents
By Ned Parker, Jonathan Landay and John Walcott WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Russian government think tank controlled by Vladimir Putin developed a plan to swing the 2016 U.S. presidential election to Donald Trump and undermine voters’ faith in the American electoral system, three current and four former U.S. officials told Reuters. They described two confidential documents … [Read more...] about Exclusive: Putin-linked think tank drew up plan to sway U.S. election — documents
Fox News cleanses itself of B.O. (UPDATED)
UPDATE: 21st Century Fox has announced that controversially -- and legally beset -- conservative talker Bill O'Reilly is now officially out at Fox News, capping a day of reports that the decision had been made to make his vacation a permanent departure: Bill O’Reilly will no longer be employed at Fox News, the network’s parent company 21st Century Fox said in a statement … [Read more...] about Fox News cleanses itself of B.O. (UPDATED)
Cartoon: TRAVESTY FOR TURKS
Many years ago the most disturbing thing that disturbed me about the nation of Turkey was the squat toilet which is, or was, common there. Basically it’s a hole in the floor that you flush. But instead of sitting while you poop, you squat over it. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has just squatted over his entire nation and didn’t even have the courtesy to … [Read more...] about Cartoon: TRAVESTY FOR TURKS
Cartoon: Bill O’Reilly
Driverless cars could either be ‘scary’ or great for the environment
Of all the questions swirling around the rise of self-driving cars, from how safe they’ll be to how we regulate them, one essential question is often overlooked. What will self-driving cars mean for the environment? Backers of the technology argue that autonomous vehicles will drive more efficiently than humans do — no more slamming on breaks… … [Read more...] about Driverless cars could either be ‘scary’ or great for the environment
Trump’s no populist — he’s the Swamp Thing
WASHINGTON -- Last year, Mark Meckler, one of the founders of the tea party movement, had concerns about Donald Trump but gave the Republican nominee the benefit of the doubt, because Trump "at least says he's going to attack" the crony-capitalist system. Now the conservative activist has revised his opinion. Trump "said he was going to D.C. to drain the swamp," Meckler said … [Read more...] about Trump’s no populist — he’s the Swamp Thing