TPM Reader V just can’t handle the nonsense …
I think Mr. Higgins does have a (semi-minor) point: Democrats love to say that Obama-haters and even Republicans in general hate Obama because they cannot stand the idea of a black man in the White House.
But that’s clearly not entirely true. If the black man happened to be Herman Cain, they’d be fine with that. Even Colin Powell might get a pass from them though he is poisonously moderate for today’s GOP (not to mention that little episode at the UN which thoroughly soiled his credibility and judgement forever).
House Tea Partiers pledge loyalty and support to Rand Paul on immigration reform.
Chris Christie isn’t saying whether he’ll sign a bill banning ‘gay conversion’ therapy for minors.
I had a funny experience yesterday, one that taught me on a whole new level the barriers on the way to any significant dimunition of the role of race and racialized politicking in our country. It came from the response to this post I wrote on the zero sum dynamics of race and American politics. Read More
Obama name-checks Israeli comedy show in speech. Funny stuff.
Video coming momentarily of Obama heckler in J’lem. “I have to say we actually arranged for that because it made me feel at home.”
And here it is.
House gives final passage to government funding bill: government shutdown averted with an entire week to spare.