The referees return and a nation bows in gratitude
The NFL refs are back — marking first time since the Great Recession that a group of unionized workers actually squeezed something significant out of their bosses. And not only that, Americans are actually on the side of the union! Including certain politicians who you wouldn’t expect. And every other union is right now trying […]14 years ago
Now they’re targeting the financial system?
Did you see the latest outburst over the anti-Mohammad video: A cyber attack on bank websites supposedly launched by radical Muslim hackers who call themselves the Cyber fighters of “Izz ad-din Al qassam.” They’re going after the Bank of America and the Stock Exchange. This is very annoying. You know there was a line in […]14 years ago
Who refs the refs?
Last night's Monday Night football game ended with the most controversial call since Athens versus Sparta -- last chance for the Seattle Seahawks, no time on the clock, Hail Mary pass, and it's caught but...
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His taxes, revealed
Over the weekend, as promised, Mitt Romney released his 2011 return. So now we have the 2011 return, the 2010 return, and in addition, as a bonus, he released a certified statement covering the previous 20 years.14 years ago
Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Christ
Scholars have just authenticated an ancient piece of papyrus claiming that Jesus was married. Now experts are asking whether early Christians might have been putting words in Jesus' mouth.14 years ago
Show me your papers
The courts have finally blessed that immigration law in Arizona which says police officers who detain you on another matter must also make a reasonable attempt to determine whether you're here legally, if they suspect that you're not.
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Mitt Romney fires back
Now there's another recording . "Because I actually believe in redistribution," says a voice on a video . Which Mitt Romney says goes straight to the entitlement philosophy that he's running against.
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Now look who’s beating him up
Even conservative commentators have now turned on Mitt Romney for his comments about the 47% who don’t owe income tax but still depend on government. David Brooks in the New York Times points out that they include Iraq War veterans who use VA hospitals. William Kristol points out that they include seniors who get social […]14 years ago
Caught on tape!
Secretly-recorded tapes are always fun, and what I like about this latest clandestine Mitt Romney recording is that it has us talking about some real issues like taxes and Israel — and that it has nothing to do with toplessness. But in terms of shocking revelations… This is a lot like the open mic that […]14 years ago
Why do they hate us, part two. Or is it three. Or four?
Palestinian protesters burn a U.S. flag during a demonstration against an anti-Muslim film, in Gaza City, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Widespread anger across the Muslim world was expressed about a film produced in the U.S. which ridiculed Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa) Again there’s a big debate over why Muslims are burning the American […]14 years ago
Keep the government’s hands off my military base!
Try this experiment: google "Pentagon base cuts." You will get articles from news outlets all over the country about how local lawmakers are preparing to defend the local military base from being cut.14 years ago
Healthier or not?
When Stanford researchers decided to find out if organic food really is healthier, they found measurable differences in pesticides. (AP Photo/file) When Stanford researchers decided to find out if organic food really is healthier, they found measurable differences in pesticides. “We did find that organic produce was at 30 percent lower risk of contamination of […]14 years ago
You can be anything you want to be, or can you?
I hesitate even to mention this study, because of all the nations on earth, America is the one nation that prides itself on giving anyone who comes here — legally, anyway– the chance to be whatever they want to be. But according to University of Michigan sociologist Fabian Pfeffer, you actually can’t. What determines whether […]14 years ago
Dave Ross
Should you even vote?
The first debate is three weeks away. It’ll focus on domestic policy, full of facts and serious policy points, and it won’t make a lick of difference on election day, the experts will tell you-especially if it’s packed with facts and serious policy points. Because while everybody says they want facts, most people don’t vote […]14 years ago
Intelligent design gets one right
I once interviewed a supporter of Intelligent Design — this idea that humans are too complicated to have simply evolved on their own — and I asked him: Where does this get you? If you need to take the Bible literally, that’s your right, but how is this science? How does it change the way […]14 years ago
I know it’s easy to get cynical
It's easy to get cynical about politics but with the right music, if you string together the ends of those speeches, it's also easy to feel inspired and optimistic.14 years ago
President Obama has a tough sell, and he knows it
The soaring rhetoric that gets the troops to charge into battle doesn’t have the same ring after you’ve been fighting for awhile, says Dave Ross of President Obama’s DNC speech. (AP Photo/file) Four years ago people were using words like “electricity and magic.” But the soaring rhetoric that gets the troops to charge into battle […]14 years ago
Fact checking Bill Clinton
Last night Bill Clinton alleged Republicans have little use for facts.14 years ago
Are you better off?
When a politician asks “Are you better off now than you were four years ago?” he’s really saying “ask not what you can do for your country, ask what your country can do for you.” And at this point it would have to be an executive order changing the laws of arithmetic. (AP file photo) […]14 years ago
Fired over a piece of cardboard
Banks are under strict rules to make sure there's never again a 2008 debacle, and those rules apply to every bank employee including Richard Eggers, who worked in a Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Office in Des Moines Iowa, answering the phones: a customer service telephone jockey.14 years ago
Was something missing?
There is some conservative anxiety over what Mitt Romney said - or didn't say - at the convention, specifically that he would not raise taxes on the middle class. He never said anything about plans to cut taxes.14 years ago
Beyond warm and fuzzy
Those Romney grandchildren chasing balloons on the stage, we’re in Camelot territory. (AP image) I thought the take-home line in Romney’s speech was the line that came right after he made his promises about creating jobs and not raising taxes on the middle class. He paused, and said: “President Obama promised to begin to slow […]14 years ago
I detect artistic license
Every good drama needs a cliffhanger. And the federal budget is approaching the mother of them all. (AP image) I like conventions. They’re the only TV show where the audience just sits and listens to speeches. But like any dramatic performance, a good speech requires artistic license. And Paul Ryan was very good at that, […]14 years ago
Dori Raises Red Flag, Inslee Raises White Flag, I Throw Yellow Flag
[Up-front disclosure. When I ran for Congress in 2004, Jay Inslee spent a Sunday afternoon in my dining room helping me raise money. I know some of you will want to evaluate this post in that light.] On this tax return matter: Jay Inslee released five years of tax returns, and the big red flag […]14 years ago
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