There are times when I’d like to give a literal translation of something said by the likes of South Carolina Lt. governor and gubernatorial candidate Andre Bauer (R). But in this case it’s probably the better part of wisdom not to give a South Carolina conservative to English translation. In any case, Bauer has identified the problem behind immigration — too many lazy South Carolinians on welfare.
Brian Beutler has our guide to the top 5 potential surprises between now and this evening’s scheduled Senate vote on financial reform.
The RNC continues to send out deceptive mailers designed to look like census documents just weeks after Congress passed a law aimed at making such practices illegal and requiring certain information on the envelope to prevent recipients from being mislead. We have the mailer and the RNC’s response: The law doesn’t apply to us.
New York magazine is out with its story on the commercialization of Sarah Palin. She pulled down a cool $12 million over the last year. But what’s more intriguing than that raw number is the underlying dynamic here: the mutual business relationship between Palin and the East Coast elites whom she rails against with populist invective and who scorn her as dumber than a moose. Money can soften any edge.
Asked whether he would be withdrawing his endorsement from Florida Gov. Charlie Crist, Sen. Mitch McConnell said “Not today.”
President Obama will soon be delivering the eulogy for the 29 coal miners killed earlier this month in West Virginia. Vice President Joe Biden also is attending.
Watch the service live here or read Obama’s prepared remarks here.
“These miners lived – as they died – in pursuit of the American dream,” Obama will say.
On the Sunday shows, both sides say they’re optimistic about agreeing on a bipartisan financial regulation reform bill. Just not quite there yet.
It’s down to the wire on financial reform and we’ll be covering all the latest developments all day today in our news section. Check out the very latest developments all day in our auto-updating Financial Reform Wire.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) says he’s pulling his support for a bipartisan climate bill — seemingly killing its chances in this Congress — because, he says, President Obama has abandoned climate legislation in favor of immigration reform.
For your weekend enjoyment, take a look inside the battle against forced-microchip implantation in state legislatures around the country.