News anchor Megyn Kelly is leaving Fox News to join NBC, where she will have a wide-ranging role. The move was announced Tuesday by NBC News chairman Andy Lack, who personally handled the negotiation to lure Kelly away from the cable channel that has been her professional home for 12 years. "Megyn is an exceptional journalist… … [Read more...] about Megyn Kelly will leave Fox News for NBC
Strange Bedfellows: Hannity, Assange and Trump
Sean Hannity traveled to London to interview Julian Assange about why Assange is NOT a Kremlin cats-paw and why Obama is actually the villain here. Politics (and rationalizations) make for strange bedfellows: WikiLeaks founder: Obama admin trying to ‘delegitimize’ Trump Jennifer Calfas / The Hill WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says there's an "obvious" reason the Obama … [Read more...] about Strange Bedfellows: Hannity, Assange and Trump
Cartoons: Republican Government
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House Republicans: “Oops!”
File this one under "What the hell were they thinking?" From The Hill: House GOP scraps plan to gut ethics watchdog after emergency meeting "House Republicans abruptly withdrew a proposal to weaken an independent ethics watchdog on Tuesday, in a rocky start to the new Congress." "Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) both opposed the … [Read more...] about House Republicans: “Oops!”
No News Is Good News…
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House Republicans Scrap Plan to Gut Ethics Office
Amid an outcry from President-elect Donald Trump and other elected officials, House Republicans have backed off on their short-lived plan to gut the almost decade-old Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE). Related: Republicans want to punish members for recording on House floor As the 115th Congress kicked off on Tuesday, House Republicans held an emergency meeting and… … [Read more...] about House Republicans Scrap Plan to Gut Ethics Office
Trump and Conway’s transition of contradictions
WASHINGTON -- Three weeks ago, Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway sat on stage in a hotel ballroom in Washington and praised President Obama's handling of the transition. "I was always raised to respect the office of the presidency and its current occupant, and I think that I have done that over the course of my adult life," she said. She added that Obama "has been … [Read more...] about Trump and Conway’s transition of contradictions
House Republicans vote to weaken ethics body as they return to Congress
By Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives agreed on Monday to weaken a nonpartisan ethics watchdog on the grounds it had grown too intrusive, prompting Democrats to charge they were scaling back independent oversight ahead of a new legislative session. As they returned to Washington following a holiday break, House … [Read more...] about House Republicans vote to weaken ethics body as they return to Congress
Cartoons: Trump defends Putin
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Our Presidents, ‘Up Close and Personal’
Did you know that President Kennedy was the first U.S. president to have one? Did you know that President Carter did not appoint one to that role? Who were the following men? Cecil W. Stoughton Yoichi Okamoto Ollie Atkins David Hume Kennerly Michael Evans Eric Draper Bob McNeely Pete Souza If one didn’t know the answer, the very last name on the list … [Read more...] about Our Presidents, ‘Up Close and Personal’
The Truth about Israel-Palestine Peace Plans (Guest Voice)
The Truth about Israel-Palestine Peace Plan by jdledells There is a lot of confusion about the variety of peace plans offered in the past for an Israel-Palestine peace. To start this journey of understanding we should begin with Israel under King David. That is the reference point of the radical religious Jews. As you can see in the map below, Israel consisted not only of … [Read more...] about The Truth about Israel-Palestine Peace Plans (Guest Voice)
Cartoons: Putin on the Lips
Putin on the Lips by Clay Jones I don’t know who ended 2016 in a worse way, Ronda Rousey or Mariah Carey. No, Ronda Rousey definitely had a worst day. While Mariah Carey suffered an embarrassing lip-syncing disaster at The Rockin’ New Years Eve, or whatever they call that thing, it has probably only damaged her career. She can continue being a diva. Rousey on the other … [Read more...] about Cartoons: Putin on the Lips
America betrayed its good friend Israel at the UN
Great heat has been generated by the recent American decision to abstain at the UN Security Council on Israel’s settlements in the West Bank (or Judea and Samaria, as some of us Jews call the area). I have strong mixed feelings about the matter except in one category: an unconditional, unwavering commitment to the security and welfare of the State of Israel. This also … [Read more...] about America betrayed its good friend Israel at the UN
Will the Real Batman Please Stand Up?
You can thank Christopher Nolan. Actually, you can thank Frank Miller. Bob Kane's original "Batman" was little more than the latest entry in the burgeoning comic book pantheon of the early 20th century, fighting crime with a colorful backdrop, alongside a colorful sidekick, whiling away the days as his millionaire playboy alter ego, Bruce Wayne. Then… … [Read more...] about Will the Real Batman Please Stand Up?
2017’s Priority: Protecting democracy
WASHINGTON -- The most important political task of 2017 transcends the normal run of issues and controversies. Our greatest obligation will be to defend democracy itself, along with republican norms for governing, and the openness that free societies require. To say this is not alarmist. Nor is it to deny the importance of other issues. Preserving the gains in health … [Read more...] about 2017’s Priority: Protecting democracy
2016 Was a Nasty Year for Moderates (and Nearly Everyone Else)
O for an FDR (or at least an Eisenhower) to reunite us, reassure us and revive our fractured national spirit! Obama's minutely measured rhetoric couldn't do it, high-minded though it was. Trump's half-mad Twitterspeak won't save us, either, although he threatens to blow the lid off the bubbling cauldron of animosity that is latter-day America. Maybe blowing the lid off will … [Read more...] about 2016 Was a Nasty Year for Moderates (and Nearly Everyone Else)
The Best Sex I Ever Had?
January 1, 2017 Note to readers: This is the latest entry in Super Baby DonDon’s diary. The series imagines that President-elect Donald Trump has the emotional make-up of a five-year-old and confides his deepest thoughts—such as they are—to Andrew Feinberg, and to readers, every day. In his private moments, he always thinks of himself as Super Baby DonDon. Best Sex I Ever … [Read more...] about The Best Sex I Ever Had?
Resolution
Last night, we pulled the hooters and funny hats out of the storage box, put them on and sang Auld Lang Syne. Hugs were doled out generously. Glasses and voices were lifted. New Year’s Rockin’ Eve had a communication breakdown – but the show never stopped. Romances were born and dissolved – straight, gay and other. Parents and child were planning weddings, confirmations, … [Read more...] about Resolution
Drunken monkeys shed light on the evolution of boozing
Nothing rings in the new year like a solution of bubbling, neurotoxic ethanol. Humanity's longstanding relationship with alcohol poses an evolutionary puzzle: Surely natural selection would weed out those of our ancestors with a taste for something that clouds judgment, slows reflexes, dulls the senses and impairs balance. Animals in such a state would likely be… … [Read more...] about Drunken monkeys shed light on the evolution of boozing
More Houses of Worship Joining Sanctuary Movement
PHILADELPHIA – The number of houses of worship offering sanctuary to undocumented immigrants has doubled in the weeks since the election. During the presidential campaign, Donald Trump made his promise to deport undocumented immigrants a constant theme. But since his victory at the polls, the religious left has taken up the challenge to defend their communities against a … [Read more...] about More Houses of Worship Joining Sanctuary Movement