Secretary of State Hillary Clinton charged today in Washington that Russia is sending attack helicopters to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime.
** QUICK HITS. California budget negotiations between Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders and interest groups are getting down to the short strokes in advance of the June 15th deadline. Most of Brown’s big budget cuts seem to be accepted, leaving major contention in a few areas amounting to less than a billion dollars, including a potential trade-off between workfare overhaul and the provision of child care services, and in-home health care services. … Some legislative leaders are looking at using alternative fuels and greenhouse gas cap and trade funds to fill general budget holes. That seems quite problematic. … Protests which may be big are shaping up for the Capitol on Wednesday. … Hedge fund billionaire Tom Steyer, co-chair with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and former Secretary of State George Shultz of the successful campaign to defeat the anti-climate change program initiative of 2010, today put $20 million into his initiative campaign to close a major corporate tax break and redirect the funds to renewable energy development and budget balancing.
** NEW COLUMNS COMING UP … MAD MEN‘S MEANDERING SEASON CONCLUDES: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (ONE CAN ONLY HOPE) and THE ENLIGHTENMENT DIVIDES AMERICAN POLITICS.
** OBAMA’S LATEST BIG CALIFORNIA TAKE. It’s a rocky road to re-election for President Barack Obama, but he sure can count on the Golden State.
Big time.
My sources tell me that Obama raised some $6.5 million here last week.
That’s $4.5 million in the Los Angeles area, and another $2 million in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Obama scored especially well with the LGBT community in the ongoing wake of his dramatic yet quite logical endorsement of same sex marriage.
And Obama, of course, has nothing to worry about when it comes to carrying California in November. He’s ahead here by roughly 20 points over conservative Republican challenger Mitt Romney, despite the fact that Romney is building a would-be Western White House on the beach outside San Diego.
It even has an elevator for Romney’s cars.
He’s going to need a lot more than a special cliffside elevator along the beach for his cars, however.
One-fifth of the electoral votes needed to win the White House are to be had in California, and Obama is going to get them all.
Speaking this morning at a rally in Orlando, Florida, Mitt Romney said President Barack Obama “is so out of touch.” The presumptive Republican presidential nominee was referring to Obama’s comment last week that the private sector is “doing fine.” But is Romney the one to make this sort of charge, or is he walking into a long-range trap of his own making?
** NEW COLUMNS COMING UP … MAD MEN‘S MEANDERING SEASON CONCLUDES: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (ONE CAN ONLY HOPE) and THE ENLIGHTENMENT DIVIDES AMERICAN POLITICS.
** OBAMA TODAY. President Barack Obama is in Washington, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
Obama has received the intelligence and economic briefings in the Oval Office.
He then departed the White House for Baltimore, Maryland, where he delivered remarks at a private residence in Owings Mills.
At 11:20 AM Pacific, Obama attends a campaign event at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore.
At 12:45 PM Pacific, Obama delivers remarks at a campaign event at the Hyatt Regency in Baltimore.
At 1:45 PM Pacific, Obama departs Baltimore on Air Force One en route to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
At 2:20 PM Pacific, Obama arrives in Philadelphia.
At 3:10 PM Pacific, Obama attends a campaign event at the Benjamin Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
At 4:45 PM Pacific, Obama delivers remarks at a campaign event at the Benjamin Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
At 6:05 PM Pacific, Obama delivers remarks at a campaign event at the Benjamin Franklin Institute in Philadelphia.
At 7:20 PM Pacific, Obama departs Philadelphia on Air Force One en route to Joint Base Andrews.
At 8:05 PM Pacific, Obama arrives at Joint Base Andrews, where he boards Marine One.
At 8:20 PM Pacific, Obama lands on the South Lawn of the White House.
International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde, speaking this morning in Washington, issued a stark warning that the world faces a crisis in three parts declining incomes, environmental damage and social unrest unless countries take a more sustainable approach to economic management. Speaking ahead of the upcoming Rio+20 Earth Summit Lagarde said rich countries must rein in their greed as poverty continues to rise. She also backed green taxes to help protect the environment. Lagarde takes to Rio a three-pronged package for economic growth, environmental protection and social progress.
Obama is monitoring several geopolitical crises involving the Arab Awakening, Iran and Israel, Iraq, AfPak, and North Korea.
Military Crisis Zone Times: The Arabian Gulf is ten hours ahead of Pacific time, and Afghanistan is eleven and a half hours ahead of Pacific time.
** FROM THE JERRY FILES. Governor Jerry Brown is in Sacramento.
He has no scheduled public events as of this morning.
Brown is continuing state budget negotiations in advance of the June 15th deadline.
His administration will announce agreements with various union bargaining units to secure the needed 5% cuts in compensation costs he is demanding as part of his state budget cuts.
Brown, pointing to victories for public pension reform measures last Tuesday in San Jose and San Diego, is also pushing for action on his public pension reform proposal to backstop support for his November revenue initiative.
Meanwhile, a far right coalition that already announced its opposition to Brown’s November revenue initiative announced it again, actually getting some ADD coverage.
** MIDWAY: 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF ONE OF HISTORY’S MOST PIVOTAL BATTLES CAME IN MIDST OF OBAMA’S BIG STRATEGIC PIVOT TO THE PACIFIC. … From my June 9th essay.
** MAD MEN: THE ANVIL HAS LANDED. … From my June 6th review.
** JERRY BROWN FOR PRESIDENT + 20. … From my June 6th essay.
** FIAT LUX, WILLARD! … From my June 1st column.
** MAD MEN: CONTROVERSY AS JOAN LOWERS HERSELF TO RISE, PEGGY EXITS ANTICLIMACTICALLY (AND SCDP GETS ITS HALO CLIENT). … From my latest essay.
** THE NEW SPACE ERA TAKES BIG STEPS FORWARD. … From my May 30th essay.
** MAD MEN: A GREAT LEAPER FORWARD? JOAN, JAG, DON’S RETURN TO ADVERTISING (AND OTHER, ER, TREKS). … From my May 23rd review.
** A BUCKET OF WOE: JERRY BROWN’S UNSURPRISINGLY UNHAPPY BUDGET. … From my May 16th essay.
** MAD MEN: DANGER! SLIPPERY WHEN SOAPY (ESPECIALLY IN DARK SHADOWS). … From my May 15th review.
** FROM GOVERNATOR TO MOONBEAM. … From my January 3rd, 2011 feature.
** OBAMA: RIDING WITH HISTORY. (NOTE: As Barack Obama was inaugurated as the 44th president of the United States, this column was the featured column on the top of the front page of the Huffington Post.) … From my January 19th, 2009 Huffington Post column.
Tens of thousands of Russians flooded into Moscow Tuesday for the first mass protest against President Vladimir Putin since he returned to the top job in May. The country is marking Russia Day. Numbers appear to have swelled well beyond a 50,000 limit, despite a series of raids on the homes of protest leaders.
** 24/7 LIVE TV NEWS FEED FROM AL JAZEERA. With the US entangled in major military operations in the region, and the Arab awakening underway, it’s valuable to keep up with news and perspectives from the leading Middle Eastern-based TV news network. Click here for a live TV news feed on your computer. The NWN live link to AJ does not constitute an endorsement of the channel’s views. It’s presented as an otherwise unavailable new media window.
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** TRACK GLOBAL AND NATIONAL ENERGY PRICES IN NEAR REAL TIME VIA BLOOMBERG ENERGY MARKET WATCH. Having crashed over $147 for yet another record on July 11th, 2008, crude oil is trading around $83 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
This is up about $49 from the low of $34 per barrel prior to enactment of the Obama economic recovery program, reflecting a low point in global economic activity, and down about $31 per barrel from the price at the time of the Osama bin Laden raid.
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Good video of Romney attacking President Obama.
Good good news news video of the IMF head on the sustainable economy.
Good Al Jazeera news video on the anti-Putin protests in Moscow.
Syria or Iran crisis video today?
Like Mittens is IN touch??
lol
Jonas says:
June 12, 2012 at 12:28 pm
Good video of Romney attacking President Obama.
That is a big endorsement for sustainable development…
Jonas says:
June 12, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Good good news news video of the IMF head on the sustainable economy.
No wonder Putin hates humanitarian intervention!!
Jonas says:
June 12, 2012 at 12:33 pm
Good Al Jazeera news video on the anti-Putin protests in Moscow.
Will the budget be on time or will JB have to veto??
** FROM THE JERRY FILES. Governor Jerry Brown is in Sacramento.
He has no scheduled public events as of this morning.
Brown is continuing state budget negotiations in advance of the June 15th deadline.
That figures…
lol
BB:Meanwhile, a far right coalition that already announced its opposition to Brown’s November revenue initiative announced it again, actually getting some ADD coverage.
Heh.
He better not be sending attack choppers to Assad…
Capitol Boy says:
June 12, 2012 at 2:22 pm
No wonder Putin hates humanitarian intervention!!
Jonas says:
June 12, 2012 at 12:33 pm
Good Al Jazeera news video on the anti-Putin protests in Moscow.
Brown’s not bluffing on the veto so he will get most of what he wants.
Capitol Boy says:
June 12, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Will the budget be on time or will JB have to veto??
** FROM THE JERRY FILES. Governor Jerry Brown is in Sacramento.
He has no scheduled public events as of this morning.
Brown is continuing state budget negotiations in advance of the June 15th deadline.
Good bad news news video of Hillary on Syria and Russian attack copters.
They know he will veto, he’s done it before.
Jack Aubrey says:
June 12, 2012 at 3:13 pm
Brown’s not bluffing on the veto so he will get most of what he wants.
Capitol Boy says:
June 12, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Will the budget be on time or will JB have to veto??
** FROM THE JERRY FILES. Governor Jerry Brown is in Sacramento.
He has no scheduled public events as of this morning.
Brown is continuing state budget negotiations in advance of the June 15th deadline.
Sheesh, that is one heck of a lot of money!
** OBAMA’S LATEST BIG CALIFORNIA TAKE. It’s a rocky road to re-election for President Barack Obama, but he sure can count on the Golden State.
Big time.
My sources tell me that Obama raised some $6.5 million here last week.
That’s $4.5 million in the Los Angeles area, and another $2 million in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Great news!!
This sounds good…
** QUICK HITS. California budget negotiations between Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders and interest groups are getting down to the short strokes in advance of the June 15th deadline. Most of Brown’s big budget cuts seem to be accepted, leaving major contention in a few areas amounting to less than a billion dollars, including a potential trade-off between workfare overhaul and the provision of child care services, and in-home health care services. …
Stupid Leg tricks.
… Some legislative leaders are looking at using alternative fuels and greenhouse gas cap and trade funds to fill general budget holes. That seems quite problematic. …
President Obama’s strength in California will help carry him through these dark times.
I just dont believe that the American people will believe Romney in the end. He is too big a phoney.
Iran crisis video today?
In a way.
Yes, it’s tedious.
>Capitol Boy says:
June 12, 2012 at 5:20 pm (Edit)
Stupid Leg tricks.
… Some legislative leaders are looking at using alternative fuels and greenhouse gas cap and trade funds to fill general budget holes. That seems quite problematic. …
It’s coming along, so far.
>Capitol Boy says:
June 12, 2012 at 5:19 pm (Edit)
This sounds good…
** QUICK HITS. California budget negotiations between Governor Jerry Brown and Democratic legislative leaders and interest groups are getting down to the short strokes in advance of the June 15th deadline. Most of Brown’s big budget cuts seem to be accepted, leaving major contention in a few areas amounting to less than a billion dollars, including a potential trade-off between workfare overhaul and the provision of child care services, and in-home health care services. …
It certainly is.
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Cooper Hawks says:
June 12, 2012 at 4:36 pm (Edit)
Sheesh, that is one heck of a lot of money!
** OBAMA’S LATEST BIG CALIFORNIA TAKE. It’s a rocky road to re-election for President Barack Obama, but he sure can count on the Golden State.
Big time.
My sources tell me that Obama raised some $6.5 million here last week.
That’s $4.5 million in the Los Angeles area, and another $2 million in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Capitol Boy says:
June 12, 2012 at 5:19 pm (Edit)
Great news!!
Probably so.
>Cooper Hawks says:
June 12, 2012 at 4:35 pm (Edit)
They know he will veto, he’s done it before.
Jack Aubrey says:
June 12, 2012 at 3:13 pm
Brown’s not bluffing on the veto so he will get most of what he wants.
Capitol Boy says:
June 12, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Will the budget be on time or will JB have to veto??
** FROM THE JERRY FILES. Governor Jerry Brown is in Sacramento.
He has no scheduled public events as of this morning.
Brown is continuing state budget negotiations in advance of the June 15th deadline.
Indeed.
>
Capitol Boy says:
June 12, 2012 at 2:33 pm (Edit)
That figures…
lol
BB:Meanwhile, a far right coalition that already announced its opposition to Brown’s November revenue initiative announced it again, actually getting some ADD coverage.
Jack Aubrey says:
June 12, 2012 at 2:54 pm (Edit)
Heh.
Yes.
>Jack Aubrey says:
June 12, 2012 at 3:13 pm (Edit)
Brown’s not bluffing on the veto so he will get most of what he wants.
Capitol Boy says:
June 12, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Will the budget be on time or will JB have to veto??
** FROM THE JERRY FILES. Governor Jerry Brown is in Sacramento.
He has no scheduled public events as of this morning.
Brown is continuing state budget negotiations in advance of the June 15th deadline.
He may not be. The helos may be repaired models.
>Jack Aubrey says:
June 12, 2012 at 3:12 pm (Edit)
He better not be sending attack choppers to Assad…
Capitol Boy says:
June 12, 2012 at 2:22 pm
No wonder Putin hates humanitarian intervention!!
Jonas says:
June 12, 2012 at 12:33 pm
Good Al Jazeera news video on the anti-Putin protests in Moscow.
I have a sense of cautious optimism.
>Capitol Boy says:
June 12, 2012 at 2:28 pm (Edit)
Will the budget be on time or will JB have to veto??
** FROM THE JERRY FILES. Governor Jerry Brown is in Sacramento.
He has no scheduled public events as of this morning.
Brown is continuing state budget negotiations in advance of the June 15th deadline.
He came to power in the first place by smashing Chechnya.
>Capitol Boy says:
June 12, 2012 at 2:22 pm (Edit)
No wonder Putin hates humanitarian intervention!!
Jonas says:
June 12, 2012 at 12:33 pm
Good Al Jazeera news video on the anti-Putin protests in Moscow.
Assuming she is serious …
>Capitol Boy says:
June 12, 2012 at 2:18 pm (Edit)
That is a big endorsement for sustainable development…
Jonas says:
June 12, 2012 at 12:29 pm
Good good news news video of the IMF head on the sustainable economy.
That’s what’s known as a rebuttable presumption.
>Capitol Boy says:
June 12, 2012 at 2:17 pm (Edit)
Like Mittens is IN touch??
lol
Jonas says:
June 12, 2012 at 12:28 pm
Good video of Romney attacking President Obama.
The way we communicate with others and with ourselves ultimately determines the quality of our lives. Tony Robbins
@leadership development. I love your quote. Makes you wonder what will happen to people if they can actually communicate in all sense of the word.