I had no interest in “The Wedding!” today but my wife DVR’d it and I ended up watching. I enjoyed thinking about the politics of the wedding and couldn’t help thinking of my favorite “crystal-clutching-hobbit-dork” series A Song of Ice and Fire. I’m sure there’s all kinds of intrigue happening behind the scenes here. Two [...]

Yes, I’ve had posting privileges here for years but have not had the time or reason to create posts. But hey, here’s something for Donald Trump and the Bellowing Birthers, fresh and hot from the White House: Obama’s Original Long Form Birth Registration Enjoy.

The ironic thing about all of this is that Obama’s actual birth certificate isn’t even allowed for official use in Hawaii, but the Certificate of Live Birth, the document he has been using since the get go, is allowed. The only reason Trump opens his mouth these days is to change shoes… “Well I’ve been [...]

He’s in! From National Journal: Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, whose outspoken libertarian views and folksy style made him a cult hero during two previous presidential campaigns, will announce on Tuesday that he’s going to try a third time. Sources close to Paul, who is in his 12th term in the House, said he will unveil [...]

In March we reported that Gabrielle Giffords was talking in full sentences, although it wasn’t easy. Looks like that’s still the case, but now she can use the left side of her body as if nothing had happened. “Her left side is perfect,” (Giffords’ Chief of Staff Pia) Carusone says. “She can do whatever you [...]

I keep asking myself if Trump is actually this clueless or is this all an act? Oh, he also says that he has learned some very interesting things about Obama’s origins and will reveal them soon. Something tells me we’re seeing another Geraldo Rivera “Al Capone’s Vault” moment. Anybody else feel the same? Some bad [...]

Many thought that there would be no difference between him and his brother. Well, if he keeps his promises…boy were “many” wrong. From Ahram Online: For the first time since he and his brother came to power more than a half century ago, President Raul Castro proposed term limits for Cuba’s leaders, admitted that errors [...]

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I still think it’s a stunt, but Trump is making moves towards running a real campaign. So says Politico: Despite an almost universal refusal by Republican establishment figures and the press to take him seriously, Donald Trump is taking very concrete steps toward forming — and announcing — a presidential campaign. He has interviewed at [...]

Townes Van Zandt was an incredible songwriter and a great storyteller. I first heard this song on a live album where he’s playing in Germany. He explains that Amarillo is a town in Texas where the wind blows 80 miles per hour all the time. He says the hippies look real funny there because their [...]

Well, at least now we know it’s a stunt. From Yahoo: The real estate mogul has chosen the season finale of his NBC reality show, “The Apprentice” as the venue for announcing his presidential decision, Newsmax reported late Wednesday. The show is set to air May 15. Newsmax reports that Trump will announce plans to [...]

It was forceful, it was direct and it was very pointed in putting the lie to the Ryan’s budget cuts that don’t include any revenue plans. And let me say this for the record…Ryan’s plans are cruel. He had a chance to lead on this, but he failed. In any event, Obama said that EVERYTHING [...]

If this poll holds up, the GOP is truly lost. Especially after his birther nonsense. From CNN: Nineteen percent of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents questioned in the poll say that as of now, they’d be most likely to support Trump for next year’s GOP presidential nomination. Trump says he’ll decide by June whether he runs [...]

I’m not sure what kind of national attention this story is getting, but it’s a pretty big local story. The investigation into a suspected serial killer who may have preyed on prostitutes, dumping their bodies near beaches on Long Island, has spawned new warnings for sex workers who advertise online. Seems to me like more [...]

And he did it on Twitter no less. Very 2011 Mitt. But why not a #tcot hashtag? Here’s the video: Looks like Mitt is taking the “insulated President” tact and it’s an easy hit. As President, Obama doesn’t come off as the warmest guy and this is a good place to start. However, as a [...]

It’s pretty basic. Increase revenues and lower expenditures. Here’s more from NY Times: In his remarks, which come after Friday’s bipartisan deal to cut domestic spending by about $38 billion for the remainder of this budget year, Mr. Obama will not offer details but will set deficit-cutting goals, White House officials said. The numbers were [...]

I’ve watched several videos of the tsunami in Japan. The following is the most demonstrative of the inevitability of the event. The ocean just comes. Most disconcerting is the pace. It’s not a giant wave wiping everything out at once, it’s the ocean slowly and thoroughly claiming the land and everything on it.

I lived in Baltimore for about four years. The city is flawed in many ways but it’s beautiful in many more ways. American history runs through Baltimore’s veins. The War of 1812: Stand on the point at Ft. McHenry and imagine watching British ships coming up the Bay. Imagine seeing them well before they are [...]

At the same time he’s fighting the unions in Wisconsin…he hired the kid of a donor to oversee a very important, high paying regulatory position? Yikes… Just in his mid-20s, Brian Deschane has no college degree, very little management experience and two drunken-driving convictions. Yet he has landed an $81,500-per-year job in Gov. Scott Walker’s [...]