Mean Jean - Caught Again! OH-2 Follies
Mean Jean is at it again. This time its plagarisim. Most here know of her outrageous comments regarding John Murtha and the vitriol she displayed in running against Paul Hackett. Schmidt has been...
View ArticleMean Jean Cries FOUL! Your chuckle of the day
Mean Jean amazingly thinks it's not fair for the world to see her making a fool of herself on the House floor during a political campaign. From this morning's Cincinnati Enquirer - On the flip - read...
View ArticleCBS Iraq Poll: The Bottom Falling Out!
Tonight, CBS News released a new poll http://www.cbsnews.com/... regarding the Iraq War. Seventy-one percent — the largest percentage ever — say the war is going badly; in contrast to 52% a year ago....
View ArticleSo What Are You Hearing? The National Holiday Conversation
Across America families and friends are gathering this week, and as they talk over the egg nog, the dinner table, the drinks, in the car, on planes and in airports they are comparing notes. Though...
View ArticleThe New Way to "Surge"- Bring the Dead Back to Active Duty?
This is amazing:WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army said Friday it would apologize to the families of about 275 officers killed or wounded in action who were mistakenly sent letters urging them to return to...
View ArticleThe “Rules of Engagement” Theme – Stop It
Has anyone else noticed the increased reference to "Rules of Engagement?" There seems to be a rising theme on the right claiming the reason things have gone badly in Iraq is the military is handcuffed...
View Articleal-Maliki Jumping the Shark?
Behind the scenes things are getting worse for George and the gang. Their supposed client and ally has just about had a belly-full. Remember that close ally who recently decided he didn’t need to...
View ArticleAn American Hero Goes on Trial - Lt. Ehren Watada
Lt. Ehren Watada goes on trial soon. Thirteen days from today, Feb 5, a court martial trial will commence that will make history. While its a compelling story, its received little attention here on...
View ArticleMy favorite Molly Ivins bit - that chicken is a stinkin
Her words are far better than mine, to witYou know how to cure a chicken-killin' dog? Now, you know you cannot keep a dog that kills chickens, no matter how fine a dog it is otherwise.Some people think...
View ArticleMeanwhile in Ohio - tilting the table (Breaking Update)
The plot thickens behind the scenes. Rachel Maddow last night did an excellent segment on what is happening with early voting in Ohio, but it misses a very key point. I am a member of the Hamilton...
View ArticleBring Betty White to the Convention
Now this is a cause I can get behind with vigor. Its sweeping Facebook as we speak. There is even a Facebook page on the subject which can be found here. It has 18,719 likes and counting.The money...
View ArticleA huge opportunity - voting the down ballot.
I like many others am enjoying watching the wheels come off of the Romney campaign. There is no room for complacency though because we still don't know what the effect of Karl Rove's money may be. We...
View ArticleVoter Intimidation and confusion in Ohio
So all pretense is being dropped. In African -American neighborhoods here in Cincinnati and in Cleveland as in other areas of Ohio these billboards have suddenly appeared. Clearly these billboards...
View ArticlePlease come to Hamilton County, OH. It can make a difference. GOTV!
With 6 days to go there are few places that you could go in this country that would make a bigger difference than Hamilton County, Ohio. Read on to hear why. If you watched Meet the Press last Sunday...
View ArticleSo I was robbed at gun point Sunday night.
In broad daylight, in what most people would think is a very “safe place.” I live in Cincinnati, in a neighborhood where such things are considered unheard of. It’s a place where on a summer evening...
View ArticleSo the lesson of Ebola is ...
this.What better evidence could we ask for that it's important for everyone to have access to good health care? What better evidence could we ask for that we are all in this together?The Republican...
View ArticleThe Chicken Killin Dog.
We don't know what will happen on Tuesday. I've lost track of how many times Joe Biden has told me to "listen up," how may times he's asked me for $3 and said it's "important." How many times Harry...
View ArticleThe Chicken Killin Dog revisited
So the election is over. Ten years ago the great Molly Ivins got it right and she is still right even though she is now gone. I'm reminded of a column Molly wrote the day after George Bush won in...
View ArticleSo before we go getting too cocky….
As we approach the 2016 election cycle, it’s worth remembering a bit of history. Only once in the 75 years since WW II has one party held the White House for more than eight consecutive years.That...
View ArticleIncome inequality - the tide is shifting. Astonishing 60 minutes segment...
So quite recently Mitt Romney announced that fighting poverty and income inequality was the theme of his new quest for the White House. Many of us laughed (I did) given the campaign he ran in...
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