Update: Facing ridicule about his proposal to track foreign visitors the same way FedEx tracks packages, Gov. Christie attempted to clarify his comments by telling a Fox News Sunday interviewer who pointed out that foreigners do not have labels on their wrists, "I don’t mean people are packages, so let’s not be ridiculous,” according to Reuters. While calling Donald … [Read more...] about (Update) Gov. Christie: Stamp Them, Track Them, Catch Them, Ship ‘Em Out
Cartoon: Trump the Great
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trump the Great
Iowa Poll: Ben Carson is catching up to Donald Trump
Is another Republican wannabe for the 2016 Oval Office race finally catching up to frontrunner Donald Trump? At least in one poll someone is -- and his name is Dr. Ben Carson: Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson has emerged as a leading Republican presidential candidate in Iowa and is closing in on frontrunner Donald Trump in the state that hosts the first 2016 nomination … [Read more...] about Iowa Poll: Ben Carson is catching up to Donald Trump
Canada: Federal scientist put on leave over video anti-Harper protest song (Video of song)
Canada: Federal scientist put on leave over video anti-Harper protest song by Ingrid Gadsden A "protest song" written and performed by a scientist with Environment Canada who has now been put on administrative leave with pay, pending an investigation for creating a politically charged protest song about ousting Conservative Leader Stephen Harper. Harper has made it … [Read more...] about Canada: Federal scientist put on leave over video anti-Harper protest song (Video of song)
Sanders and O’Malley Attack Democratic Leadership For System Rigged To Help Clinton
Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley both criticized the Democratic National Committee for rules which show favoritism towards Hillary Clinton, with Sanders pointing out that this is the type of policy which has led to past loses by the Democratic Party. “I do,” Sanders reportedly responded when asked Friday whether he agrees with former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s assertion … [Read more...] about Sanders and O’Malley Attack Democratic Leadership For System Rigged To Help Clinton
Industrial Arts II
I grew up in an upper middle class neighborhood in NW Portland, Oregon. There was an industrial area less than a mile from my home. I attempted to document this in the early 70s. It's mostly gone now and has been replaced with apartments and condos for the flood of millennials that have come to the city. They are not industrial workers but computer code writers and graphic … [Read more...] about Industrial Arts II
Satellite Confirms Syrian Temple’s Destruction: UN
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Satellite images have confirmed the destruction of a Roman-era temple in the Syrian city of Palmyra, a United Nations agency said, after the hardline Islamic State group claimed responsibility for blowing up the structure a week ago.Islamic State detonated explosives in the ancient Baal Shamin temple on Aug. 25, an act that cultural agency UNESCO has called a … [Read more...] about Satellite Confirms Syrian Temple’s Destruction: UN
Clinton, Sanders and Iowa: ‘This Feels Like 2008 All Over Again’
From the moment Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton entered the race in April, she widely was considered the party’s presumptive nominee. Now, for the first time since she began campaigning earlier this year, that position may be in jeopardy. A Bloomberg Politics/Des Moines Register poll released Saturday indicated Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders polling at 30 … [Read more...] about Clinton, Sanders and Iowa: ‘This Feels Like 2008 All Over Again’
Sanders Closing In On Clinton In Iowa And Other Weekend Political News
Bernie Sanders has pulled within seven points of Hillary Clinton in the latest Des Moines Register/Bloomberg Politics Iowa Poll with Clinton falling below fifty percent for the first time, reminiscent of her fall in 2008. Both Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley were critical of the decision of the Democratic National Committee to allow only six debates this election at the … [Read more...] about Sanders Closing In On Clinton In Iowa And Other Weekend Political News
Cartoon: Trump
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license this cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon: Trump
One billion people used Facebook on Monday
More than a billion people have used the social networking site Facebook in a single day for the first time in its history, the company said. In a post on his personal page on Thursday, the site's co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, said one in seven people in the world had used the network on Monday.… … [Read more...] about One billion people used Facebook on Monday
Remembering Hurricane Katrina and Our Neighbor to the South
A few days ago, an interesting 10-question quiz appeared on TMV designed to “find out which Americans are enablers [of illegal immigrants] and which aren’t.” Here is a two-question quiz to test your knowledge of the true character of our neighbors to the South. 1) Do you believe that Mexicans always cross the border to take advantage of our so-called welfare … [Read more...] about Remembering Hurricane Katrina and Our Neighbor to the South
Industrial Arts I
A new photo series, Industrial Arts. … [Read more...] about Industrial Arts I
Trump is All Talk (Guest Voice)
Trump is All Talk by Michael Reagan Donald Trump is the first talk radio candidate. Everything he says on the primary trail sounds just like what you can hear on conservative talk radio every day. When he's riffing about the failures of the political class in Washington, calling for an end to birthright citizenship or handling a media heckler like Jorge Ramos at a … [Read more...] about Trump is All Talk (Guest Voice)
Inside Democratic Party, growing concerns about Clinton
MINNEAPOLIS — As Democratic Party insiders gather for their summer meeting, there is a growing undercurrent of concern whether Hillary Clinton would be the party's strongest candidate to keep the White House next year. They still like and mostly support her. But many are increasingly questioning her handling of official emails while secretary of state and… … [Read more...] about Inside Democratic Party, growing concerns about Clinton
The Donald outspends the Kochs
Maybe none of this has to do with politics. Maybe the only "left" and "right" in the game is about the size of the wads of dollars coming out of the fists of people like the Kochs and Donald Trump. Trump has bought the Kochs' top advisors and bag men. ... The conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch are seeing some of their top operatives take jobs … [Read more...] about The Donald outspends the Kochs
Military Weekend: Your U.S. Air Force
This past week has brought both great pride and deep sorrow to the U.S. Air Force, its members and veterans. When U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, along with an Army buddy (Spc. Alek Skarlatos) and others, prevented a tragedy aboard a speeding train in Europe, his and the actions of the others evoked the highest praise from world leaders and of course from … [Read more...] about Military Weekend: Your U.S. Air Force
There is strength in numbers
There are more people who are opposed to open-carry, than people openly carrying their weapons. There are more people who want reasonable gun control laws than people who want no restrictions on gun ownership. There are more people who are not members of the National Rifle Association than people who are members. There are even more members of the National Rifle Association … [Read more...] about There is strength in numbers
The irony hidden in Republican doom and gloom about America (Guest Voice)
Is America is in decline? It certainly is, to hear the Republican presidential candidates tell it. The current frontrunner, Donald Trump, has built his campaign around the proposition, and his pitch to voters is that only he can "make America great again." Trump's vision of the national emergency is America inundated by unassimilable, criminal foreigners —… … [Read more...] about The irony hidden in Republican doom and gloom about America (Guest Voice)
What GOP Politicians Should Say (But Probably Won’t)
What Republican politicians say on the campaign trail isn’t necessarily what they need to say to voters. What follows is one blogger’s take on what GOP politicians should be saying but probably won’t. On Illegal Immigration: Illegal immigrants are immigration cheaters, unless they immigrated while minors and were compelled by adults to do so. Immigration cheating should … [Read more...] about What GOP Politicians Should Say (But Probably Won’t)