Remember those extended jobless benefits? They're ending early for more and more people.
Mitt Romney is expected to make it official today.
A Republican member of the NLRB steps down after accusations of leaking info to a former Romney campaign adviser.
Gay students graduate openly from military academies for the first time.
The U.S. plans to arm Italy's drones.
U.N.: Pro-government "thugs" "summarily executed" dozens of Syrians in their own homes.
NATO claims the killing of a top al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan.
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But who actually is getting the money that Italy is going to fork over for killer-drones? As far as I've understand, the drones are contracted out to a private company and aren't "government produced".
And while on that topic, it's good that the FAA is set to allow killer drones to fly over U.S. soil (anyone thinking otherwise is overwhelmingly near-sighted). Let's just have private spy-planes hovering over our houses or carrying special packages around our utilities. Yeah, nothing concerning there.
Wisconsin recall election, full throttle. Please. Broadcast from there, do something.
I truly support the Wisconsin recall. But I think the tragedy in this is that the matter should be left to WISCONSIN people to decide. With all the outside money who knows what their real wish is? I would like to find a way for local elections to be financed locally, so guys like the Koch brothers could only affect matters where they live.
Right. The Koch Bros. and the national unions.
i am not sure what to talk about here, but why don't you do an exposure of the mormon religion on your show. i think people will think twice before electing an alien from another planet.
Over the course of Memorial Weekend, more than 500 signatures were added to a petition to Chairman Carl Levin, Ranking Member John McCain, and the Senate Armed Services Committee highlighting the legislation being considered that would finally give 23,000 military children with autism the recommended treatments.
As part of the effort, an Open Letter was drafted to SASC Members:
Happy Memorial Day Weekend, Ladies and Gentlemen of the Armed Services Committee Offices.
My name is Rachel Kenyon. I am a proud and battle-tested Army wife and mom of two beautiful babes, one with autism.
Currently, TRICARE military healthcare provides less than half the recommended treatments for autism, and only to children of active duty service members.
Service members who retire after more than twenty years and Wounded Warriors forced to medically retire are stripped of what little treatment TRICARE allows via the Extended Care Health Option (ECHO).
On Thursday, May 17, 2012, Congressman John Larson took to the House floor armed with embarrassingly large photos of our little family and made the case for Caring for Military Kids with Autism Act to be included as an amendment to the FY2013 NDAA. It worked, because for Mr. Larson, this had become personal. It worked because Rep. Tom Rooney had the courage to walk up to Chairman Buck McKeon and tell him it was personal. Mr. Rooney has two nephews with autism. Mr. McKeon did the right thing, because now he understood, it was personal. The amendment passed as part of the NDAA in the House.
Senator Gillibrand attempted this past week to do the same in the Senate Armed Services Committee markup session. The amendment was rejected behind closed doors.
I contact you today because this fight is so very personal for so many of us serving our country each day. Not only do I want my husband to feel that his more than 25 years of service warrant the medical care our daughter with autism needs, but I want my daughter to have the security of being able to access the tools that can give her a richer, more meaningful life.
It’s personal because I now hold 23,000 other children in my heart, and more than that many parents who serve our country. I love them as I love my own. I want them to feel proud of their country’s service to them in return. I want them to sleep at night, knowing that though autism may have knocked on their door, they can live their lives to the fullest with the care they need and deserve. It’s personal.
I know once you read the petition comments from your constituents, both military and civilian, you all will choose to do the right thing. To take this fight personally. To share with your fellow staffers and your Senators and Representatives that our families are proud. That our children are worthy. That if just one military child was denied the cancer treatments he or she needed, we would not be wasting time with emails and petitions. A true American who hears that 23,000 military children are being denied the medical standard of care for autism takes that personally. Well, for real American patriots, it is so very personal.
I appreciate your time and I wish you all a fun, relaxing Memorial Weekend in remembrance of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Our little family will be spending another weekend living with autism in our house and struggling to understand why we have to fight this battle, too.
Best,
Mrs. Rachel E. Kenyon
Wife to Command Sergeant Major William W. Kenyon
Mother of two beautiful babes – one with autism.
http://www.change.org/petitions/congress-make-recommended-autism-treatment-available-to-all-military-children
Ms. Maddow,
Why are you not covering this critical issue for military families?
Thank you,
Rachel Kenyon
Is it just me, or does that Post "reporter" have a blatantly obvious crush on Romney?
the post is owned by rupert murdoch..so yes it loves romney
Terence Flynn, formerly of the NLRB, gives more evidence that today's Republicans are unreliable and lacking in a sense of honor or integrity.
Very interesting thought, I have the Bible Code program that predicted Manachem Begins(excuse the spelling) assignation. I plugged in Obama, Romney, Wins, Vote and it came back OBAMA WINS VOTE
I've been really confused about the Wisconsin Recall and why Walker is expected to win. If so many people were able to bring about the recall, and with all his dastardly deeds, why on earth would ANYBODY vote for him. I'll be really sad if this jerk stays in.
Well that "so many" sounds like a lot of people, but the number of signatures needed for the recall is just a fraction of the state's voters. So maybe the ones that wanted the recall and signed the petitions are the ONLY ones that wanted him recalled. I thought that right after they got all the signatures. I mean they had to work pretty hard to get all those signatures. I wonder if you asked some of the major petition workers what the ratio between people that gladly signed versus the number that said no.
Did you see this? https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/547744_3734455635440_1097520162_3391595_961238723_n.jpg
That's a touchy one. Memorial day is for all the men and women who died in ALL the conflicts our country has been in, not just Iraq. And to me, to politicize memorial day is over the line.
Manhattanhenge is coming....
http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/resources/starstruck/manhattanhenge