Our interview with Russ Feingold this afternoon, newly minted as one of the co-chairs for President Obama’s reelection campaign but still highly critical of the President’s Super PAC decision, reminds me of the old LBJ line: “It’s probably better to have him inside the tent pissing out, than outside the tent pissing in.”
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) moves to strip transvaginal ultrasound provision from state’s controversial anti-abortion bill.
We were just debating in the TPM virtual newsroom whether Mitt’s comments a short time ago about making “sure the top 1% keeps paying, paying the current share they’re paying or more” is a shift in his rhetoric, a shift in his policy, or both.
We should have a clearer picture shortly because Mitt’s campaign is unveiling in bits and pieces to reporters throughout the day the elements of Mitt’s new and improved tax plan, an elaboration on the plan he released in September.
The feature of that plan Mitt was touting in today’s rally in Arizona is that while it lowers marginal tax rates on the 1%, it will also deny them deductions they currently enjoy. Whether that results in a net increase or decrease in the tax burden for the 1% is one of the key questions we’ll be looking to answer because, in the end, that’s really all that counts.* Read More
You know the language of the “1%” has really penetrated deeply when even Mitt Romney can’t resist it. Here’s Mitt’s quote from just a few moments ago on the trail in Chandler, Arizona pledging to make sure “the top 1%” keeps paying their “current share” or “more”. Transcript after the jump … Read More
Olympia Snowe (R-ME) won’t be facing a primary challenge from a heavy metal rocker who writes science fiction after all.
The headline sells itself: “Chris Christie And Rick Santorum Spar Over Satan, Whitney Houston”
Alternate headline: Why The Obama Camp Wants The GOP Primary Season To Drag Into Summer
As you can see, The Daily Telegraph‘s YouTube page bills Obama as singing the Southern rock anthem “Sweet Home Alabama” — instead of “Sweet Home Chicago.”
I’d say lost in the transAtlantic translation, except you can be sure Mick Jagger, who handed Obama the mic, knows the difference.
Actual video below: Read More
Is the GOP media-industrial complex about to do to Rick Santorum what it already did to Newt Gingrich? Looks like it.
Jon Stewart: Virginia ultrasound bill is like a vaginal TSA pat-down. Watch.