Beware the contents
I’m doubtful this can be done by that sleazy little man.
I’m doubtful this can be done by that sleazy little man.
Among the many things I have admired about President Obama is his concern for America’s historical places and his willingness to protect them. By invoking the Antiquities Act of 1906 to designate the sites, Obama has now used the act more than any other president. He has created or expanded 34 national monuments, two more …
We have Madeline the hurricane approaching the Big Island tomorrow evening, we have Lester the hurricane following that on the weekend, and we have President Obama here to address the World Conservation Congress meeting this week. Ain’t we got fun?
Listen, my children, and you will hear about an arms sale gone bad thanks to a revolution in a nation far away. Way back in 1979 the Shah of Iran had been buying conventional weapons from the US by the boatload. He had spent as much as 4.45 billion dollars in 1977 on F-14 fighter …
“Don’t boo, vote.” Those were President Obama’s words when he mentioned the Republican candidate’s name during his speech tonight. The exhortation encapsulates the sentiment behind all the evening’s speeches, from VP Joe Biden through former NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg and VP-nominee Senator Tim Kaine culminating in a wonderful speech by President Barack Obama. Tonight was …
I know Congress passed the 22nd Amendment in 1947 as a direct response to FDR’s four election victories. It’s a damned shame it did. I think Barack Obama would win a third term if he were allowed to run again, particularly against the loonies in the current Republican race. I’d like to have him around …
That’s what the Republicans in the House and Senate are. The Senators have voted and the Representatives are going to vote this week to “rebuke” President Obama for issuing executive orders instituting a Clean Power Plan for the nation. What on earth offends them so? The Clean Power Plan aims to dramatically boost U.S. energy …
“And to everyone in this Congress who still refuses to raise the minimum wage, I say this: If you truly believe you could work full-time and support a family on less than $15,000 a year, go try it.” I don’t recall hearing a challenge like that in a State of the Union address before. Good …
Mark Evanier is a comic book and TV writer. He writes a blog called News From ME. Ordinarily his blog is weighted toward the entertainment industry, since he’s been around it since the 1970s, but occasionally he expresses a political opinion such as the one below: Mitch McConnell keeps complaining Obama won't "come to the …