News and opinion from around US-opolis for Thursday, January 26, 2012

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, January 25, 2012

President Obama delivers his State of the Union address tonight at 6:00 pm PST/9:00 pm EST. You’re invited to join us tonight for a special Live Chat during this address and the Republican response to it.

Lots of VIDEOS that will make you happy. News and opinion from around US-opolis for Tuesday, January 24 2012

Join us tonight for a live blog of the anticipated Rocky-type slugfest of a debate between Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney…with Rick Santorum as Adrian and Ron Paul as Mickey. See you then!

All the Talk of a Brokered Convention­….just talk, talk, talk…. The reality. There are no such things as real political “brokers” embedded in the parties any more…..t­herefore no brokered convention­. Pre-1976, when the primary/ca­ucus pattern now in place became the dominant one, powerful local officials—­­mostly governors, mayors, key figures in [...]

SCHADENFREUDE Edition! News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday, January 23, 2012

The Dickensian disdain for the poor resonates with some people today.

Just a week ago, Mitt Romney was on the verge of winning three straight primaries and locking up the nomination. Today, Mitt has only one win and may lose tonight in SC. Join us here to discuss predictions about and the results and impact of the SC primary.

Just in time for the 2012 election PlanetPOV presents the new Periodic Table of Dangerous Elements. There are plenty of new infamous characters added but there are still some golden oldies on the table.  Some more notorious international figures were added as well but really you could make a whole [...]

Perry’s out! Newt’s up! Romney’s down! Newt’s ex-wife attacks! Romney’s taxes attack him! And the South Carolina primary is in two days! Join us for a live blog of tonight’s debate, it should be entertaining!

For Mitt Romney whose “principles” are interchangeable Lego blocks, his response to the GOP base that wants him to say things that would be lies is, “No problem, I can do that!”

ROMNEY TAXAPALOOZA Edition. News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, January 18, 2011

This is penultimate debate before the South Carolina primary which looks like the final opportunity for any of the others to stop Romney so logically, they should come out guns-a-blazin’ against him…but expecting logic from Republicans is like expecting honesty…from Republicans. Join us for tonight’s live blog of the debate!

Happy Martin Luther King Day. Sorry I’m late today! News and opinion from around US-opolis for 2011

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Friday, January 13, 2011

What would happen if I listen, really listen to the news 24 hours a day? What would I hear from the different channels? Would it make me angry, happy, sad, disgusted? I asked myself those questions and decided, what the hell, I m going to find out.

Bernie.Madoff speaks out against the travesty of attacking Romney and Free Enterprise in the following piece…originally written on several rolls of toilet paper in prison.

News and opinion from around US-opolis for Wednesday, January 11, 2011

Join us tonight in this thread for thoughts and commentary about tonight’s impending results in New Hampshire and what they mean for these candidates as the primary moves forward.

The swift nomination of Mitt Romney could light the fuse that blows up the GOP into a civil war and leave Romney ill prepared to compete and debate with Barack Obama. Could be worse…

  Ron Paul, what do you say about him?  How do you cover all his nonsense in one post?  I don’t think it can happen but what I will try to do is give you highlights of his most egregious stances.  Most of the candidates on the right are scary [...]

HUGE Edition! News and opinion from around US-opolis for Monday January 9, 2011

This sequel to last night’s debate begins at 6:00am PST/9:00am EST on NBC. You’re invited to join us here to live blog it. Here’s hoping some of the candidates miss their morning cup of coffee and go off the rails.

Though it may be Debate #361 in a series of 5,000, it should be entertaining since Romney is now in the potential position of eliminating all of his competition just as the race has gotten under way. Join us for the live blog!