Ok, a ricin attack against the President by a little-known Elvis impersonator wasn’t weird enough!

Kevin Curtis, the guy who was arrested last week, has now been released by federal authorities. And the FBI apparently believes his story that he was framed. More shortly.

AP twitter account hacked, posts FALSE report of Obama injured in bombing at White House

Max Baucus has never had many progressive allies. But this morning dozens of his natural skeptics seem surprised that he would support a filibuster of background check legislation last week only to announce his retirement today.

The reaction suggests a widespread sense that Baucus’ electoral vulnerability was the true, and really the only material, explanation for his background check vote and other recent actions.

But that’s a pretty lazy expression of cynicism, especially as applied to a politician like Baucus. Read More