Displaying 2,311 To 2,340 Of 4,640 Comments Got to love Joe! Joe Biden Caused A Huge Ruckus In Iowa Today He may be vice president, but Joe Biden has clearly taken on the role of campaigner-in-chief for the Obama re-election effort. He asked the press, assembled behind the counter, whether they would like anything. “I’m buying,” he said. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-iowa-obama-campaign-2012-6#ixzz1yxSPzhuj » Posted By SallyT On June 26, 2012 @ 7:47 pm Gee, we all could have answered this question correctly! Who’s More Intelligent, Liberals Or Conservatives? “The more intelligent American adolescents are in junior high and high school, the more liberal they become as young adults.” Even when statistically controlling for such relevant factors and potential confounds as age, race, education, income, and religion, more intelligent children are more likely to grow up to become more liberal than less intelligent children. » Posted By SallyT On June 26, 2012 @ 7:25 pm Yes Bito that ruling sucked big time. I saw the Montana Governor on a couple of programs talking about that. But, I hadn’t heard anyone even mention this other ruling today about the minors and the death penalty and life without parole. It was a 5-4 vote too with Justice Kagan and Justice Anthony M. Kennedy joining Justices Breyer, Justice Sotomayor and Justice Ginsburg. However, now that I have watched Rachel Maddow, she did talk about this along with the other two cases. » Posted By SallyT On June 26, 2012 @ 1:13 am This hasn’t gotten much attention but the SCOTUS also today: Opinion recap: Narrow ruling on young murderers’ sentences States — and the federal government — that allow life prison sentences without a chance of release for minors who commit murder are now on notice, from the Supreme Court, that they may have a hard time justifying any such sentence that is actually imposed. In a 5-4 ruling on Thursday, the Court left open the possibility that such sentences could still be imposed, even as it barred making such a sentence mandatory in all cases of homicides by youths under age 18. At a minimum, any life-without-parole sentence for an adolescent murderer will get very heavy scrutiny if it goes to the Supreme Court. Indeed, the Court said it expects such a sentence to be uncommon from here on. Plain English summary In a series of decisions dating back to 1988, the Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that youths under age 18 who commit crimes must not necessarily get as severe a punishment as adults who committed the same kind of crimes. Among other rulings, the Court has forbidden the death penalty for minors who commit murders, and it has barred a sentence of life in prison without a chance of release for minors who commit crimes in which the victim is not killed. In this new ruling, the Court avoiding imposing such a flat ban on life without parole for a minor who commits murder, but it did rule out such a sentence as a mandatory requirement in all such cases. It said, though, that it does not expect very many youths under age 18 to get such a sentence that essentially would require them to stay in prison until they die. » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 10:49 pm Bito, I have always thought that if they had presented it as a tax benefit (deduction) to those that have the insurance and not available to those that didn’t, I think people would have accepted it better. Now, I don’t know how in the heck you could allow it as a deduction but I am sure there could be a way since we (meaning the middle class) don’t have many anymore. » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 10:37 pm Bito, Lawrence ODonnell is hitting hot and heavy tonight. He is going so far as to say that Scalia has lost it and might be too old to serve. » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 10:32 pm CL, and he probably doesn’t want woman leaving the kitchen. According to Wikipedia: “The Constitution provides that justices “shall hold their offices during good behavior” (unless appointed during a Senate recess). The term “good behavior” is understood to mean justices may serve for the remainder of their lives, unless they are impeached and convicted by Congress, resign or retire.[72] Only one justice has been impeached by the House of Representatives (Samuel Chase, March 1804), but he was acquitted in the Senate (March 1805).[73] Moves to impeach sitting justices have occurred more recently (for example, William O. Douglas was the subject of hearings twice, once in 1953 and again in 1970), but they have not reached a vote in the House. No mechanism exists for removing a justice who is permanently incapacitated by illness or injury, both unable to resign and unable to resume service.” CL, I’d say off his nut would make him incapacitated but I guess it doesn’t matter because there is “no mechanism” to kick the old fart out! » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 8:18 pm CL, yes there are ways around it but I don’t think the media or anyone else has really explained it enough for some to understand. They hear “tax” and say, “No Way!” Regardless, I have no doubt that the President has a backup plan (and that could be Medicare for all) and the Repugs have no plan to counter this one since this one was basically the plan they had once upon a time. But I wouldn’t be surprise if the Repugs came back with the exact same thing and all of a sudden it was Wonderful again. » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 8:01 pm CL, my daughter has a cat that once chased my great dane out the door and wouldn’t let him back in. If he took a step closer, the cat stepped closer, and my dog took off running and cried and cried for me to save the big baby from the mean kitty. » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 7:56 pm My sister had a Siamese cat that once put me on top of the ironing board because he was chasing me and attacking. He just keep circling the ironing board, never jumped up because he had me where he wanted me….scared. My sister finally stopped laughing and held him so I could get down after I had been up there for several minutes! » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 7:53 pm CL, you got that right! » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 7:49 pm Thanks for getting it to show, Kes! 🙂 » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 7:47 pm Gee, does that mean that a state can keep another state’s people from visiting? No Way, they need the tourists. Scalia is drooling and someone should wipe his chin, the old fart! » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 7:46 pm http://www.truthdig.com/images/cartoonuploads/immigrationruling_363.jpg » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 7:07 pm Sherlock, I just read this in the following article on the subject that I think pretty much says it all: “Were the health care law to be eviscerated, those who battled so hard on its behalf might draw at least bittersweet comfort from what could be called the Joni Mitchell Rule, named after the folk singer who instructed us that “you don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone.” http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/9972-will-we-love-the-health-care-law-if-it-dies? » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 6:43 pm http://www.truthdig.com/images/eartothegrounduploads/rj-matson-long-term-solution-363.jpg » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 6:14 pm And, on the same theme: Poisoning Workers at the Bottom of the Food Chain Pesticides sicken more than 10,000 farm laborers annually. What’s being sprayed is often a mystery. And complaining can mean getting fired or deported. http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2012/06/pesticides-farm-workers-poison-epa » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 6:08 pm Vast Majority of Americans Want Meat Raised Without
http://www.disinfo.com/2012/06/vast-majority-of-americans-want-meat-raised-without-antibiotics/ » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 5:59 pm Kes and CL, this is for you: 🙂 Russian Museum Hires ‘Guard Cats’ To Protect The Artwork “The team of tailed guards consists mainly of alley cats, and like in the imperial times, the cat community hinges on strict hierarchy. The cats fall into aristocrats, the middle caste, and the low caste. Each group operates within a certain designated part of the building. The cat staff cannot exceed 50-60 cats, not because they’ll be difficult to look after in terms of cat food. If the number of cats exceeds 60, they start cat fights and neglect their duties. For this reason, from time to time, the museum has to look for people who would adopt extra cats.” Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/hermitage-st-petersburg-cats-2012-6#ixzz1yr56cupL » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 5:36 pm I think after today and probably tomorrow, President Obama’s number one campaign slogan should be, “Re-elect! Remember the Supreme Court! We need justice for all not just for corporations.” » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 5:27 pm Bito, whatever Romney says it still comes out as mush! I think in the next Batman, he can play Mumbles. Oh wait, I think Mumbles was in Dick Tracey. Oh well, either way, he can fill the part. » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 5:23 pm Bito, personally I think it is just the mandate. People want the coverage but don’t like being forced to pay. Now there is no real enforcement of that mandate but I don’t think that was made clear to the people. However, if the Supreme Court overturns all of the ACA, I think the President, if re=elected should then say, “Okay, no mandate but you want the coverage, so, the public option gives you that.” The insurance companies and the Repugs will have shot themselves in the foot, I think. » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 5:18 pm [img]http://www.truthdig.com/images/eartothegrounduploads/lk062412dAPR-363.jpg[/img] » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 3:07 am Bito, I thought I would give you some more charts. These show: The Difference Between Obama’s First Term And Bush’s First Term In One Devastating Chart The first chart shows “under Obama, private employment snapped back much better than it did during Bush’s first year. Second chart adds the performance of the S&P 500 and the third is the national debt. Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/obamas-first-term-and-bushs-first-term-2012-6#ixzz1ynNxuVPZ » Posted By SallyT On June 25, 2012 @ 2:32 am Paul Ryan Getting Vetted For VP Nomination “National Review Online’s Robert Costa filed this report which has been picked up by many media outlets: I’m reliably informed that Representative Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the Budget Committee chairman, has submitted paperwork to the Romney campaign. Sources confirm that he is being vetted for the vice-presidential nomination.” “As The Inquisitr has previously reported, Gov. Romney and a cast of vice presidential hopefuls including Paul Ryan (but not including Florida Senator Marco Rubio) will be spending the weekend together at the Chateaux in Park City, Utah. Romney, the campaign’s top donors and possible running mates will be participating in panel discussion and meetings.” “Most grassroots activists overwhelmingly prefer Sen. Rubio for VP, however.” Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/261276/paul-ryan-getting-vetted-for-vp-nomination/#5ifXC6AIPJirQspE.99 » Posted By SallyT On June 24, 2012 @ 2:09 am KT, they certainly shop differently in Germany don’t they. I don’t think I would have an appetite either after going to that store. Hey, that might be a way to lose weight tho…. 😉 » Posted By SallyT On June 24, 2012 @ 1:59 am [img]http://www.truthdig.com/images/eartothegrounduploads/AnElephantWalksIntoBar-363.jpg[/img] » Posted By SallyT On June 23, 2012 @ 8:01 pm [img]http://www.truthdig.com/images/eartothegrounduploads/lk062212dAPR-0363.jpg[/img] » Posted By SallyT On June 23, 2012 @ 8:00 pm Bill Moyers | Follow the Dark Money Transcript Video » Posted By SallyT On June 23, 2012 @ 7:45 pm Occupy is Not Dead, Occupy Continues to Work for Justice The U.S. media has been writing an obituary for Occupy, but in fact Occupy is active all over the country and is just being ignored by the corporate media. This weekly installment of Occupy news highlights families occupying schools in Oakland to prevent their closure, Occupiers across the country working to prevent evictions and foreclosures, Occupiers confronting Jamie Dimon about JPMorgan Chase’s foreclosure policies and Occupy SEC asking Dimon some tough questions. http://truth-out.org/news/item/9945-occupy-is-not-dead-occupy-continues-to-work-for-justice » Posted By SallyT On June 23, 2012 @ 7:41 pmComments Posted By SallyT
At the cash register, Biden ordered several pastries, and when a young boy approached, he pulled him up, sat him on the counter and handed him a cookie.
“I’m not going to get in trouble with your mom, am I?” Biden asked him.
The boy’s name is Alex Thompson. He’s 5, and from Independence.
Outside the restaurant, his mother, Terri Thompson, said, “I told him he was going to have to frame that cookie, he couldn’t eat it!”
Intelligence measured in junior high and high school strongly predicts adult political ideology seven years later. The more intelligent American adolescents are in junior high and high school, the more liberal they become as young adults.”
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State and local government employment, however, fell much harder under Obama than it did under Bush.
This is of course exactly the opposite of the big government socialist stereotype that the Obama economy is portrayed as, but oh well.
And it actually fits quite nicely with what we have said… that the private sector is doing “fine” under Obama.
On Twitter, a critic of this chart said that the comparison wasn’t meaningful, since the surge in state and local jobs under Bush was a function of Homeland Security spending after 9/11.
That may be true, but if anything it just proves the point made by Krugman, that to jumpstart job creation in this country, perhaps we need to have a false fear of an alien invasion.”
http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/9886-clara-jeffery-and-monika-bauerlein-on-dark-money
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