Vatican says there are no credible allegations that the new pope was complicit in Argentina’s Dirty War and blames “anti-clerical left-wing” forces for raising the issue.

I noted yesterday, apparently with a number of others, that CPAC this year seems to lack a certain ooomph. Forget a ‘certain ooomph’, make that any ooomph. The whole thing just seems tired. A moment ago I was listening to Chuck Todd discuss this year’s festivities on MSNBC and there was the expected and correct reference to having just lost a big presidential campaign. But that’s nothing new for the GOP over the last couple decades.

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How CPAC is handling the immigration issue this year is absolutely fascinating.

If you look at where Senate Republicans are right now on gun control, even background checks, you’d have to say the NRA side of legislative battle is winning.