Party Over Here: Democrats set showdown vote on Wall Street bill http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100422/ap_on_bi_ge/us_financial_overhaul Well it seems that the Democratic Party has finally figured out that bi-partisanship doesn’t really work. They have dropped the hammer on Wall Street and the Republican Party by setting a vote on financial industry regulation for Monday. President Obama even shamed the…

A Political Dynasty: Height and Hooks https://www.theroot.com/views/mourning-lioness-civil-rights The loss of Dorothy Height and Benjamin Hooks, two people who played significant roles in the civil rights movement is major. It’s so major that we don’t have anything cynical or skeptical to say. We have lost a generation of consistent, game-changing leadership and that is a fact.…

Mama Nature Rules the Air http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/19/AR2010041901101.html?hpid=topnews The biggest disruption of air traffic since 9/11 continues to strand millions of travelers.  Four days after an Icelandic volcano erupted spewing ash that can damage jet engines, just a third of European flights are expected to operate today. A few small airports opened as air authorities pushed back…

Elin Woods to Tiger: It’s Me or The Club http://www.blackamericaweb.com/?q=articles%2Fnews%2Fmoving_america_news%2F17906 It is being reported that Elin Woods is leaving Tiger officially because he refuses to give up golf. Golf? We thought that unprotected sex with porn stars, cocktail waitresses, and a bevy of busted chicks would be enough for her to leave. Infidelity and public…

Kwame Kilpatrick: Thugnificent Back in the Mix Take one disgraced former mayor/thug/clown, add a former first lady/thug/clown who beat down a stripper whom she caught/didn’t catch in the Manoogian Mansion, stir in the murder of said stripper in a drive-by, sprinkle with a police cover-up, garnish with a multi-million dollar lawsuit and you’ve got a…

Southern Discomfort: Virginia Governor Apologizes for Slavery Omission in Confederate History Month Proclamation http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2010/04/07/2260440.aspx Gee, thanks. That takes the sting out of a month commemorating the oppression of black folks. Like the good ol’ boy that he is, Republican Gov. Robert F. McDonnell apologized for omitting slavery in his Confederate History Month proclamation. An oversight…

Hey Michael Steele: Republicans Want Accountability at RNC Now that a brother’s in charge, Republicans want accountability? Riddle me this, Michael Steele wasn’t at the strip club, but should be held responsible for his idiotic colleagues. For all of this trouble, Steele should have gone with them and gotten a lap dance. Cue the theme…