After the Republicans took over the House of Representatives in 2010, Hollywood bigwigs, often stereotyped as liberals, adapted. In order to build clout with the new Congress to help ensure favorable legislation, the entertainment industry started moving its money to Republicans. The Wall Street Journal chronicled this major shift last year. Now, emails from executives at… … [Read more...] about How ‘Liberal Hollywood’ Raised Money For GOP
Weekend Images
[icopyright one button toolbar] The last thing I want to do is usurp Ron Beasley’s traditional posting of beautiful photography, but just wanted to post a "Texas couple" of photographs. One of them, the lead photo, is to brag about my grandson’s photography talents. He took that one at a nearby golf course at sunset. We had gone out to photograph some bluebonnet fields … [Read more...] about Weekend Images
Martin O’Malley Scores Point Against Clinton On Same-Sex Marriage
"History celebrates profiles in courage, not profiles in convenience." Martin O'Malley has demonstrated the benefits of having a liberal in the race to compete with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic nomination. He has been jabbing Clinton while campaigning in Iowa over her position that same-sex marriage should be decided by the states. O'Malley has been arguing in Iowa that … [Read more...] about Martin O’Malley Scores Point Against Clinton On Same-Sex Marriage
‘Learning from the Holocaust: Choosing to Act’
[icopyright one button toolbar] While yesterday, April 16, was the official 2015 Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Week of Remembrance runs from the Sunday before Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah) through the following Sunday -- this year April 12-19. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum has designated this year’s theme as “Learning from the Holocaust: Choosing to … [Read more...] about ‘Learning from the Holocaust: Choosing to Act’
Sick and Tired Workers: An Epidemic of Corporate Greed
Snaking its way through the Pennsylvania legislature is a bill that will block local governments from requiring companies to provide sick leave, even if unpaid, that is more than required by state or federal regulations. There are no Pennsylvania or federal regulations requiring companies to provide sick leave. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that 39 percent of all … [Read more...] about Sick and Tired Workers: An Epidemic of Corporate Greed
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Capitol Air Security
Capitol Air Security by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --Protesting mailman lands helicopter on Capitol lawn --Homeland Security chief: Capitol gyrocopter 'literally flew under the radar' --The Tampa Bay Times should have alerted authorities earlier --Aviation experts explain why Capitol gyrocopter wasn't shot down (w/video) Mike Peters is recognized as one of … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Capitol Air Security
Five Strange Facts About Charlie Chaplin
Slapstick comedy and silent film superstar Charlie Chaplin would have been 116 years old today. Though he’s best remembered for his contributions to silent film, in classics like The Kid (1921) and City Lights (1931), The Tramp’s real life was just as entertaining—and twice as strange. 1. He got his start in a clog-dancing troupe. Before… … [Read more...] about Five Strange Facts About Charlie Chaplin
Pop goes the Democratic Party
Pop goes the Democratic Party by Dana Milbank Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON -- It was another one of those rallies on Capitol Hill where lawmakers line up to take shots at the Obama administration. But this time the lawmakers were all Democrats. A quartet of senators and a dozen members of the House took the stage in a park across from the … [Read more...] about Pop goes the Democratic Party
George W. Bush is Jeb Bush’s Biggest Liability in Quest for White House
Former president George W. Bush admitted what most of us knew was true of his brother, Jeb Bush, that he has a "me" problem. Yep, he is tied to his sibling in every way possible. Babara Bush called it right the first time when she was adamant against another Bush in the White House. “It’s an easy line to say, ‘Haven’t we had enough Bushes?’ After all, even my mother said, … [Read more...] about George W. Bush is Jeb Bush’s Biggest Liability in Quest for White House
Holocaust Remembrance Day
This year’s Holocaust Remembrance Day Observance comes on the heels of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, (January 27, 2015) and, once again, the world will be listening to the voices of Auschwitz and of so many other death camps. So much has been written about the Holocaust in the past and … [Read more...] about Holocaust Remembrance Day
New York Times Reports Clinton Failed To Answer Questions About Use Of Private Server Two Years Ago
The cover-up continues to look bad for Hillary Clinton. The New York Times (not Fox for those Clinton-apologists who try to pretend this is a right wing attack) reports that Hillary Clinton Was Asked About Email 2 Years Ago and failed to give an honest answer: Hillary Rodham Clinton was directly asked by congressional investigators in a December 2012 letter whether she had … [Read more...] about New York Times Reports Clinton Failed To Answer Questions About Use Of Private Server Two Years Ago
Rubio’s Fountain of Youth
WASHINGTON -- In all of rock 'n' roll history, one of the most misguided if entirely memorable refrains came in an otherwise excellent 1965 song by The Who. "I hope I die before I get old," they declared in "My Generation." I doubt that many people who joyfully sang along with those lyrics 50 years ago really believed them, except perhaps metaphorically. But the song … [Read more...] about Rubio’s Fountain of Youth
Hillary’s Odds
Republicans shouldn't count on an anti-Obama/anti-Dem sweep in 2016. They're not in such great shape -- for sure -- but there's something else that drives them crazy: too many people don't actually associate Obama with what political analyst Greg Sargent calls the "smoking hellscape" vision of the Obama presidency. Maybe some on the right embrace the hellscape view when … [Read more...] about Hillary’s Odds
The NRA and Comic-Con
The NRA and Comic-Con by Daryl Cagle This weekend I went to the National Rifle Association (NRA) convention in Nashville, Tennessee, my hometown. I'm an editorial cartoonist; I sit at home drawing and I rarely go to big conventions. The only thing I have to compare the NRA to is the San Diego Comic-Con, and I thought the NRA convention stacked up pretty well to … [Read more...] about The NRA and Comic-Con
Germany: Teacher Forced High School Class to March to Nazi Song
A police investigation has been launched against a high school music teacher in Berlin, The Local reports Wednesday, after she forced her class of eleventh graders to march to the Nazi anthem as an alleged part of her curriculum. The song, the "Horst-Wessel-Lied," includes lyrics that glorify Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. The teacher - who still… … [Read more...] about Germany: Teacher Forced High School Class to March to Nazi Song
The GOP push for a permanent aristocracy
The GOP push for a permanent aristocracy By Dana Millbank Washington Post Writers Group WASHINGTON -- Give credit to Republicans in Congress. They've discovered, belatedly, that income inequality is a problem, and they're no longer proposing to give tax breaks to the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans. Now they are proposing to give tax breaks to the wealthiest … [Read more...] about The GOP push for a permanent aristocracy
Why Republicans Are Delaying Lynch’s Confirmation
Democrats and Republicans intensified their clash Thursday over President Barack Obama's nomination of Loretta Lynch as the next U.S. attorney general. This week's partisan conflict guarantees that Lynch's record-long wait for confirmation will be even longer -- despite having enough support on both sides of the aisle if a vote were held. On Thursday, the Senate… … [Read more...] about Why Republicans Are Delaying Lynch’s Confirmation
Marco Rubio’s Terrible Timing
On Monday, April 13th, Marco Rubio officially announced that he is running for president. He did this just one day after Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy. Rubio’s timing demonstrates that he has an extremely poor grasp of social media and should immediately consider hiring someone who can help him become more aware of this reality. When candidates officially announce … [Read more...] about Marco Rubio’s Terrible Timing
What We Talk About When We Talk About Taxes
We have a real communication problem in America, and it goes far beyond hysterical, dishonest news outlets and the general ignorance of the American people. No; this communication breakdown goes to the heart of the federal government—and aristocrats’ pocketbooks. The Left and the Right frequently spar over taxes in this country: how to implement them, how much to demand, … [Read more...] about What We Talk About When We Talk About Taxes
My Father’s 1959 Tax Return
My Father's 1959 Tax Return By Tom Purcell I stumbled upon my father's 1959 income tax return a few years ago. Oh, how I long for the simplicity he enjoyed when he filed his taxes that year. For 1959, my father paid a measly 5 percent in federal taxes, even though his name wasn't Rockefeller. How did he do it? It was easy. For a year when the top income tax rate was … [Read more...] about My Father’s 1959 Tax Return