Republicans said they wanted evidence that Obama shoots skeet at Camp David and here's the evidence from last August.

Republicans said they wanted evidence that Obama shoots skeet at Camp David and here's the evidence from last August.

Republicans said they wanted evidence that Obama shoots skeet at Camp David and here's the evidence from last August.

I just found out that last September the NRA published an official list of gun enemies including the ADA, AMA, ADL, Mel Brooks, Chaka Khan and hundreds of other domestic gun enemies. More after the jump ...

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In the spirit of the bipartisan, but toothless rules reforms the Senate passed last week, Senate Minority Mitch McConnell and over 40 of his members are vowing to block confirmation of a permanent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director unless Democrats agree to pass legislation dramatically weakening the agency.

Republicans pulled the same trick in 2011. It was a back door attempt to nullify an existing law they didn't like because they couldn't change it via normal democratic processes. But at least back then they had a decent case for slowing Obama's legislative juggernaut ahead of a referendum in 2012. They lost, of course, but that hasn't deterred them one bit.

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TPM Reader HM wonders what's up with some of the right-wing pundits on immigration reform ...

Adam Serwer has an absolutely fascinating piece about right-wing media and immigration reform called "Will Conservative Media Give the GOP Cover to Make A Deal on Immigration?". Money quote: "For the moment, conservative pundits are playing up a distance between Rubio's proposal and the Democrats that doesn't really exist. That could make a potential compromise seem more palatable to the Republican base."

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Jeez, even Rambo says there should be an assault weapons ban.

AZ Gov. Jan Brewer says border governors should have a say on when undocumented immigrants get to start their 'path to citizenship.'

Listening to Geraldo right now on Fox explaining why he's registered and may run as a Republican for Senator, the essence of his argument is that he's planning to run as a Republican because the current Republican party sucks. And he liked the GOP of the Jacob Javits era.

That sounds like a tough sell.

Bay Buchanan (Pat's sister and a longtime political operative in her own right) says she's leaving politics and becoming a real estate agent. "I can't just live my life going on TV and being angry all the time."

Hillary says goodbye to State Department employees: Watch.

US Carbon emissions drop to lowest level since 1994.

I think in the spirit of the man, I can't help but noting that Ed Koch managed to time his own death to coincide with the release date (2/1/13) of the new documentary celebrating his life and career. How can you ask for better publicity? That's showmanship.

Quite a week. Got questions? I'll be doing a Live Chat at TPMPrime this afternoon at 4 PM eastern. Get in your questions now and I'll see you then.

Back in late December, when NRA Chief Wayne LaPierre delivered his first bracing, snarling comments about the Newtown mass killing I noted how LaPierre repeatedly diverted into the language of secular apocalypse, the total breakdowns of public order that are his signature device to play up the need for everybody to be armed.

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Former NRA Prez admits organization flipflopped on background checks.

Obama administration announces new policy on contraception mandate.

Dems say they now have the 60 votes necessary to break a filibuster on renewal on the Violence Against Women Act.

Koch.