Congressional Republicans not giving up on plans to get rid of Medicare and replace it with a privatized system.
If you’re involved in the news business or simply have a smart phone, you don’t need anyone to tell you that more and more people are consuming more and more news on mobile devices. But even if you know that, seeing the actual numbers will probably surprise you. Read More
From TPM Reader GR …
As your self-appointed stringer in the Berkshires and a resident of North Adams, MA, I can add some depth to the Paul Babeu story. Babeu was a sitting city councilor, police officer and ran for mayor twice and lost. It’s not nearly as simple as Republican politics that prompted Paul to leave Massachusetts as your earlier letter from VS implied.
TPM Reader VS on McCain and Babeu …
One thing to keep in mind with McCain’s reaction to Babeu is his relationship with Jim Kolbe (Giffords’s predecessor). When Kolbe came out, most of the Arizona Republicans turned away from him–some passively, some actively condemning him. The only one who came to his defense and support was McCain. I don’t remember the exact words, but he said something like, he did not stop being my friend just because he’s gay, nothing changed.
New Obama campaign pitch distilled to 7 words: “GM is alive; bin Laden is dead.”
Santorum attacks Obama’s agenda as not “based on the bible“.
In a press conference just now, in which it seemed he was surrounded by the entire staff of the Pinal County Sheriff’s Department, Sheriff Paul Babeu forcefully denied the charges made against him that he, or an associate, threatened the deportation of an ex-boyfriend.
“I am gay,” Babeu said, but the charges against me are “completely false.” Read More
Paul Babeu in a press conference just now: “I am gay,” but charges against me “completely false.”
Sheriff Babeu to hold 2:30 PM news conference. Watch live here.
Romney campaign says Sheriff has stepped down from his position as the Romney campaign’s Arizona state co-chair.