RedState offers to sell endorsements from site founder Erick Erickson.
Erickson quickly disavowed the offer. But for the sake of conversation, what would you pay to have Erick Erickson endorse? And how much would you offer?
I would commit to $500 for Erickson to endorse TPM. How about you?
House Republicans mulling phasing out Social Security with Bush-style private investment accounts like former President Bush proposed in 2005.
The fight for marriage equality in New York has come down to eight state senators who remain on the fence.
Presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty will today roll out what he calls his “better deal” economic program, along with “Google test” to eliminate government programs.
Austan Goolsbee, long a top economics adviser to President Obama and currently chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, will resign his post this summer to return to teaching at the University of Chicago. The full White House statement: Read More
The tangled web of lies, deceptions and wiener jokes spun by Anthony Weiner over the last 10 days. Must watch.
Pelosi and Rep. Steve Israel, campaign chief for House Dems, call for Ethics inquiry into Rep. Weiner (D). In other words, trap door prepped and ready.
Video of Rep. Anthony Weiner’s initial statement to the press: Read More
Weiner: I have made terrible mistakes.
Confesses to sending original Twitter pic.
Tearful apology to family and friends. “I came here to accept the full responsibility for what i have done.”
“I am not resigning.”
“I don’t know what I was thinking.” Calls his own behavior “destructive” and “dumb.”
“I regret not being honest about this. … I was embarrassed. I was humiliated.”
“This is not something that can be treated away.”
Weiner says his online relationships involved some 6 women. “Some of these relationships date back as long as three years.” Weiner has been married since last year.
Weiner says he didn’t ‘fess up to his wife until this morning.
According to Weiner, he never met any of these women, was never in the same room with them and never had sexual contact with them.
Weiner plans to run for reelection.
Video after the jump: Read More