the worst mistake

If George W Bush were willing to open up and admit his thoughts after leaving office, I have a sneaking suspicion that his answer to a question he was asked during his presidency, and failed miserably in his answer, would surpires many. I think his response would be completely different today.
In April 2004 a reporter [...]

Looks like President Obama’s Cairo speech had some effect on the Middle East!

How do we know if President Obama’s speech in Cairo, Egypt to the Middle East had any positive effect in the region? Because Lebanon went to the polls this past Sunday and kicked Hezbollah out of power and instilled an American styled government made up of Christians, Sunnis, and Druze! Wow! (Even the Saudis were [...]

Hugo Chavez of Venezuala gives President Obama a book

*thumbs up to Chavez*
You’ve probably seen the video by now. President Obama is sitting down when Hugo Chavez gets up with a book in hand and goes over to President Obama to shake his hand. When the cameras start flashing, Chavez holds the book’s cover in full view. The name of the book? It’s, “The [...]

we just missed a real bad, bad

On March 20th 2009 a very bad thing happened, ….. but a much worse thing was avoided.
The nuclear powered submarine USS Hartford (SSN-768) (a Los Angeles-Class attack submarine) and the US Navy amphibious surface ship USS New Orleans (LPD-18) , the newest vessel in the US Navy, did something ships should never do, they tried [...]

President Obama has one too many Talibans to have to deal with

A sampling of the American Taliban…

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The Taliban of Afghanistan (I don’t see much of a difference really)…

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President Obama has way too many Talibans to have to deal with. I don’t think any American president before him had this many on one plate, so it wasn’t surprising when I read that President Obama was going to [...]

President Obama receives a warm welcome from Canadians

What a wonderful feeling knowing we have a president who is eagerly received and anticipated everywhere he goes! President Obama went to Ottawa, Canada today and the Canadians chanted, “Yes we can!”. Nice, huh? One Canadian in the comments below the following video said, “Well when the president isn’t a complete fucking idiot, we as [...]

Happy Valentine’s Day from the progressive women of India!

Oh how I love strong women who stand up to those ridiculously violent right wingers of our planet!

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As Rachel Maddow explained on her show last night, strong women in fighting these kinds of assholes don’t have to use violence back to get their message across. Nope. The best way to counteract the violent ones [...]

The Chinese government is going to meet with Tibetan leaders

(maine human peace sign)
It’s a diplomatic breakthrough! Honestly, this is great news.
From the Associated Press:

BEIJING (AP) â€” The Chinese government plans to meet with a private representative of the Dalai Lama in the coming days, state-run media reported, after weeks of pressure from world leaders.
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The official Xinhua News Agency said it had learned of the [...]

QUOTE OF THE DAY:

GLENN BECK AT CPAC 2010: ‘Hello, my name is the Republican Party, and I’ve got a problem. I’m addicted to spending and big government…I’m addicted to spending and I just don’t want to spend today.’ (CLICK HERE FOR LINK TO QUOTE)

"If by a “Liberal” they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and their civil liberties — someone who believes we can break through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies abroad, if that is what they mean by a “Liberal,” then I’m proud to say I’m a “Liberal.” ~ John F. Kennedy, 1960