[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
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Obama’s Executive Orders
Obama's Executive Orders by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --Defiant Obama says he won't bend to GOP --Republicans weigh government shutdown to stop Obama on immigration --Why Republicans are furious about the president’s threat to use execution action, and what they plan to do about it. --Battle Over Immigration Poses Risks for G.O.P. Mike Peters is recognized … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Obama’s Executive Orders
ISIS’s spread (Guest Voice)
The chickens are really coming home to roost. Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest sponsor of Sunniled militancy and terror groups across the region, will have to fortify itself against the threat of attacks by the brutal Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). In a recently released speech by the ISIS leader, Abu Bakr alBaghdadi has… … [Read more...] about ISIS’s spread (Guest Voice)
Obama and the other electorate
WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner has said that President Obama would "poison the well" for legislative action on immigration reform by unilaterally issuing executive orders. But how can you poison a well that has already been filled with partisan cyanide? Obama's Republican critics say that his forceful approach on immigration, climate change and net neutrality … [Read more...] about Obama and the other electorate
As the clock ticks in Missouri, the KKK rises from the shadows
While Anonymous deals the KKK digital blows A grand jury in St. Louis County, MO, has been hearing testimony for months regarding the August 9 shooting death of Michael Brown, 18, by Officer Darren Wilson of the Ferguson police force. [icopyright one button toolbar] A shooting that took place in less than 90 seconds. As the clock ticks closer to a grand jury decision, … [Read more...] about As the clock ticks in Missouri, the KKK rises from the shadows
The Power Of Emotion: How Feeling Disgust Spurs Your Worst Behavior
A new study from Rice University in Houston finds disgust can rule our bad decision-making. “As an emotion, disgust is designed as a protection,” said Vikas Mittal, the J. Hugh Liedtke professor of marketing at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, in a press release. “When people feel disgusted, they tend to remove themselves from a… … [Read more...] about The Power Of Emotion: How Feeling Disgust Spurs Your Worst Behavior
AP: Reagan, Bush Also Acted Without Congress To Shield Immigrants From Deportation
[icopyright one button toolbar] Yet another sigh of how utterly hypocritical our partisan politics has become. From the AP (which will now be dissed as a bunch of liberals doing the bidding of the White House) comes this fact-based report: President Barack Obama's anticipated order that would shield millions of immigrants now living illegally in the U.S. from … [Read more...] about AP: Reagan, Bush Also Acted Without Congress To Shield Immigrants From Deportation
ISIS beheads US aid worker Kassig
The Islamic State group on Sunday released a video claiming the beheading of US aid worker Peter Kassig in a warning to Washington as it prepares to send more troops to Iraq. The same video showed the gruesome simultaneous beheadings of at least 18 men described as Syrian military personnel, the latest in a series of… … [Read more...] about ISIS beheads US aid worker Kassig