“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
Larison: GOP Will Do Nothing
Daniel Larison of The American Conservative predicts the GOP majority Congress and Senate will do what they campaigned on: nothing.[icopyright one button toolbar] (h/t rudi) All of this suggests that most observers, myself included, underestimated the extent to which Republicans would dominate this election. The GOP ran an almost purely negative campaign and said almost … [Read more...] about Larison: GOP Will Do Nothing
Would This Have Helped Democrats on Tuesday? Nah!
[icopyright one button toolbar] The U.S. economy, especially the private sector job growth, has been steadily recovering for the past five years. As a matter of fact, Jason Furman, chairman of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers has characterized this period as “the longest streak in U.S. history.” The Hill calls it “the longest such streak since 1995.” … [Read more...] about Would This Have Helped Democrats on Tuesday? Nah!
The Driving Force Behind the US Oil Boom (Guest Voice)
The Driving Force Behind the US Oil Boom by James Stafford of Oilprice.com The shale revolution’s sweet spot is oilfield services, the lower-risk backbone of the American oil and gas boom that pays off regardless of a play’s economics. Behind the stardom of the explorers and producers who have put themselves on the revolutionary shale map and absorb most of the risk—are … [Read more...] about The Driving Force Behind the US Oil Boom (Guest Voice)
In need of a rebuilding plan
WASHINGTON -- All right, all right, I didn't see the wave coming. All those margin-of-error polls seemed to suggest that Democrats would likely hold their own -- probably not keep the Senate but make a respectable showing overall. Wrong. All the caveats are true. It was a midterm, when the incumbent president's party usually gets a comeuppance. The Senate losses were … [Read more...] about In need of a rebuilding plan