The Onion has been killing it today with a running gag involving members of Congress taking schoolchildren hostage in the Capitol. The Capitol Police are not pleased.
How much damage could a model airplane stuffed with plastique really do?
Mitt Romney on flip-flopping: “In the private sector, if you don’t change your view when the facts change, you’ll get fired for being stupid.”
Can Rick Perry keep up the appearances of his Texas “miracle” through Election Day?
Republicans again make false claim that President Obama’s tax proposal is “biggest tax increase in history.”
South Carolina GOP chairman just now on conference call with reporters about Florida moving up its presidential primary: “Bottom line is that if Florida moves, I’m moving.”
A controversy from Rick Perry’s 2006 re-election campaign involving GOP uber-donor Bob Perry (see e.g., Swift Boat Veterans for Truth) is getting closer scrutiny.
Brian Beutler on the next step in the legal battle over the health care reform law.
Florida’s move to reschedule its presidential primary in January is likely to push the entire primary calendar up by at least a month. It’s a replay of the 2008 election mess and should shine a bright light on what a completely broken system both parties have for selecting a nominee. But alas it’s been this broken for more than three decades and no fix is anywhere in sight. Eric Kleefeld explains the latest manifestation of the dysfunction.