Will Palestinians join ISIS caliphate? By Lloyd Levy EILAT, Israel –While soaking up the sun in Eilat ( 100F. this week), my body was idle but my mind was still ticking over. I had a Damascene revelation, on this ancient road from Cairo to Damascus. The symbolism of Eilat’s location occurred to me. It is at the head of a small bay, with four countries bordering each … [Read more...] about Will Palestinians join ISIS caliphate?
POLL: Romney ahead among Republicans, Hillary Clinton dominates among Democrats
Less than a month before the scramble for the 2016 Presidential nominations of both parties really begins -- the second after the November elections ballots are counted -- the latest ABC News/Washington Post shows former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney ahead in a split Republican field and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton totally dominating among Democrats.[icopyright … [Read more...] about POLL: Romney ahead among Republicans, Hillary Clinton dominates among Democrats
Cartoon: Turkey and the siege of Kobani
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The Hardest-Working Congressman in North Dakota
The Hardest-Working Congressman in North Dakota By Jason Stanford As America waits, ever patiently, for the economic recovery to trickle down to the rest of us, at least we won't have to worry about Kevin Cramer. This former radio host has figured out a way to get a piece of the pie not just for himself but for many of his relatives as well. Unfortunately, he's cashing in … [Read more...] about The Hardest-Working Congressman in North Dakota
Dear Politicians: A Travel Ban Won’t Stop Ebola—and May Make It Worse
As more and more patients arrive in U.S. hospitals with “Ebola-like” symptoms—never mind the fact that the vast majority of them do not have the virus—politicians have increasingly called on President Barack Obama to ban travel to and from Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, the three countries most affected by the disease. A number of lawmakers,… … [Read more...] about Dear Politicians: A Travel Ban Won’t Stop Ebola—and May Make It Worse
Meet the Comedy Central Press
In what has been a season of jaw-dropping news, the latest bombshell seems like it was ripped from the pages of Mad Magazine.[icopyright one button toolbar] First, the terrorist group ISIS has now unquestionably emerged as a territory-gobbling group offering the same kind of brutal, merciless murder of men, women and children that Adolf Hitler and the Nazis offered during … [Read more...] about Meet the Comedy Central Press
It’s Pizza Time
Who doesn't love pizza? While I would be hesitant to call pizza the "ultimate food," it's hard to deny that few things go over quite as well with large groups of people. Pizza always seems to be on the menu, any time of day and for any reason. Best of all, on the surface, pizza is… … [Read more...] about It’s Pizza Time
Cartoon: Ewingnut
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Avoiding Panic Regarding Ebola
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2KBfynW09I With some conservatives playing politics with Ebola, it is good to see that Shepard Smith at Fox is being more responsible. See the video above where he explains why there is no reason to panic. Hopefully this will calm down the conservatives who are being incited to panic and see this as reason to vote against Democrats by other … [Read more...] about Avoiding Panic Regarding Ebola
One Man, One Vote (Guest Voice)
One Man, One Vote Raging Moderate by Will Durst Whiners. Bounders. Ingrates. Talking about the incessant griping and sniping currently buzzing over long overdue Republican reforms requiring citizens to produce a government issued ID before casting a vote. From the outcry you'd think the GOP was organizing competitive kitten clubbings. Again. Oh for crum's sakes, settle … [Read more...] about One Man, One Vote (Guest Voice)
India At Risk Of Joint Attack By ISIS, Al Qaeda
Militants of the Islamic State group and al Qaeda could carry out joint attacks in India, the director general of the country’s National Security Guard, or NSG, said on Thursday, according to media reports. The statement by the head of the country's counterterrorism force comes just over a month after al Qaeda announced the creation of… … [Read more...] about India At Risk Of Joint Attack By ISIS, Al Qaeda
SCOTUS Rejects DOJ’s Emergency Request to Ban Texas Voter ID Law
The U.S. Supreme Court says the controversial Texas voter ID law can be used for the November election. Early voting begins on Monday.[icopyright one button toolbar] SCOTUS rejected an emergency appeal from the Department of Justice and civil rights groups to bar the state from requiring voters to produce certain forms of photo identification in order to vote. The law … [Read more...] about SCOTUS Rejects DOJ’s Emergency Request to Ban Texas Voter ID Law
Sunnis Won’t Oppose ISIS
Peter Van Buren explains the hole in Obama's ISIS strategy in The American Conservative. There is no path by which America can succeed in its goals in Iraq—repel ISIS and keep the country together—without the active participation of the Sunnis. It is very unlikely that will happen.[icopyright one button toolbar] Obama’s strategy rests on the assumption that the … [Read more...] about Sunnis Won’t Oppose ISIS
Ebola hysteria is going viral. Don’t fall for these 5 myths
EDITOR's NOTE: This is being reposted and put higher on top since comments had been turned off due to a technical glitch. YOUR COMMENTS ON THIS ARE WELCOME. NAIROBI, Kenya — In the US, Ebola hysteria is spreading way faster than the virus itself. Commentators on cable news are the worst offenders, stoking fears with paranoid soothsaying and inventing apocalyptic future … [Read more...] about Ebola hysteria is going viral. Don’t fall for these 5 myths
Pennsylvania’s Politics of Virtue: Senate Shoots Down Pigeon Shoots
by Walter Brasch The Pennsylvania Senate, possibly for the first time in its history, stood up against the NRA leadership and extreme gun-rights groups, and voted to ban pigeon shoots. The senators correctly called the ban a matter not of gun rights but of eliminating animal cruelty. [icopyright one button toolbar] The International Olympic Committee in 1900 banned … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania’s Politics of Virtue: Senate Shoots Down Pigeon Shoots
What’s Wrong With American Healthcare
The recent Ebola cases have demonstrated major problems of the "best healthcare system in the world". It is not so much the government but for profit hospitals. If you want an example you have to look no further than Florida governor Rick Scott and his former company Hospital Corporation of America. The United States is not ready for Ebola and the Dallas hospital is only one … [Read more...] about What’s Wrong With American Healthcare
California Study Debunks Claims That Medicaid Expansion Will Increase ER Utilization Long Term And Excessively Increase Costs
Opponents of the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid expansion have often twisted the results of a study in Oregon showing an increase in Emergency Room utilization after their expansion of Medicaid. Subsequent studies have debunked claims that Medicaid patients are abusing Emergency Rooms and studies of the Medicaid expansion in Ohio showed that better management of the Medicaid … [Read more...] about California Study Debunks Claims That Medicaid Expansion Will Increase ER Utilization Long Term And Excessively Increase Costs
Operation ‘United Assistance’ in Images
[icopyright one button toolbar] We have been doing our best to report on the training, deployment and activities of our troops who are helping in the fight against the Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa: Operation United Assistance. The Department of Defense has an entire web site devoted to Operation United Assistance. There is a wealth of information at … [Read more...] about Operation ‘United Assistance’ in Images
What would you do if you were groped in public?
In the shadow of #gamergate*, here's a refreshing story of empowerment and focused anger. And another way your smartphone is your friend.[icopyright one button toolbar] Nude photos, rape threats, mass shooting scares: Welcome to the disturbing chaos of #Gamergate http://t.co/4Hd5ZgLz5r pic.twitter.com/5SfMKCD0M6 — Mother Jones (@MotherJones) October 16, 2014 Imagine … [Read more...] about What would you do if you were groped in public?
Why The Ebola Crisis Is Only The Latest Government-Scripted Disaster
DOES THE EBOLA VIRUS VOTE DEMOCRATIC OR REPUBLICAN? The news that the Centers for Disease Control was unprepared for the ebola virus now that it has made landfall in the U.S. is not exactly a bolt from the blue. Government agencies have been failing us for many years.[icopyright one button toolbar] The CDC, it turns out, had issued lax guidelines to … [Read more...] about Why The Ebola Crisis Is Only The Latest Government-Scripted Disaster