House Republicans Caucus To “Unite” Behind “jobs”

Posted by on Jan 23, 2012 in Politics | No Comments

Oh we’ve all heard this before? That’s the message, anyway, coming out of the House Republican caucus retreat that  took place last week: they’ll stop the infighting and extremist political battles that fractured the party and focus on jobs. The 2012 GOP playbook is a poll-tested group of bullet points that seems to illustrate a fresh ...

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Drone Assassinations: A Perfect Catch-22

Posted by on Jan 23, 2012 in Politics, War on Terrorism | No Comments

Glenn Greenwald, who I read daily, highlights something today I have to admit I had not considered: On Saturday in Somalia, the U.S. fired missiles from a drone and killed the 27-year-old Lebanon-born, ex-British citizen Bilal el-Berjawi. His wife had given birth 24 hours earlier and the speculation is that the U.S. located him when his ...

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Don’t Forget Huckabee Is A “Tool”

Posted by on Jan 21, 2012 in Politics | No Comments

At times Mike Huckabee doesn’t necessarily come across like a bad guy. As far-right politicians goes he can seem “sane.” He tells great stories; he frequently jokes around with Jon Stewart; heck he even plays bass on national TV. As right-wing preachers-turned-politicians go, Huckabee seems non-threatening and even a dude you’d like to have a beer with. ...

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MoveOn SOPA Blackout

Posted by on Jan 18, 2012 in Culture, Politics | No Comments

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Wired SOPA Blackout

Posted by on Jan 18, 2012 in Culture, Politics | No Comments

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