Over the years, as I became more and more of a publisher and small business owner, and devoted more and more time to those roles, I sometimes thought that I’d write a better blog about Internet publishing than politics since so much of my headspace was necessarily involved in everything that goes into publishing. I’ve had to learn quite a bit about it because the success of TPM has depended heavily on that knowledge and being able to act quickly on it. At the same time, if you’re interested in the future of the U.S. economy, technology, and how it all plays out in our economic and civic lives, there’s no more important and frankly fascinating topic than the long-term struggle between a three-way nexus of companies fighting over the future of technology, telecommunications, and what we awfully but now inevitably call “content” – songs, articles, images, everything that minds devise and want to share with others, almost always for money.
Darrell Issa suggesting that he might be the guy to replace John Boehner is a pretty powerful statement of just how lost these guys are without Boehner and his anointed and now defenestrated successor.
So you can keep track, we’ve assembled a list of all the things Republicans are now blaming gun deaths on … beside guns, of course.
Since there appears to be no significant House figure willing to run for Speaker, there’s a massive push to cajole and pressure Paul Ryan into running. It seems crystal clear that he really, really doesn’t want the job. But that doesn’t mean he won’t end up agreeing to take it. But here’s the thing. People are starting to seriously moot the idea of Boehner remaining on in a caretaker role through the 2016 election. He doesn’t need 218 votes. He’s already Speaker. He doesn’t need anything.
Some House Republicans apparently crying over McCarthy’s fall.
Trump thanks Dutch White Supremacist and Race War advocate for his support on twitter.
If you can think of investments that will benefit from a US government debt default, now’s the time to buy.
Yes, this is hilarious but it has pretty terrible consequences for the country and perhaps the global economy.
Speaker Romney
1. MBA
2. Turnaround expert
3. Proven leadership in business
I must say, even for this crew, this is really epic. McCarthy has dropped out of the Speaker’s race. In favor of …? Well, no one. I’m now watching Rep. Issa (R-CA) explaining how McCarthy is awesome, will remain on as Majority Leader, will be the most important endorsement as they try to find someone who they can carry over the finish line. But good lord!
Josh Horwitz is the executive director of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, a nonprofit devoted to eradicating preventable, predictable gun violence. He has spent over two decades working on this issue in Washington, DC. Josh will be joining us in The Hive (sub req) today at 2 PM Eastern to discuss mass shootings in America, the work of his organization, and how to fight back against the NRA’s political power.