I’m certainly not the first person to note that the public discussion about Iran and its nuclear intentions has taken on a markedly different tone in the United States in recent weeks. The prospect of war over those intentions — unclear though they remain — is increasingly discussed and reported less in matters of “if”, but of “when.”
That certainly doesn’t mean we’re on our way, but those who remember 2003 well, and worry that we’ve perhaps not learned its lessons have been given good cause to wonder.
As to those lessons, take a quick look at this screen-shot from CNN’s Situation Room this afternoon. Read More
Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s on-going ‘investigation’ into President Obama’s birth certificate turns out to be a for-profit endeavor.
Not content to be labeled a one-trick pony with his state-specific renditions of “America the Beautiful”, Mitt Romney proves in Tennessee that he knows how to mix things up.
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The polls out of Ohio are starting to look a lot like Michigan, with a probable come from behind victory for Mitt.
Will House Republicans be able to pass a federal budget this year?
Thanks to a loss of two congressional seats from post-census redistricting, two of Ohio’s longtime Democratic congressional representatives are fighting for survival this week.
Our Benjy Sarlin reports on how the battle between Dennis Kucinich and Marcy Kaptur has gotten ugly.
Newt tells TPM he’s more focused on President Obama’s apology to Afghanistan than Rush’s apology to Sandra Fluke.
Rush Limbaugh apologizes to Sandra Fluke for “the insulting word choices.”
Federal judge who circulated racist email about President Obama sends President a letter of apology.