Anti-abortionist rejection of Roe v Wade (22 January 1973) has given way to a flurry of “personhood” legislative proposals at the state level and very public and political attacks on Planned Parenthood at the local, state and national level. [icopyright one button toolbar] But the real action in a woman’s right to agency over her body may be taking place in the shadows, … [Read more...] about When being pregnant means the mother’s civil rights are MIA
Navy SEAL Describes How Osama bin Laden Died As A Coward
[protected]Robert O’Neill, reportedly the Navy SEAL who shot Osama bin Laden, was interviewed by CNN and had some comments on how bin Laden died. Gawker summarizes: [icopyright one button toolbar] In a previously unreleased audio interview aired last night on CNN, O’Neill told freelance journalist Alex Quade that he had used details of bin Laden’s death to bring closure to … [Read more...] about Navy SEAL Describes How Osama bin Laden Died As A Coward
SciFi Weekend: Doctor Who Season Finale, Death In Heaven
[icopyright one button toolbar] Doctor Who followed up last week's Black Water with an entirely satisfying conclusion in Death in Heaven. Steven Moffat has no qualms about putting in the big scenes with big ideas even if not entirely logical, but he did it well enough that only the most fanatic Moffat haters should object to this episode. Moffat certainly gave us quite a … [Read more...] about SciFi Weekend: Doctor Who Season Finale, Death In Heaven
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Obama working with Republicans
Obama working with Republicans by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --What compromise? Voters divided on the issues, too --Obama, GOP brace for political war on immigration --Impeach Obama For Illegal Immigrant Amnesty? 2014 Election Results Not Enough For Impeachment --KRAUTHAMMER TO THE GOP: DON’T TAKE OBAMA’S IMPEACHMENT BAIT --Obama Drops The Reality Hammer On … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: Obama working with Republicans
A Brief History Of The Science Behind ‘Interstellar’
“Interstellar,” the latest blockbuster film by Christopher Nolan that opened Friday, is a science-fiction movie set in the near future when humanity must depart Earth and find a new home. While the technology is certainly not there yet, what does NASA think of the most recent Hollywood effort to examine the mysteries of space? NASA has… … [Read more...] about A Brief History Of The Science Behind ‘Interstellar’
Riding the Wave (Guest Voice)
Riding the Wave by Michael Reagan A beautiful red tsunami swept across America Tuesday night. Liberal pollsters and liberal pundits on TV refused to see the Republican wave coming and still can't believe it came. But the S.S. Obama and its cargo of bad ideas sank like a rock, dragging Captain Harry Reid and a motley crew of hopeful Democrat office seekers with it to … [Read more...] about Riding the Wave (Guest Voice)
Preposterous!
[icopyright one button toolbar] Preposterous! Well, not for the first time! The Supremes are outdoing themselves as comedians no one laughs at when it comes to the latest challenge to Obamacare. Wait a minute, "challenge" makes this decision to accept the case almost respectable. Don't kid yourself. Armed with results of the midterms, they clearly believe anything … [Read more...] about Preposterous!
Obama and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Obama and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Raging Moderate by Will Durst To call the grotesque drubbing suffered by the Democratic Party in the midterms monumental, is like referring to the surface of the sun as warm. The scene was so grisly, acutely sensitive Democrats (most of them) were forced to avert their eyes or risk anaphylactic shock. If you ever … [Read more...] about Obama and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
US Airstrike Targets Senior ISIS Members
U.S.-led airstrikes against the Islamic State targeted a meeting of area ISIS officials, possibly killing leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Two witnesses told Reuters the strike targeted a house where senior Islamic State officers were meeting. Local television channel al-Hadath said dozens were either wounded or killed, and ISIS fighters evacuated a hospital to treat survivors. … [Read more...] about US Airstrike Targets Senior ISIS Members
Weekend Picture And Flashback!
Although I was born in the Pacific Northwest and am now retired in the Pacific Northwest I have lived in Munich, Germany for 4 years and Yokohama, Japan for 2 years. As you can tell from the picture below my long legs never got used to siting on the floor for dinner. … [Read more...] about Weekend Picture And Flashback!
Why The Republicans Won Despite Being Wrong On All The Issues
Paul Krugman points out that the Republicans, despite winning the midterm elections on Tuesday, were wrong on everything:[icopyright one button toolbar] First, there’s economic policy. According to conservative dogma, which denounces any regulation of the sacred pursuit of profit, the financial crisis of 2008 — brought on by runaway financial institutions — shouldn’t have … [Read more...] about Why The Republicans Won Despite Being Wrong On All The Issues
A Nation of Fear
[icopyright one button toolbar] by Walter Brasch Maintenance workers at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pa., airport shot and killed a bear and her three cubs. The bears had crawled under a perimeter fence and were just lying around, several hundred yards from a runway. The airport director claimed the bears might have posed a risk to flights. The mother bear weighed … [Read more...] about A Nation of Fear
An American-Style Sex Scandal in Canada
[icopyright one button toolbar] TORONTO -- Canada gave us now-former Mayor Rob Ford, who led comedy writers to get down on their knees, look to the heavens and shout "Thank You!!" due to his alcohol and drug-induced antics, coupled with his uncanny resemblance to Saturday Live's late Chris Farley. Canada's biggest scandal now swirls around CBC's mega-radio-talk show star … [Read more...] about An American-Style Sex Scandal in Canada
Republican Senate takeover gives war hawks, neocons bully pulpit
Republican insiders say legislation already is in the works to pressure the White House into expanding the war against the Islamic State and increasing pressure on Russia and Iran, as the GOP takeover of the Senate provides neocons and war hawks with their first bully pulpit since the end of George W. Bush's presidency. While there… … [Read more...] about Republican Senate takeover gives war hawks, neocons bully pulpit
Cartoon roundup: Republicans win, Obama and Democrats lose
See great cartoons by all the top political cartoonists at http://cagle.com. To license these cartoon for your own site, visit http://politicalcartoons.com … [Read more...] about Cartoon roundup: Republicans win, Obama and Democrats lose
Humoring the headlines (Guest Voice)
Humoring the Headlnies by Laurie Baron [icopyright one button toolbar] An election wrap up: SAN DIEGO? John Boehner and Mitch McConnell celebrated the GOP’s control of both the House and the Senate by offering to work cooperatively with President Obama to accomplish their aims. In this spirit of bipartisanship they changed the GOP’s campaign slogan from “Stop Obama; … [Read more...] about Humoring the headlines (Guest Voice)
Gruesome Details Revealed In Suspected Massacre Of Mexico Students
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's government said on Friday evidence suggests that 43 missing trainee teachers were murdered and their charred remains tipped in a rubbish dump and a river in southwest Mexico, based on the confessions of three detained gang members. Attorney General Jesus Murillo said the detainees, caught a week ago, admitted setting fire… … [Read more...] about Gruesome Details Revealed In Suspected Massacre Of Mexico Students
Cartoon: GOP captures Senate
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Breaking: Obama Authorizes Additional Troops in Fight Against ISIL
[icopyright one button toolbar] The Defense Department has announced that, “as part of the strategy to defeat ISIL terrorists,” President Obama has authorized up to 1,500 additional troops to Iraq, pretty much doubling the number of U.S. forces on the ground there now. The new authorization gives the U.S. military the ability to deploy up to 3,100 troops. About 1,400 U.S. … [Read more...] about Breaking: Obama Authorizes Additional Troops in Fight Against ISIL
A Bad Week Gets Worse: Sixth Circuit Court Upholds Bans On Gay Marriage
[icopyright one button toolbar] As if the news wasn’t bad enough on Tuesday, there was even more bad news this week. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit overturned rulings against bans on same-sex marriage in Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee. More on the decision at SCOTUSblog. This decision runs counter to decisions in 4th, 7th, 9th and 10th circuit … [Read more...] about A Bad Week Gets Worse: Sixth Circuit Court Upholds Bans On Gay Marriage