Reid’s apparently putting together a reform plan.
Rudy Guiliani, Tom Ridge, Fran Townsend and even former AG Mukasey head to Paris to max and relax with Iranian exile terrorist group the US designates as a terrorist organization.
Why has the president had a striking string of legislative wins after the Democrats’ drubbing at the polls in November? The best answer is probably the simplest: the primary reason for bottling up these bills was political, with the aim of damaging the Democrats and the president in the midterm election. Once that election was over, the reason for blocking them disappeared.
I have little doubt that that’s the big difference. That’s especially the case with the 9/11 first responders bill and START, each of which were entirely uncontroversial.
But I also don’t believe it’s the only difference. So what else was in play because a) it wasn’t obvious to most people that this would happen even a couple weeks ago and b) as Mitch McConnell makes clear, congressional Republicans have only gotten started trying to derail the Obama presidency. Read More
Did you hear about those ‘strict new rules’ House Republicans have put in place to keep the budget in line? Some other publications may not be mentioning that they actually weaken the rules meant to keep Congress from adding to the deficit. Chait notes the key issue.
Pat Robertson supporting the decriminalization of marijuana?
Fresh off gays and grizzly bears (literal grizzly bears, in case you’re wondering), top social conservative accuses President Obama of selling the US out to the Indians — i.e., Native Americans, not the folks over in India.
TPM Reader JC is all shook up …
Oh god, now he’s got me all confused. I hated that sad sack of —– worse than W in the day, but now I’m prepared to support him as a Democrat again. Whipsaw!
Lieberman mulling running again as Dem, will talk to Patty Murray, who’s running the campaign committee, about the possibility early next year.
Many of you probably remember the exchange earlier this year when Lt. Dan Choi gave Harry Reid his West Point ring and said he wouldn’t take it back until DADT was repealed. Today, Reid gave him the ring back. Powerful video. Watch after the jump. Read More