Trump Vetting Christie For VP - Who Else Would Take It?
m2c4
3:05 PM
The New York Times is reporting that the Trump campaign is vetting Chris Christie as a possible selection for Vice President . This certainl...
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Thursday, June 30, 2016
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Politics
House Sets Gun Control Vote In Repsonse To Democratic Pressure
m2c4
11:20 AM
Democratic pressure on gun control is at least forcing Republicans to go on record and hold votes. The dramatic sit-in in the House has app...
Politics
Politics
Gove Betrays Boris In Delicious Irony; Opens Door For May
m2c4
10:56 AM
The pure Machiavellian maneuvering of British politicians is something you wouldn't believe if they made it a movie. It's becoming ...
Politics
Politics
States Start To Limit Non-Compete Clauses
m2c4
9:54 AM
It is nice to see that states are starting to crack down on the proliferation of non-compete clauses in employment contracts, especially in...
Politics
Politics
Trump Solicits Foreign MPs And Triggers FEC Complaint
m2c4
7:24 AM
Following up on the bizarre story of UK MPs being bombarded with fundraising requests from the Trump campaign, it now appears that the Brit...
Politics
Politics
Brexit Chaos Continues To Shock
m2c4
6:52 AM
There seems to be as much behind the scenes maneuvering in current British politics as there was in the courts of British kings and queens h...
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Politics
Politics
Trump's Use Of Teleprompter Shows GOP Leader He Is Serious Candidate
m2c4
5:11 PM
In another sign that Donald Trump may be in a bit of trouble if his poll numbers do not improve by the July convention, earlier today Mitch ...
Politics
Politics
Senate GOP Judicial Obstruction Simply Staggering
m2c4
11:00 AM
I guess I'm sounding like a broken record, but Senate Republicans refusal to actually fulfill their constitutional responsibilities just...
Local News
Local News
Unions Deny Ganim Request For Givebacks
m2c4
9:00 AM
With most Bridgeport residents in an uproar now that they have actually received their tax bill, the pressure will probably start to build o...
Astronomy
Astronomy
Astrophotography Adventure - More Mars and Saturn
m2c4
7:00 AM
I'm still trying to get better images of Mars and Saturn which really just involves more trial and mostly error. These are the best I ha...
Politics
Politics
Cameron Tries To Blame Corbyn For His Own Failure
m2c4
5:42 AM
It really takes a lot of chutzpah for David Cameron to tell Jeremy Corbyn , "It might be in my party’s interest for him to sit there, i...
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Politics
Politics
More Organized(?) Trump Campaign Solicits British MPs
m2c4
2:53 PM
I'm sure Paul Manafort's job of trying to bring some semblance of organization to the Trump campaign feels somewhat like herding cat...
Politics
Politics
Supreme Court Saves Public Sector Unions
m2c4
1:34 PM
Today, the Supreme Court refused to reconsider its earlier 4-4 non-decision in March that let stand a lower court ruling that allowed union...
Politics
Politics
Brexit Chaos Continues
m2c4
12:34 PM
The fallout from the Brexit vote continues to grow as Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has resoundingly lost a vote of confidence from Labour MP...
Politics
Politics
Brexit Disaster May Have Influenced Spanish Vote
m2c4
10:56 AM
I don't want to read too much into one election, but the results from the general election in Spain on Sunday seem to indicate that the ...
Politics
Politics
Top Republican Ensures Job Losses for US Exporters
m2c4
10:30 AM
Almost every week, these days, we seem to find more and more examples of Republicans in post-policy mode - with no serious policy solutions...
Monday, June 27, 2016
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Wimbledon Predictions
m2c4
3:32 PM
There's been so much going on lately, I haven't even had time to post about Wimbledon which started today. Grass court tennis is ano...
Politics
Politics
Brexit May Force Fed Easing By Year's End
m2c4
2:14 PM
It was less than a week ago that I noted how quickly the mood had changed within the Federal Reserve when it came to raising rates. And, wi...
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Another Shocking England Exit
m2c4
1:53 PM
England exits Euro 2016 with a shocking 2-1 loss to Iceland. Yes, you read that right, Iceland! This is probably one of the biggest upsets i...
Politics
Politics
Cameron Could End Up Worst PM In History
m2c4
12:55 PM
Hat tip to Jordan Weissmann over at Slate for pointing this out - Neville Chamberlain was only responsible for losing Czechoslovakia; David...
Politics
Politics
Supreme Court Upholds Another Gun Control Measure
m2c4
12:43 PM
In another ruling that once again shows that the Supreme Court does not believe in the NRA fiction of absolute 2nd Amendment rights, a chall...
Politics
Politics
Top EU Officials Allow Room For Regrexit
m2c4
11:47 AM
After initial statements from top European officials indicating their desire to see the UK get on with leaving as quickly as possible and mi...
Politics
Politics
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Abortion Retrictions
m2c4
10:17 AM
The Supreme Court affirmed the right to abortion under Roe v. Wade and struck down a Texas law that effectively shut down half of the state...
Politics
Politics
Brexit - Thoughts And Analysis
m2c4
9:56 AM
It is almost impossible to describe what a massive own-goal the Brexit vote is for the UK and especially England. It is probably the worst ...
Sunday, June 26, 2016
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Manzanar - Symbol Of Dislocation
m2c4
1:00 PM
In preparation for a Natural Weekend in the Owens Valley and Yosemite, here is a brief history of the town of Manzanar, California. Manzan...
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DA Does Not Want To Ruin Football Players By Actually Prosecuting Their Crime
m2c4
12:00 PM
Please tell me when exactly did college sports players became immune from prosecution. Was this another crazy Supreme Court decision? Or is ...
Politics
Politics
Supreme Court Decision Allows Police To Use Illegal Stops
m2c4
7:00 AM
I've meant to write about the outrageous Supreme Court decision this week that strips away some our Fourth Amendment rights to improper...
Politics
Politics
Ryan Reveals Obamacare Replacement "Plan" - It's The Same Old Story
m2c4
6:00 AM
Earlier, I wrote about Paul Ryan's nothing-burger of an anti-poverty plan which incredibly included rolling back the requirement of fin...
Politics
Politics
Johnson Thinks Economy Collapse Below France Is "Glorious Opportunity"
m2c4
5:12 AM
In just a few hours after the Brexit vote, Britain's economy lost so much value that it fell below France to become the 6th largest econ...
Politics
Politics
Delaying Brexit By Not Invoking Article 50
m2c4
4:11 AM
The next battleground in the British vote to leave the EU could very well be Parliament - this referendum is not legally binding in any way...
Politics
Politics
The Domino Theory and Brexit - Re-posted
m2c4
3:36 AM
To give you a sense of what might happen now (which nobody really know), I am reblogging this post that I put up in the middle of May, discu...
Politics
Politics
Cameron Resigns
m2c4
3:25 AM
David Cameron resigns, saying, "I do not think it would be right for me to be the captain that steers our country to its next destinati...
Politics
Politics
Britain Votes To Blow Itself Up
m2c4
2:58 AM
Goodbye Europe. Goodbye David Cameron. Goodbye Scotland; and maybe say goodbye to Northern Ireland, too. By a 51-48 margin, the leave camp...
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Politics
Politics
Trump is Frying Poor Kevin Drum's Brain
m2c4
1:39 PM
I've done a pretty good job of trying to avoid commenting and analyzing the daily atrocities that come from Donald Trump. It is just too...
Politics
Politics
Future Is Fast Approaching For Renewable Energy
m2c4
1:22 PM
I wanted to highlight a couple of items today that show just how quickly the transformation of our energy use is occurring. The first item ...
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Jury Rules Led Zep Created Stairway To Heaven
m2c4
12:42 PM
A copyright infringement case that had been brought against Led Zeppelin about the origin of the rock classic "Stairway to Heaven...
Politics
Politics
House Sit-In Created Bad Optics For House GOP
m2c4
9:04 AM
The optics last night for Paul Ryan and House Republicans were pretty terrible. Thankfully for them, they made sure it all happened in the m...
Politics
Politics
Supreme Court Blocks Immigration Executive Action
m2c4
8:10 AM
In another decision announced this morning, the Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that blocked the Obama administration's execut...
Politics
Politics
Supreme Court Upholds Affirmative Action
m2c4
7:36 AM
In a 4-3 decision, with Justice Kagan recusing herself, the Supreme Court voted to uphold the University of Texas at Austin affirmative acti...
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
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Now Ireland Advances With Stunning Win At Euro 2016
m2c4
1:59 PM
And now it's Ireland advancing to the round of 16 as they score a late winner against Italy moments after Belgium went up 1-0 on Sweden....
Politics
Politics
House Democrats Sit-In To Force Gun Control Votes
m2c4
12:28 PM
Taking a cue from their Senate counterpart Chris Murphy, Democrats in the House, led by the indefatigable John Lewis, have staged a sit-in d...
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Iceland Advance in Euro 2016
m2c4
10:56 AM
Iceland, a nation of just over 320,000 people has just moved on to the round of 16 in Euro 2016 with a 2-1 win over Austria. It has to be on...
Politics
Politics
Brexit Prediction
m2c4
10:07 AM
Well, we are just hours away from Britain's vote on leaving the European Union and I guess as an uninformed blogger it is my duty to ven...
Politics
Politics
Merrick Garland And Post-Policy Republicans
m2c4
9:47 AM
Merrick Garland received the highest rating possible from the ABA with one anonymous legal mind saying he might "be the perfect human b...
