She’s a side show, a carnival barker, a hoyden of ignorance who’s also skillful at subtlely reminding people of equal ignorance what differentiates between their real America and the Europhiliacs of coastal elitism, without offering any tangible solutions to these people’s real problems

The GOP (short) bus ran off the main road and is wrapped around a tree yet because they’re still on the bus, they think they’re going somewhere.

Here’s how it happens.

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, May 31, 2011

No grills to light, hot dogs to burn, shopping or flag waving. Just you and your taking some time with your thoughts.

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, May 30, 2011

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 [...]

In one sentence, the strategic narrative of the United States in
the 21st century is that we want to become the strongest competitor and most influential
player in a deeply inter-connected global system, which requires that we invest less in
defense and more in sustainable prosperity and the tools of effective global engagement.

Someone is going to win their first Stanley Cup in at least 39 years.   The NHL got lucky … AGAIN. The Vancouver Canucks are playing the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals beginning Wednesday. This is great for the NHL. A big hockey-crazy market in Boston which hasn’t [...]

Men of a Certain Age stars Ray Romano, Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher. It chronicles three best friends in their late forties dealing with the realities of middle age. Joe, Owen and Terry – who are now in their late 40s. Joe (Ray Romano) is a slightly neurotic separated father [...]

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Saturday, May 28, 2011

This year’s NBA Finals match-up has enough back stories to fill out a season of The Sopranos. It has the potential to be one of the most exciting American professional sports events of the last ten years. Gone from this year’s finals are the old, reliable Lakers and Celtics. They [...]

    First and foremost, The Quiet Invasion is a first contact story. What would we do if we actually found evidence of alien life out there? It’s also about politics. ~Sarah Zettel   This month the National Geographic Channel(NGC) debuted a new special on alien invasion titled, “When Aliens [...]

Take a well-deserved break, recharge this Memorial Day weekend with music that’s fun and relaxing.

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, May 27,2011

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, May 26, 2011

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, May 25, 2011

After the 2010 elections, with many governorships back in their hands, the GOP (a subsidiary of Koch Industries) got right to work on solving the economic and unemployment emergencies that they campaigned on so single-mindedly. They did this by passing laws  to undermine the finances and power of unions, slashing [...]

The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend. ~Lord Byron But if you really want to learn about life, get a cat. The way I think people should relate to animals is with a cat. Because the world is his. ~James Cromwell Really, [...]

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, May 24, 2011

This weekend something happened in my life  that I was NOT prepared for; didn’t expect and has shaken some of my beliefs to the very core and at the same time reinforced other beliefs. This weekend my family, friends and I were intimately reacquainted and were REMINDED about the fragility, [...]

Word out today says Mitch Daniels doesn’t plan to run for President in 2012. With Mike Huckabee and Haley Barbour deciding not to make a go of it, that leaves only Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman in the “suit” category of believeable Republican candidates for the 2012 election. So far, [...]

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, May 23, 2011

Ever get a ticket for a parking violation? Ever have your car towed? Did you make an ass of yourself over it? Good News!! You can see how you looked, if you watch Parking Wars! Parking Wars is filmed in Philadelphia, and shows the underbellies of everyone who has been [...]

    I myself believe that there will one day be time travel because when we find that something isn’t forbidden by the over-arching laws of physics we usually eventually find a technological way of doing it. ~David Deutsch   When I was 10 years old  I first watched the [...]