Jon Stewart on class warfare (video)

The George H.W. Bush family estate in Kennebunkport, ME. Understandably, the former president’s son, George W. Bush, sponsored tax cuts for the rich during his presidency.

The cry of class warfare predictably raised in response to the Obama Administration’s most recent call to ask the rich to pay their fair share of taxes in a jobs plan that includes cuts to Social Security and Medicare raises a question that wealthy conservatives have failed to answer persuasively if at all. So I continue to wonder why taxing the rich is seen as class warfare; whereas, dismantling programs that benefit the poor is called responsible governance.

Comedic genius Jon Stewart does a much better job of framing the question than I do. Watch the video below and laugh or cry as the spirit moves you:

Jon Stewart compares America’s striking teachers to our bailed out CEOs on Wall Street who torpedoed the economy (watch video)

A friend who has taught high school English and theater in a small town in southeastern Minnesota for over 30 years – he taught my kids when they were in high school – posted this must-see video on Facebook this morning:

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Barack Obama as Luke Skywalker (video)

Jon Stewart's review of 2010 for the Obama Administration in which he portrays Obama as Luke Skywalker - watch:

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Ten More Years in Iraq and Afghanistan for U.S. Army?

Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey

On Memorial Day, I reminded readers that Obama had abandoned his campaign promise to withdraw a brigade a month from Iraq this year and ordered a surge in troop levels in Afghanistan.

Two days post-Memorial Day, the AP’s Tom Curley reports:

Gen. George Casey, the Army chief of staff, said the world remains dangerous and unpredictable, and the Pentagon must plan for extended U.S. combat and stability operations in two wars.

"Global trends are pushing in the wrong direction," Casey said. "They fundamentally will change how the Army works."

He spoke at an invitation-only briefing to a dozen journalists and policy analysts from Washington-based think-tanks. He said his planning envisions combat troops in Iraq and Afghanistan for a decade as part of a sustained U.S. commitment to fighting extremism and terrorism in the Middle East.

Let’s all salute Obama, the war president, as he strides forth wearing Dubya’s mantle for the remainder of his first and hopefully his last four-year term.

Watch Jon Stewart Skewer CNBC's Coverage of the Financial Crisis

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Bill Clinton with Jon Stewart on the Daily Show (video)

Listening to Bill Clinton’s incisive comments on the current financial crisis and other important issues you understand why Jon Stewart predicts he’d win by 20 points if he were in the presidential race today. Part 1 and Part 2 are must see videos - go here.

The Daily Show: New Yorker Cover Finally Gets Some Laughs

Jon Stewart on the Daily Show uses humor to put into perspective the “controversial” New Yorker cover that has been condemned by both the Obama and the McCain campaigns and has had the media in an uproar for the past two days. Watch the video here.