As you may have heard, a gossip site called The Dirty has published what are alleged to be new Anthony Weiner sex chats. Weiner has issued a statement now basically saying that he also said other stuff might come forward. What’s not clear yet is whether the new stuff was from before the original scandal and resignation or whether it came after. Which it is will almost certainly decide Weiner’s political fate.
If I’m understanding this correctly, Boehner’s strategy for the August recess is basically embracing the label of ‘do nothing Congress’? Or perhaps swapping out a dismal record of passing laws for a dismal record of repealing laws?
Rubio to hold closed-door meeting with Tea Party critics today.
More evidence that Liz Cheney’s plan to enter the senate is destined for crushing failure. Which would sort of put it in the tradition of recent family endeavors.
French lawmaker struggles to explain why he told group of Gypsies that “maybe Hitler didn’t kill enough” gypsies comment.
With all the brouhaha and angst about Nate Silver, his departure from the New York Times and whatever effect he’s had on traditional journalism, I wanted to add a few points about just what he’s good at. There’s a great deal of focus on Silver’s final predictions going into election night. But while those were pretty much dead-on, they weren’t that remarkable. Read More
Like that woman on CNN yesterday, Tina Brown lauds Kate Middleton for doing the “perfect thing” by draw the boy card on her first try.
Michelle Nunn, daughter of former Georgia Senator Sam Nunn, declares herself a candidate for Senate.
From TPM Reader PJ …
One really interesting part of this Nate Silver move to ESPN is that it showcases how sports journalism culture has had to become a lot more friendly to analytic work than traditional reporting. That is, the fight to supplement/edit conventional wisdom with statistics has already been fought with a lot more editors and higher ups in the sports journalism industry. So while Silver’s electoral work may be what people most value right now, the ESPN culture (which has done a pretty good job of bringing in statistically minded folks on its website, even though Rob Neyer and John Hollinger are now both gone) is probably more suitable for his particular brand of challenging conventional wisdom.