The spin of yesterday’s election that is all over the MSM today is, “It’s the year of the woman”. Some would beg to differ. On the surface it is true, several winners of primaries yesterday were women. But the case could be made that half of the four most prominent [...]

It’s Election Day today, you can smell the aroma of desperation and tea bags in the air. It will be interesting, this will be the first big reflection of the influence the Republican Extremists, aka, Tea Partiers, have. With the election of Rand Paul and what transpired there, I would [...]

Early in 2009, shortly after the President’s Inauguration, Glenn Beck took to the airwaves to warn people that soon the President would be coming for their guns; yes, indeedy, he’d be sending the police after people’s beloved guns. So urgent and heated was Beck’s warning that one poor, deluded man [...]

Helen Thomas, a revered journalist, the Grand Dame of the White House Press Corps…said all Israeli Jews should simply leave Israel and go back to where they came from, Germany, Poland, America, etc. Urging people to go back where they came from is not only unrealistic but has been a [...]

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Well, Joe Biden was certainly right when he said that President Obama would be “tested” soon after taking office. The question is not so much “how did he do” on the test as it is, “when will the tests ever stop?” It is perhaps more accurate to look at these [...]

With a number of southern states having to cope with the immediate effects of the BP oil crisis (though, like slow moving oil, it will eventually spread to all of us in its impact), it seems appropriate to dedicate this week’s music thread to our friends in The South. Whether [...]

AdLib : Glad to hear that. Rahm was the one behind Clinton offering the Obama Admin position to Sestak. He is such bad news. AdLib : Night Patsy! Time to wrap Vox Populi too. Thanks so much for joining us tonight! Same to Khirad! And everyone else who’s already headed [...]

Vox Populi, our unique live chat event every Friday night where members discuss the week’s events.  Vox Populi will begin at 7:00 pm PST and can be participated in at the Vox Populi page under Live Events (click here to go directly there) or in the sidebar on any page. [...]

When British Petroleum (BP) applied for a permit to build the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico and begin drilling, it claimed to have the technology and know-how to handle any oil spill. But in the face of an actual spill, BP is much less confident. “This [...]

The attack on the Palestinian aid ship may be a turning point for Israel. Many Americans have supported Israel throughout the years, America is Israel’s strongest ally. What has been growing more difficult for many American supporters is the morphing of Israel from a nation that bravely faced its existence [...]

Good morning everyone! I hope that when and if you have the time, MB will be the place for you to catch up with friends before you leave for work or start your new day. A place to relax and take a break from serious topics and discussions during your [...]

During the day, do you read a story and you feel it is worth sharing?  Where to place it? I don’t like to disrupt someone’s thread or thoughtful post and it is not worthy of posting a lengthy article, do you?  Let’s try to leave this up in speakers corner [...]