To be honest I could only stomach about half of it but that half was informative. There were some winners and losers as one would expect. I thought the moderators did a good job and asked good questions. The participants just were not very good at answering them. The winners: Marco Rubio and John Kasich. The losers: The rest. I had heard from several people … [Read more...] about The Republican Debate
On this day in history … we tried to make the 15th amendment ring true
The cacophony coming at me from all media this week - traditional and digital - has trumpeted tonight's made-for-TV presidential debate. There are enough Republicans to field three basketball teams, with a substitute or two thrown in for good measure. But today is a somber one in the nation's history. Seventy years ago, on 6 August 1945, the Paul Tibbets, the commander of … [Read more...] about On this day in history … we tried to make the 15th amendment ring true
Carly Fiorina Runs Away With First GOP Debate
Carly Fiorina is the clear winner of the first GOP debate according to a consensus of talking heads at Fox News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Your thoughts on the first GOP … [Read more...] about Carly Fiorina Runs Away With First GOP Debate
The Zealots in the GOP
Any Republican who is pragmatic runs the risk of being labeled a RINO. That is the lesson coming from the Zealots in the GOP, who act as if they have the authority to dictate who is and isn’t a Republican. Their use of the “RINO” slur is indicative of their mentality. Right now, Democrats are feeling gleeful as they watch the Republican Party fight off the Zealots. The … [Read more...] about The Zealots in the GOP
FBI Probe Provides Further Details On Private Server In Clinton’s Chappaqua Home
The call by two Inspectors General for an investigation into the presence of classified information on Hillary Clinton's private server has led to further information being obtained now that the FBI is investigating the matter. The Washington Post reports: The inquiries are bringing to light new information about Clinton’s use of the system and the lengths to which she went to … [Read more...] about FBI Probe Provides Further Details On Private Server In Clinton’s Chappaqua Home
Hiroshima — Seventy Years On
Here it comes again, the hand-wringing, and the moralizing and the rest of it. The New Yorker reprints their 1946 piece on the 1945 bombing: I—A NOISELESS FLASH John Hersey / New Yorker At exactly fifteen minutes past eight in the morning, on August 6, 1945, Japanese time, at the moment when the atomic bomb flashed above Hiroshima, Miss Toshiko Sasaki, a clerk in the … [Read more...] about Hiroshima — Seventy Years On
Rick Santorum needs a Whaaambulance.
Rick Santorum (Crybaby-Pa.) wants the RNC to apologize for his lack of popularity among Republican voters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . From TheHill.com: "Former Sen. Rick … [Read more...] about Rick Santorum needs a Whaaambulance.
Book Review: “The Colors of Eden: Memories of a Runaway Boy” by Fernando Romero
A double -- or quadruple "WOW" -- on "The Colors of Eden: Memories of a Runaway Boy," by Fernando Romero. And for several reasons: literary and personal. It's a book I couldn't put down until I finished it (I was reading it at lunch and dinner) -- and it held some shockers for me. First, a trip in a time machine: In January 1982 I joined the staff of the morning San … [Read more...] about Book Review: “The Colors of Eden: Memories of a Runaway Boy” by Fernando Romero
Cartoon: The Republican Punch Bowl
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: The Republican Punch Bowl
The real problem with the Republican Party
It has now become quite popular to call the Republican Party a "clown car," but in a piece in Politico, Glenn Thrush and Alex Isenstadt report that some GOPers say that misses the point of what's occurring in today's Republican Party. The Republicans they interivew note something I've pointed to now for several years: the virtual take-over of the party by the conservative … [Read more...] about The real problem with the Republican Party
(UPDATE) Breaking News: Debris Found on Réunion Island May Be From Lost Malaysia Jetliner
As originally reported, below, although Malaysia’s prime minister declared that the flaperon definitely came from the doomed MH370 aircraft, an official in Paris yesterday stopped short of making such a “definitive” assertion, saying only that there are “very strong presumptions” that the flaperon actually came from the missing Boeing 777, “after experts inspected the object.” … [Read more...] about (UPDATE) Breaking News: Debris Found on Réunion Island May Be From Lost Malaysia Jetliner
Politix Update: Empty Rhetoric From All The Candidates About Helping An American Middle Class In Crisis
If there is a single issue on which candidates for president agree regardless of party affiliation or political persuasion, it is that America's middle class is in deep doo-doo and with a wave of their magic wand they will ride to the rescue. But while that mantra has great appeal, it obscures a dirty secret: No one is going to be able to help the middle class in ways that … [Read more...] about Politix Update: Empty Rhetoric From All The Candidates About Helping An American Middle Class In Crisis
We Have A Winnah! The First And Last Annual TMV Republican Analogy Contest
AND THE WINNAH IS (DRUM ROLL, PLEASE) . . . THE OHIOAN FOR NOT ONE BUT THREE TERRIFIC ANALOGIES, OUR FAVORITE BEING: Today’s Republican Party is like the guy who trained his Doberman Pinscher to protect the family only to find the Doberman didn't understand the concept of "family". (Please email me at [email protected] with your mailing address and we'll send out your prize … [Read more...] about We Have A Winnah! The First And Last Annual TMV Republican Analogy Contest
Ornstein on the Meaning of Trump
Norm Ornstein, scholar of the conservative think tank American Enterprise Institute, explains the meaning of Donald Trump's Presidential campaign in The Atlantic. We head into the first presidential debate in Cleveland with Donald Trump leading the field and confounding the confident predictions of a slew of pundits that his collapse was at hand—whether after the … [Read more...] about Ornstein on the Meaning of Trump
A photographer’s murder has Mexico’s journalists furious and afraid
MEXICO CITY — Fear, anger and frustration are consuming Mexico's journalists after they buried another one of their own. Photojournalist Ruben Espinosa was brutally murdered Friday, along with human rights activist Nadia Vera and three other women in a Mexico City apartment. A prosecutor on Sunday said police found them tied up, beaten and shot in… … [Read more...] about A photographer’s murder has Mexico’s journalists furious and afraid
Republicans see Trump as positive debate influence: Reuters poll
By John WhitesidesWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most Republicans believe real estate mogul Donald Trump will positively influence Thursday's first presidential debate, saying his presence will challenge the establishment and open the party to new ideas, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.Trump's outspokenness has worried party leaders and heightened anticipation for a potentially combative … [Read more...] about Republicans see Trump as positive debate influence: Reuters poll
What Bernie’s moment means
WASHINGTON -- The exhaustive and exhausting analysis of the Fox News debate promises to produce days more of Trump-mania. It's thus an excellent time to ponder the other big surprise of the 2016 campaign: the Democrats' extended Weekend at Bernie's. No one is more amazed about the buoyancy of his presidential candidacy than Bernie Sanders himself, which only adds to its … [Read more...] about What Bernie’s moment means
Cartoon: Trump Debate
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Don’t get caught with your pants down on your mountaintop moment!
noun cul·ture // kul.cher 1) The beliefs, customs, arts, etc., of a particular society, group, place, or time 2) A particular society that has its own beliefs, ways of life, art, etc. My pal, Dave Miller, is as honest as any man I know. For years and years, Dave has run short term missions (STM) in Mexico. With Dave's permission, I will share some of his most recent … [Read more...] about Don’t get caught with your pants down on your mountaintop moment!
Afghan civilian carnage rising, UN says
The carnage of civilians in Afghanistan has worsened as the pro-US President, Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, struggles to find a path of peace talks with rebel Taliban leaders with Pakistan’s help. Caught up in fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the US seems to have left Ghani and his people to stew in their own mess. The United Nations reported that 1,592 … [Read more...] about Afghan civilian carnage rising, UN says