CNN reported this week that the Republicans used coded messages in Twitter accounts to get around campaign finance laws which prohibit coordination between campaigns and outside groups such as Super-PAC's. Information in fake Twitter accounts allegedly contained internal polling data. Republican officials deny knowing abut this. Considering the wide range of things which … [Read more...] about Republicans Used Jed Bartlet’s Former Campaign Manager To Skirt Election Laws
More and More ISIS resembles the Nazis
[feedburner name="name"][/feedburner] [icopyright one button toolbar] More and more ISIS resembles the Nazis in Nazi Germany and how they treated occupied terrority. Vox has a report on how its brutality is institutionalized, has a point -- and may be working. Yours truly is a World War II buff and is now reading "Hitler: A Study in Tyranny" by John Toland. I read reports … [Read more...] about More and More ISIS resembles the Nazis
GOP Shutdown Fever
Sahil Kapur lists factors working toward a GOP government shutdown on Talking Points Memo. The specter of President Barack Obama using his executive authority to temporarily shield as many as 5 million Americans from the threat of deportation has ignited a strong backlash from the GOP's tea party wing. Seeing no better option to stop Obama, these conservatives, led by Sen. … [Read more...] about GOP Shutdown Fever
Obama’s political legacy fading fast
WASHINGTON — The Obama legacy wasn't supposed to unfold this way. Barack Obama was changing the political map, pushing the Democratic Party into the South and the Mountain West. He was building a new social network that would endure long after an Obama presidency. And he was building a new Democratic coalition for a new age,… … [Read more...] about Obama’s political legacy fading fast
World reacts to terrorist synagogue slayings in Israel
NEW YORK (Press Release) –The American Jewish Committee praised world leaders who have spoken out against Tuesday’s deadly Palestinian terror attack on a Jerusalem synagogue during morning prayers. Four worshipers were killed and at least six others wounded by the two terrorists who struck with guns, axes and knives. “Jerusalem is on edge, thanks to Palestinian incitement … [Read more...] about World reacts to terrorist synagogue slayings in Israel
The Keystone Pipeline votes: who voted how?
If you see a headline saying that the Senate defeated the Keystone XL Pipeline project by one vote, your mind might imagine a 51-49 tally. You'd be wrong. The Senate roll-call vote today that suspended action on the Keystone XL Pipeline was a 59-41 vote on ending the Democratic filibuster. The bill under filibuster (according to the Senate Democrats website), S. 2280, … [Read more...] about The Keystone Pipeline votes: who voted how?
Breaking: Texas Judge Refuses to Throw Out Criminal Charges Against Perry
[icopyright one button toolbar] The Austin American-Statesman, Governor Perry’s hometown newspaper, has just reported that Senior Texas State District Judge Bert Richardson has refused to throw out the criminal charges against Perry brought by a Travis County grand jury when it indicted Perry on felony charges of abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public … [Read more...] about Breaking: Texas Judge Refuses to Throw Out Criminal Charges Against Perry
Turley Turns Coat
[icopyright one button toolbar] Turley upholds the ... republic? This showed up this morning [emphasis added]: TURLEY AGREES TO SERVE AS LEAD COUNSEL FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE November 17, 2014 by jonathanturley As many on this blog are aware, I have previously testified, written, and litigated in opposition to the rise of executive … [Read more...] about Turley Turns Coat
First 90 Troops Returning from Africa Begin ‘Controlled Monitoring Period’
[icopyright one button toolbar] As America was sending the first of our troops to West Africa to help combat the Ebola virus, the safety and wellbeing of those troops was foremost on everyone’s mind:The families of those being deployed, the American people in general and the military leaders responsible for such a mission. These were some initial reactions from those … [Read more...] about First 90 Troops Returning from Africa Begin ‘Controlled Monitoring Period’
Cartoon: School shootings
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: School shootings
Boehner’s stall on immigration
WASHINGTON -- Oh, please. All the melodramatic Republican outrage isn't fooling anybody. The only reason President Obama has to act on immigration reform is that House Speaker John Boehner won't. I repeat: That's the only reason. The issue could have been settled a year ago. It could be settled in an afternoon. The problem is that Boehner refuses to do his job, … [Read more...] about Boehner’s stall on immigration
Tel Aviv Diary: Barbaric Attack in Jerusalem (Guest Voice)
It seems it has finally happened. The thing we all feared. We appear to have entered into a religious war; a religious war that looks like it was inspired by the brutality of ISIS. This morning, a little before 7:00 AM, two terrorists entered the Kehillat B’nei Torah Synagogue in the religious neighborhood of Har Nof,… … [Read more...] about Tel Aviv Diary: Barbaric Attack in Jerusalem (Guest Voice)
People Not Directly Affected By Obamacare Are Unhappy With It
[icopyright one button toolbar] With the exchanges opening for its second year, Gallup has found that support for the Affordable Care Act remains low at 37 percent. I have to wonder about how those answering are coming to this opinion. After all, there is tremendous evidence as to the success of the Affordable Care Act, and Gallup also found recently that about 70 percent … [Read more...] about People Not Directly Affected By Obamacare Are Unhappy With It
The Late Great Jack Vance
In my mid teens, over 50 years ago, I discovered the wonderful world of science fiction. One of my favorite authors was Jack Vance who was not only a great story teller but a wordsmith extraordinaire. As it turned out I missed much of Vance's work most of which is now out of print but fortunately his work has been Kindled. I recently reread the Caldwell trilogy and … [Read more...] about The Late Great Jack Vance
The Republican War on Science and Education
While America and other western nations are concerned about climate change and ISIS, Republican conservatives take stances similar to some of those of ISIS and Boko Haram. The conservative wing of the Republican Party, which seems to dominate the party’s ideology, appears to be waging its own war against science and education. (Fortunately, they’re not quite as brutal in how … [Read more...] about The Republican War on Science and Education
Josh Marshall on Immigration “Grenade”
Josh Marshall mulls over the consequences of the coming immigration battle on Talking Points Memo. Let's start with a few assumptions and see where they lead.[icopyright one button toolbar] 1) Let's assume, as numerous reports now suggest, that President Obama will issue one or more executive orders that effectively legalize roughly 5 million undocumented … [Read more...] about Josh Marshall on Immigration “Grenade”
SciFi Weekend: Arrow; The Flash; Doctor Who; The Fall; More Genre Novels Receiving TV Adapatations; Ascension; Community; Mrs. Wolowitz Dies; Porn Stars Explain Net Neutrality; Bill Cosby Rape Allegations
[icopyright one button toolbar] By now most fans must have figured out that Katie Cassidy's character is training to replace her sister Sara as the Black Canary, so there is no point in keeping this a secret. Publicity pictures have been released of Cassidy as the Black Canary. Marc Guggenheim has answered questions about when we will find out who killed Sara and has … [Read more...] about SciFi Weekend: Arrow; The Flash; Doctor Who; The Fall; More Genre Novels Receiving TV Adapatations; Ascension; Community; Mrs. Wolowitz Dies; Porn Stars Explain Net Neutrality; Bill Cosby Rape Allegations
A Monday Picture
Duck weed on Chicken Creek. … [Read more...] about A Monday Picture
Will the New GOP Congress Be the Congress Americans ‘Wish They Had’?
[icopyright one button toolbar] The man who lost the last (presidential) election round and who goes around talk shows pretending he did not, has some advice for the man who beat him in 2012. Appearing on Sunday’s CBS Face the Nation, failed presidential candidate Mitt Romney told Bob Schieffer, when asked about the possibility of “Obama taking executive action to … [Read more...] about Will the New GOP Congress Be the Congress Americans ‘Wish They Had’?
Obama is staying in the driver’s seat
[icopyright one button toolbar] Obama is staying in the driver's seat by Citizen Siegel After soundly defeating Democrats in the recent election, the GOP wants to claim a policy mandate. The problem is that Republicans don’t have many meaningful policy ideas. Sure, there are the perennial favorites of abortion restrictions and tax cuts for the wealthy. Beyond that, … [Read more...] about Obama is staying in the driver’s seat