MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish police have arrested a man for selling T-shirts showing a British aid worker as he was about to be executed by Islamic State militants as well as a range of clothing bearing IS slogans, the government said on Wednesday.The man, a Spanish citizen whose name was not released, was detained during a police operation on Tuesday night in Naron in … [Read more...] about Spain arrests man for selling ISIS clothing line
Poll: Bernie Sanders Overtakes Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire 44-37
A new poll in New Hampshire shows Bernie Sanders overtaking Hillary Clinton by a not-a-squeaker margin. So now we have the establishments of two parties faced with more work then they expected to do during their primary seasons due to "outsiders" taking the lead. But in the case of the Republicans, Donald Trump is in the lead nationally. In the case of the Dems, Clinton is in … [Read more...] about Poll: Bernie Sanders Overtakes Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire 44-37
Mike Peters Cartoon: The Trump Party
The Trump Party by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --Donald Trump claims to be 'leading everywhere' as campaign barrels on without policy details --How Roger Ailes Picked Trump, and Fox News’ Audience, Over Megyn Kelly --Donald Trump's female fans are shrugging off the comments he made about Megyn Kelly --Handling of Donald Trump Puts Fox News on the Spot --Don't … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Cartoon: The Trump Party
The ACA and Health Care Costs
When people were lobbying for the Affordable Care Act (ACA, Obamacare), one of the major arguments in its favor were that health care costs would be reduced. Several reasons were given for this. One was that with preventive care being covered, deadly and expensive diseases would be caught earlier and the cost of treating them would go down. Examples of this scenario … [Read more...] about The ACA and Health Care Costs
Politix Update: The Secret Of The Political-Media Industrial Complex Revealed
The big problem has been hiding in plain view for years, but becomes more obvious with every election cycle and this year with every new poll showing Donald Trump still in the ascendancy, every new round of commentaries from pundits who fulminate that Donald Trump is doing so well because Donald Trump doesn't play by the rules, and every pronouncement to the effect that if … [Read more...] about Politix Update: The Secret Of The Political-Media Industrial Complex Revealed
‘Top Secret’ emails found as Clinton probe expands to key aides
WASHINGTON — As pressure builds on Hillary Clinton to explain her official use of personal email while serving as secretary of state, she faced new complications Tuesday. It was disclosed her top aides are being drawn into a burgeoning federal inquiry and that two emails on her private account have been classified as "Top Secret." The… … [Read more...] about ‘Top Secret’ emails found as Clinton probe expands to key aides
Cartoon: Porky Trump
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Republicans have their own speech police
NOTE: This is a substitute column and due to a technical issue must run under another embedded byline. Republicans have their own speech police By Catherine Rampell Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON -- Quit accusing Democrats of runaway political correctness. Republicans are just as keen on censoring speech -- but it's a different kind of speech they … [Read more...] about Republicans have their own speech police
Is Donald Trump Winning The Polls — And Losing The Nomination?
As the Donald Trump phenomenon continues -- the press is constantly wrong about his durability, the head of Fox News kowtows to him and doesn't completely stick up for his organization's star anchorwoman who dared to ask him tough questions like journalism profs teach their students to do, polls show him in the lead -- could it be that he's on a path to losing the GOP … [Read more...] about Is Donald Trump Winning The Polls — And Losing The Nomination?
Cartoon: Hillary and Trust
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Klein: Why Trump Won’t Go Away
Ezra Klein lists the ways Donald Trump differs from prior flash in the pan GOP Presidential candidates on vox.com. Thus far, the assumption of pretty much everyone in politics and the media has been that Trump will burn out, and soon. The analogy is to 2012, when candidates ranging from Herman Cain to Newt Gingrich to Rick Santorum to Michele Bachmann found themselves atop the … [Read more...] about Klein: Why Trump Won’t Go Away
Fox News Surrenders to Trump (UPDATED WITH ROUNDUP)
Josh Marshall provides the ugly details on Talking Points Memo. We were told it was a fight Trump could never win - a picked battle with the most trust institution in conservative America: Fox News. The numbers made it clear. Trump was done. It was only a matter of time. And yet here we have it: Fox's unconditional surrender. Fox Capo Roger Ailes was forced to … [Read more...] about Fox News Surrenders to Trump (UPDATED WITH ROUNDUP)
The letter
My partner Karen died March 10, 2006. Before moving to Florida to be with me four years, six months and ten days earlier, she had lived in New Hampshire and worked for a company in Massachusetts. I was born in Massachusetts. Karen and I had been friends when we were much younger. We lost touch a few years before I moved to Florida and had not spoken for over a decade before … [Read more...] about The letter
TMV Comedy Break: The Interview
People need an occasional hiatus from the serious side of life. So, the following comedy break is presented. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Welcome to this comedy edition … [Read more...] about TMV Comedy Break: The Interview
I Was Not Prepared For ‘Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck’.
5/5 I have yet to return from Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck. I left the cinema three nights ago, yet my mind is still there, taking in the splendor, oxidizing in the sadness. The film is extraordinary, as much as any documentary I’ve ever seen, not because of all it shows but because of all the things it doesn’t. It features no retrospective thoughts on Cobain’s death, nor is … [Read more...] about I Was Not Prepared For ‘Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck’.
Did Fox News Create the ‘Trump Monster’?
At the Daily Beast, Michael Tomasky “confirms” what many have been suggesting: That the Republican Party, abetted by Fox News, "created the Trump monster." First, Tomasky dives into all kinds of polls showing the “Tasmanian Devil candidate” still going strong, still on the rise -- you can read the numbers here-- and expresses his opinion that, if he and the polls are … [Read more...] about Did Fox News Create the ‘Trump Monster’?
Perry campaign death watch? Perry stops paying his staffers
Make your bets now on how much longer Texas Gov. Rick Perry's campaign will go. He never recovered from his "Oops!" brain-freeze moment four years ago when he came to the campaign amid great punditry hype declaring him a power house that had only seen in the cases of President Rudy Giuliani and President Fred Thompson. He fizzled, later said it was due to being on back … [Read more...] about Perry campaign death watch? Perry stops paying his staffers
Political Chaos
In an Op Ed below Eugene Robinson does a good job of summing up the political chaos we are experiencing today. At 69 I am familiar with the political chaos that resulted from the Vietnam war and later Watergate. But this is somehow different. Even in the late 60 s and early 70 s I don't think people totally lost faith in their government, Today on the Republican side we … [Read more...] about Political Chaos
Help Trump marginalize himself (Guest Voice)
NOTE: This is a substitute column. Due to a technical issue it runs under EJ Dionne's byline in the embedded byline. Help Trump marginalize himself by Michael Gerson Washington Post Writers Group Columnist WASHINGTON -- In the first Republican debate, the klieg light that Donald Trump always carries around with him revealed four or five presidential candidates … [Read more...] about Help Trump marginalize himself (Guest Voice)
A Party in Turmoil
WASHINGTON -- The Republican Party is in total chaos. Democrats aren't there yet but may be approaching the neighborhood. It's time to acknowledge that our political system simply isn't doing its job. Once again, following Thursday's debate and its messy aftermath, the GOP establishment confidently predicts that the Donald Trump phenomenon is over, done with, finished, … [Read more...] about A Party in Turmoil