Occupy Wall Street Not Our Arab Awakening
A meme is emerging that the Occupy Wall Street protests are America’s version of the Arab Awakening. That meme must die.
Onion: Congress Hostage Tweets
Beginning with “BREAKING: Witnesses reporting screams and gunfire heard inside Capitol building,” a series of tweets with the #CongressHostage hashtag have been decidedly unfunny.
Are Blacks Abandoning Obama?
Dick Morris has a penchant for counter-intuitive analysis. And for being wildly wrong.
Despite Controversy And Doubt, Troy Davis Was Executed In Georgia Last Night
The execution of Troy Davis brings back to the forefront the reasons why the death penalty is inherently flawed.
Netflix Gets Out of DVD Business, Spins of Qwikster
In a truly bizarre move, Netflix is spinning off the DVD-by-mail business that built them into an international brand and going stream-only. Those wishing to keep getting movies will have to sign on to something called Qwikster.
Attackwatch: It’s Just Politics, Folks
The Obama campaign’s new “Attackwatch” site is the latest Outrage Of The Day
CNN/Tea Party Debate: Rick Perry Gets Hit From All Sides
The Texas Governor was taking it from all sides at last night’s Tea Party Debate.
Al Gore Places Infant Son In Rocket To Escape Dying Planet
Al Gore Places Infant Son In Rocket To Escape Dying Planet
Reagan and Bush Debate Illegal Immigration
The 1980 debate between Reagan and Bush compared to the GOP primary debates in 2011 is flabbergasting.
Have Conservatives Finally Had Enough Of Sarah Palin?
The Sarah Palin bloom seems to be off the rose.
Maryland Football Uniforms Ugly, Attract Needed Attention
The Maryland Terrapins upset the Miami Hurricanes 32-24 last night in college football’s opening weekend. But all anyone is talking about is the ugly uniforms.
Is Twitter Killing Political News?
The rapid spread of information on Twitter is challenging POLITICO’s business model.
Acting BATF Director Reassigned In Wake Of Gunrunning Scandal
Why was the ATF allowing thousands of weapons to be smuggled to Mexican drug gangs?
Sarah Palin Continues To Tease Supporters In Largely Pointless Speech
Sarah Palin’s much-anticipated Tea Party speech in Iowa was, in the end, much ado about nothing.
The Absurdity Of Anti-Bullying Laws
The latest push for laws against bullying is another example of the Nanny State rum amok.
White House Officials Upset That Republicans Playing Politics Interfered With Their Attempt To Play Politics
The White House is still smarting over the fact that they got burned by John Boehner, again.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: I Couldn’t Get Confirmed Today
Supreme Court nominees were confirmed quite easily within recent memory. What’s changed?
Religious Extremism in America
What are the contours of “mainstream” religious thought in today’s America?
Is “Twitter Stalking” Free Speech?
A case pending in Maryland raises the question of when boorish online behavior crosses the line from protected speech to criminal act.
What’s Wrong With Political Reporting?
Political journalists aren’t like you and me. Well, you, anyway.
If Sarah Palin Runs, She Will Lose
While Sarah Palin continues to tease her supporters about a possible Presidential run, the damage she could do to the GOP becomes even more apparent.
Would Not Running For POTUS Make Sarah Palin Irrelevant?
Her appeal is not her ideas, policies, or achievements but her personality and appeal to the red meat base.
Do Earthquakes Stimulate the Economy?
Either a bunch of bloggers or one of the world’s smartest economists doesn’t understand economics.
Chris Christie Reconsidering A Presidential Run?
Is Chris Christie reconsidering his previous statements about not running for President? More importantly, why are so many Republicans still dissatisfied with the field?
Media Ignorance: Dog Bites Man
Political journalists are asking clumsy, ignorant, and intolerant questions. Film at 11.
Rick Perry Issues Mea Culpa On Mandatory HPV Vaccine Program
Rick Perry has walked back his support for mandatory HPV vaccination but the broader issue still remains.
Rick Perry v. Michele Bachmann: Is It Even Really A Contest?
Rick Perry will need to get past Michele Bachmann before he takes on Mitt Romney. But, really, how hard could it be?
Sesame Street Producers: Bert And Ernie Won’t Be Getting Married, And They’re Not Gay
Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
International Relations Graduate School Pros and Cons
So, you want a career in foreign policy field and are weighing your options….
Privatizing The Post Office Is The Only Way To Save It
We are being warned once again that the Postal Service is on the verge of financial collapse. There really is only one solution.
You Want to Talk about Something Broken in our Politics?
I got your broken right here: the presidential nomination process.
Air Force Cancels ‘Jesus Loves Nukes’ Training
The Air Force has suspended a course that teaches nuclear officers that Christian ethics permit them to do their job.
Blaming Extreme Rhetoric for Extreme Acts
News that Norwegian terrorist Anders Behring Breivik was a fan of anti-Islamist sites, including Robert Spencer’s Jihad Watch and Pamela Geller’s Atlas Shrugs has opened a big can of schadenfreude.
General John Shalikashvili Dead at 75
A legendary American soldier, General John Shalikashvili, has died.
Oslo Shooter Anti-Muslim Christian Extremist
The death toll in Norway’s deadliest day of terrorism is up to 91. The man behind it, 32-year-old Anders Behring Breivik, is a frequent poster of anti-Muslim screeds on Christian fundamentalist websites.
Oslo Bomb Blast and Shooting Spree: Al Qaeda Suspected (Updated)
A bomb blast in Oslo’s government center has killed at least two people and a presumably related shooting spree at a nearby children’s camp are being investigated as terrorist related.
NASA Dawn Returns Images Of Vesta Or, The Space Program Is Not Dead
Reports of the death of the space program are greatly exaggerated.
