Saving US Auto Manufacturing

Seeded on Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:24 PM EST (blog.tomevslin.com)

The US government should order a complete replacement for its vehicle fleet to be delivered over the next four years. The new vehicles must be either plugin electric hybrid, pure electric, or possibly natural gas.

technology, automobiles, ford, gm, chrysler, bailout, green, energy, infrastructure, government

I'll Never Let Canada Live This Down: Evil Carpooling Startup Fined

Seeded on Wed Nov 12, 2008 10:39 AM EST (TechCrunch)

At least the U.S. isn't alone when it comes to idiotic government decisions based on undue special interest influence.

world-news, carpooling, environment, canada, buses, commute, commuters, commuting, law

PA High School Teacher Reportedly Showed Obsession To Students

Seeded on Fri Oct 17, 2008 3:41 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

A teacher in Mifflin County, PA has reportedly shown the fear mongering, anti-Muslim propaganda film Obsession, recently distributed to 28 million swing state voters, to her class at Indian Valley High School, warning the students that if Barack Obama is elected, some of what the …

politics, obama, obsession-movie, bigotry, teachers, pa, pennsylvania, huffington-post

The Choice

Seeded on Mon Oct 6, 2008 11:59 PM EDT (New Yorker)

The editors of the New Yorkers look at the choices facing the American electorate this November and offer their endorsement. A very thought-provoking and salient examination.

politics, obama, mccain, president, election, new-yorker, endorsement, editorial

How Sweden Solved Its Bank Crisis

Seeded on Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:34 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Putting taxpayers on the hook without anything in return could be a mistake, said Urban Backstrom, a senior Swedish finance ministry official at the time. "The public will not support a plan if you leave the former shareholders with anything," he said.

politics, banking, sweden, us, economics, finance, bailout, equity

There's No Arguing With Conservatives ... No, Seriously, Scientific Studies Prove It

Seeded on Tue Sep 16, 2008 10:49 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Well, I guess this answers the question I've had for the past few weeks. Conservatives aren't stupid, just really, really, stubborn...

politics, conservatives, stubborn, backfire-effect, debate

The Essential Difference Between Presidents and Vice Presidents

Seeded on Tue Sep 2, 2008 1:19 PM EDT (fivethirtyeight.com)

On the other hand, when a vice president takes over for a president, the nation is necessarily undergoing a crisis, because the death (or resignation) of a president is perhaps as traumatic an event as can reasonably be imagined (in the "best" case resulting from a slowly-develop …

politics, palin, biden, obama, mccain, vp, president, experience, election-2008

The Death of DC Suburban Mayor's Dogs Should Matter to Every American

Seeded on Sat Aug 9, 2008 12:03 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

We can only hope that the ordeal of Mayor Calvo and his family - and the loss of their canine companions - will serve as a warning to other Americans.

politics, drugs, marijuana, police, dc, civil-liberties, war-on-drugs, pets, excessive-force

RJ Eskow: Monster: Who Really Killed the Knoxville Unitarians?

Seeded on Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:50 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Who really killed those Unitarians? Was it the preachers who spread hatred and intolerance? The politicians who court and flatter them instead of condemning their hate speech? The media machine that attacks liberals, calls them "traitors" and suggests you speak to them "with a ba …

us-news, unitarian, shooting, church, faith, atheism, gay, lesbian, homosexual, hate

The Suicide Solution

Seeded on Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:28 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Grant could have found even more bracing examples of resistance in the 1930s, when farmers and tenants used mob power -- and sometimes firearms -- to fight foreclosures and evictions.

business, debt, suicide, wall-street, riots, depression, credit-crunch

Hit the Rose Garden Running

Seeded on Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:47 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

An open commitment to pre-convention transition planning would not only help Obama and McCain honor the promises they make, it would set a precedent for future campaigns.

politics, obama, mccain, president, inauguration, appointment, budget, legislation

Obama's Christian Humanism

Seeded on Fri Jul 18, 2008 12:36 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

It's important to recognize the sincerity of Obama's religiosity (as well as its limitations) - not only to counter suggestions that it's simply a political persona, but also to be clear-eyed about the nature of our (likely) next president.

politics, obama, christianity, humanism, huffington-post, election-08, presidency, faith, spirituality

Television - The Man Behind the New 'Doctor Who,' Changing British TV - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Mon Jun 16, 2008 12:36 AM EDT (The New York Times)

A great write-up in the NY Times about the role played by the current Dr. Who series and its creator, Russel T Davies, in remaking the face of British television.

entertainment, dr-who, russel-t-davies, bbc, uk, sf, sci-fi, television, science-fiction

Elections Can't Really be Fair, Free and Accurate if Eligible Voters Can't Vote

Seeded on Fri May 9, 2008 5:03 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Missouri's Secretary of State weighs in on the recent controversy surrounding Indiana's Voter-ID law and efforts to instituted similar requirements in Missouri.

politics, carnahan, voting, indiana, voter-id, government-id, disenfranchisement, supreme-court, huffington-post, huffington

Hillary Clinton On Working Class Whites In 1995: "Screw 'Em"

Seeded on Wed Apr 16, 2008 3:13 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

"[Hillary Clinton] sees herself as the champion of the oppressed, but there is always a kind of good guy versus bad guy mentality. The comment before that was that 'the Reagan Democrats are our enemies and they weren't on our side,' and she was agreeing with that comment.

politics, clinton, hillary, campaign-2008, primaries, bitter, obama, pennsylvania, blue-collar, reagan-democrats

Robert Reich's Blog: Obama, Bitterness, Meet the Press, and the Old Politics

Seeded on Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:41 PM EDT (robertreich.blogspot.com)

Former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton Administration, Robert Reich, lays into the media for the coverage of Obama's comments on middle-class bitterness in small-town America.

politics, robert-reich, obama, bitter, russert, matalin, schrum, carville, murphy, meet-the-press

Bitter and Angry in Rural Pennsylvania: Obama's Reality vs. Hillary's Fantasy

Seeded on Sat Apr 12, 2008 11:20 PM EDT (Daily Kos)

Maybe there aren't many Bubbas driving around in pickup trucks with the classic bumper sticker "God, Guns and Guts Made America Free" where Obama's detractors live, but here in rural Pennsylvania that line may as well replace "e pluribus unum" as the motto on the national curren …

politics, clinton, obama, pennsylvania, election-2008, primaries, mccain, kos

U.S. Digital Deficiency Jeopardizes 'Super Power' Status

Seeded on Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:39 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Let's see. American Digital Natives 1.5 Mpbs, other competing countries 100 Mpbs. You don't need to be a technologist or a mathematician to do this calculation. They have 100 of something we have 1.5 of.

technology, broadband, digital-citizen, huffington-post, internet, telecommunications, att, verizon, sprint, digital

Clinton tries cheating in Texas after failing with Michigan and Florida.

Seeded on Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:42 PM EDT (Daily Kos)

Seeded by greenavenger (Clipped by Brooks Travis)

"While the Clinton campaign steps up its efforts to ratify the sham elections in Michigan and Florida -- their lone lifeline in a campaign they have otherwise thoroughly lost on the merits -- they seek to disenfranchise actual voters in a real contest -- that in Texas."

politics, hillary-clinton, clinton, texas, florida, michigan, barack-obama, obama, 2008-primaries

Lehigh Valley, Southeast Could Help Obama Win

Seeded on Wed Mar 26, 2008 4:35 PM EDT (Top News)

Measured against Rendell's 2002 template, Obama's chances aren't unpromising. He is positioned to emulate Rendell to a greater extent than is generally recognized.

politics, pennsylvania, obama, rendell, clinton, election-2008, primaries, democrats, philadelphia

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Those Hidden Costs

Seeded on Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:37 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

Undoubtedly, black Americans have had the worst time of any ethnic group in trying to benefit from that concept. The vitriol in Rev. Wright's words is a direct result of what he sees when he reviews how that has played out throughout the history of this country.

politics, obama, wright, abdul-jabbar, huffington-post, race

Pastor Of Clinton's Former Church: Don't Use Wright To Polarize

Seeded on Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:09 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

But the pastor at the church that Clinton did once attend has recently expressed public support for Wright.

politics, obama, clinton, election-2008, primaries, wright

The age of the anti-Cassandra

Seeded on Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:02 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Today, our public discourse is dominated by people who have been wrong about everything — but are still, mysteriously, treated as men of wisdom, whose judgments should be believed. Those who were actually right about the major issues of the day can't get a word in edgewise.

politics, krugman, nytimes, op-ed, cassandra, greenspan, economy

Joseph C. Wilson: Obama's Shallow Credentials on National Security Are Dangerous for the Country

Seeded on Thu Mar 20, 2008 2:16 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

This piece is so bad, I'm not even going to quote any of it here. Whatever respect Wilson gained by standing up the the Bush Administration, he's lost it all, and then some, with this piece of trash.

politics, obama, huffington-post, joe-wilson, foreign-policy, 3am

On Clinton's Tax Returns, a "Frankly Disturbing" Lack of Transparency

Seeded on Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:26 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

While Clinton has been tossing verbal bouquets to McCain and attacking Obama for not being "vetted," Obama has been living up to his promises about making government more transparent.

politics, obama, clinton, rezko, taxes, campaign-2008, election-2008, government-transparency, democrats, huffington

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Comments & Feedback

Hey Brooks. No "Contact Author" option for you, so I'll try this way. WRT your recent comment:

>I really want to not respond to this, but Lord knows I will, just not right now. Argh.

I know exactly how you feel. All I can say is don't feed it. It only grows. Many people have tried to reason with him, to no avail. And all the comments end up making his articles top of the vine.

Cheers, buddy!

— vas

I recently read a comment written by Brooks about impeachment and I was so impressed I had to find out more. Looking forward to following Brooks posts on Newsvine.

— luckydog