My X-wife and I raised two sons in a 1300 square foot 3 bedroom 2 bath house with a large yard. We got along really well in spite of the fact both of our sons were well over 6 feet tall when they graduated from high school. We had plenty of room, A kitchen, dinning room, living room and a large family room. About a block from me a lovely 2000 square foot house on about on … [Read more...] about Large Houses
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: David Letterman Retires
David Letterman Retires by Mike Peters OR RELATED INTEREST: Letterman retires with trademark cranky gags David Letterman retires in world where stupid pet tricks are now the norm On 2016 Republican presidential candidates and climate change Republicans Denounce Obama Speech Calling Climate Change Threat to National Security Mike Peters is recognized as one of … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: David Letterman Retires
Is Iraq winning?
Is Iraq winning? Believe someone who works for peace? Frankly, he should shut up about war, right? I'm just saying even Americans can be tolerant of the peaceniks polluting our robustitude. Here's a guy who says ISIS isn't winning. He believes Iraq is doing okay and Obama's policy is wise... Go figure. Even after the loss of Palmyra. America should help … [Read more...] about Is Iraq winning?
Scientist: Aliens will be bear-sized
Shayne Jacopian for redOrbit.com – @ShayneJacopian In a universe with countless planets, there's a good chance that some of them can, and do, support life. Scientists aren't sure what any of these aliens will look like, but a Univerity of Barcelona scientist makes a statistical argument that most will weigh about 700 pounds. That means they'll… … [Read more...] about Scientist: Aliens will be bear-sized
Administration Huffs & Puffs Over Bin Laden Exposé But Doesn’t Blow Sy Hersh’s House Down
VIDEO SEIZED DURING MAY 2011 RAID SHOWS BIN LADEN WATCHING TELEVISION Official Washington ramped up its pushback against investigative reporter Seymour Hersh's recent exposé? with the release this week of nearly 80 previously classified documents and books and other materials seized from Osama bin Laden's compound during the raid by Navy Seals in May 2011, but the … [Read more...] about Administration Huffs & Puffs Over Bin Laden Exposé But Doesn’t Blow Sy Hersh’s House Down
Book Review: The Great Lester: Ventriloquism’s Renaissance Man: by David Erskine Foreword by Jeff Dunham
Who was "The Great Lester," why was he "great" and why is it that probably 95 percent of the American public never heard of him and his story? David Erskine's "The Great Lester: Ventriloquism's Renaissance Man" (with a foreward by highly popular ventriloquist Jeff Dunham) tells the bittersweet tale -- a tale at times so dramatic, joyous and ultimately sad that it just begs to … [Read more...] about Book Review: The Great Lester: Ventriloquism’s Renaissance Man: by David Erskine Foreword by Jeff Dunham
Progressive frenemies
WASHINGTON -- You probably think there is a big struggle over the Democratic Party's soul and the meaning of progressivism. After all, that's what the media talk about incessantly, often with a lot of help from the parties involved in the rumble. Earlier this month, Gov. Jack Markell of Delaware, a proud Democratic centrist, published a thoughtful essay on The … [Read more...] about Progressive frenemies
Taylor Marsh’s Take on the Blumenthal Benghazi E-Mails
While Fox News and other right wing sources have immediately jumped on Hillary Clinton after the partial release of e-mails by the New York Times dealing with the Benghazi consulate attack, one source believes the e-mails vindicate Clinton. Taylor Marsh starts a piece examining the Times’ comments on the released e-mails by saying, “The correspondence reveals that not only … [Read more...] about Taylor Marsh’s Take on the Blumenthal Benghazi E-Mails
Jeb Bush Jumps the Shark: Questions Science Climate Change Belief as “Arrogance”
Buh bye Jeb Bush. You've just disqualified yourself from being President. The former Florida Governor had a bad week doing the politico limbo on whether invading Iraq was a good idea. That brought him under fire not just from Democrats but from many Republicans. Now, perhaps in a move to get back into the good graces of the party's dominant conservative primary voters, … [Read more...] about Jeb Bush Jumps the Shark: Questions Science Climate Change Belief as “Arrogance”
Is The World Better Off Without Saddam Hussein?
The go to guy on foreign policy issues has to be Daniel Larison of the American Conservative. Today he makes it clear that the Iraq war dead enders are wrong when they claim the Middle East and the world are better off without Saddam Hussein in power. The hawkish argument that “the world is better off” because of the Iraq war isn’t just obviously false, but it’s the sort of … [Read more...] about Is The World Better Off Without Saddam Hussein?
ISIS Now Controls Half Of Syria
The Islamic State group holds power over half of Syrian territory after its seizure of the ancient city of Palmyra, according to a monitor. The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights warned that ISIS had consolidated its control over the city on Wednesday by capturing its airfield and prison. “There are no forces to stop them… … [Read more...] about ISIS Now Controls Half Of Syria
The Governor in the Tin Foil Hat
The Governor in the Tin Foil Hat By Jason Stanford Operation Jade Helm has inspired a million jokes, and some of them have even been funny. But as much as comedians might jump on Greg Abbott for sending the Texas State Guard to monitor military exercises as the latest excuse to mock the reactionary rubes south of the Red River, Texas now faces an existential crisis: Is the … [Read more...] about The Governor in the Tin Foil Hat
Cartoon: Baltimore Study
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: Baltimore Study
Gallup Poll: Obama Favorable Rating Up, Best Since September 2013
A new Gallup Poll finds President Obama's favorability rating is now the highest it has been since September of 2013: 53%. Americans' favorable ratings of President Barack Obama now stand at 53%, up four points from March. This comes after a year in which these ratings were mostly below 50% and marks the president's highest score since September 2013. A president's … [Read more...] about Gallup Poll: Obama Favorable Rating Up, Best Since September 2013
Cartoon: David Letterman
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How To Best Cope With Death, According To Science
It’s a natural part of life, yet death can still often leave us feeling confused, shocked, and deeply saddened. We all go through it at some point or another, and everyone handles grief differently — some falling into depression, and others remaining buoyant — but it is possible to get past it, according to research. For… … [Read more...] about How To Best Cope With Death, According To Science
Hillary. Rock. Hard place.
Even as she denounces super PACs, she’s counting on two of them, Priorities USA Action and Correct the Record, to support her candidacy — a necessary evil, her campaign says. She’s also chin-deep in questionable financial activities, ranging from the soft-money scandals of her husband’s presidency to the current flap over contributions by foreigners and favor-seekers to the … [Read more...] about Hillary. Rock. Hard place.
Of Gunfights and Boiling Frogs
You can always leave it to the ideologues of the Right to view events through funhouse mirror lenses: Making the comparison with Baltimore, many on the left — Salon’s Jenny Kutner, to take an example — demanded to know why the media did not describe the events in Waco as a “riot.” The answer, obviously enough, is that the event in Waco was not a riot — it did not represent a … [Read more...] about Of Gunfights and Boiling Frogs
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Jeb Bush and the Press
Jeb Bush and the Press by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: Jeb Bush Doubles Down on His Last Name After 'Bumpy' Week, Jeb Bush Assures The 'Ship Is Stable' Why Jeb Can't Answer the Damn Question Jeb Bush: Young Socialist? Mike Peters [protected]is recognized as one of our nation’s most prominent cartoon artists for his outstanding work as both a political and … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Jeb Bush and the Press
Bobby Jindal’s ‘Beaut’ of an Executive Order
Back in November 2014, Governor Jindal of Louisiana issued a statement in response to the executive actions President Obama took to fix our nation's broken immigration system. In it Jindal said in part: The President is lecturing us and not listening to us. He’s bypassing Congress, and ignoring the American people... If the President wants to make the case that the … [Read more...] about Bobby Jindal’s ‘Beaut’ of an Executive Order