Native Alaskans are getting back that which was taken from them, and Ohio's congressmen are howling about it. The citizens of Alaska in general and the natives of Alaska in particular have finally received the justice long denied them. President Barack Obama is undoing the ethnic insult that took place when Alaska's Mount Denali had its Athabaskan name taken away and … [Read more...] about Ohio’s Congressmen Need A Whaaambulance
Why moderates are needed in Congress
Moderates are a vanishing breed on the edge of extinction in Congress. Moderates face electoral challenges not only from the opposing party but from within their own party as well. What have they done to incur the wrath of those inside their parties? They made the choice to cross party lines from time to time and vote for or against legislation because they believed it was … [Read more...] about Why moderates are needed in Congress
How NOT To Be Hired
A résumé is supposed to help one get a job. Some job applicants act as if the opposite were true. Ready to LOL? One job applicant decided to literally LOL, as cited in the Forbes article "The Most Outlandish Resume Mistakes of 2012". Unless you’re applying for a job at a pizzeria, your résumé objective shouldn’t say, “to make dough.” Nor should it be decorated with … [Read more...] about How NOT To Be Hired
Iran and the case for realism
WASHINGTON -- Foreign policy debates rarely get away from being reflections of domestic political conflicts, but they are also usually based on unstated assumptions and unacknowledged theories. That's true of the struggle over the Iran nuclear agreement, even if raw politics is playing an exceptionally large role. There are many indications that Republican Sens. Jeff … [Read more...] about Iran and the case for realism
Politix Update: The Virulent Cancer That’s Eating Away At The Body Politic
DR. FRANK LUNTZ EXPLAINS HOW TRUMPOSIS SPREADS FROM A SINGLE CELL Scientists discover a new form of cancer. After further research, they conclude that it attacks a wide cross section of adult Americans. The cancer is highly virulent and threatens the body politic as it metasticizes. It is dubbed acute trumpoma carcinoma, or Trumposis for short. Scientists are … [Read more...] about Politix Update: The Virulent Cancer That’s Eating Away At The Body Politic
Scott Walker: Building a wall at the Canadian border might be “a legitimate” idea
Can someone truly, kindly explain what's going in the Republican Party? If some of these candidates get in power and do what they're talking about, far from having a "conservative" government, it's increasingly clear we'd have a radical government. Donald Trump's signature suggestion is to build a wall at the U.S. Mexico border. Now his fellow Oval Office aspirant … [Read more...] about Scott Walker: Building a wall at the Canadian border might be “a legitimate” idea
(Update) Gov. Christie: Stamp Them, Track Them, Catch Them, Ship ‘Em Out
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)