The least surprising news of the week is that getting dressed down at the White House correspondents dinner did nothing to persuade Maureen Dowd and other opinion makers that their fantastical depictions of presidential power are actually puerile and lazy. Less than a month after Republicans rejected Obama’s budget — Chained CPI and all — gauzy platitudes about leadership are back in vogue.
Meanwhile, back in the real world, Jake Sherman reports that the very people Obama’s supposed to “lead” to a budget deal (or a deal on anything) are perhaps more dysfunctional and reactionary than at any point since they came to power. Read More
2 year old girl shot and killed by 5 year old brother with rifle he received as gift.
The father of one of those kids in that notorious New York Post ‘Bag Men’ front page is considering suing the paper.
The AP is projecting Rep. Ed Markey over Rep. Steven Lynch in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts. Markey will face Republican Gabriel Gomez in the June general election.
So it sounds like the takeaway is if you’re going to send ricin letters to the President, don’t buy your castor beans on eBay or pay with PayPal. Also, don’t text word to friends to start throwing away the evidence after you’re already the suspect.
Life’s hard, especially when you’re dumb.
Hezbollah warns of foreign intervention, tells Syrian regime, we’ve got your back.