A group of 8 ex-DEA chiefs says President Obama needs to crack down now on state’s legalizing marijuana or it’ll be too late and will be stuck in the world of legalization forever.
We report this morning that House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) appears to be leaving the door opening to seriously modifying (ok: breaking) his promise that his plan to privatize Medicare would not affect anyone over age 55. There’s a lot of room for math gimmickry here that could spare him from having to go higher than 55 but still allow him to balance the budget. So it’s not set in stone. But apparently it’s tricky enough that Ryan has warned fellow House Republicans that he might have to raise the age of those unaffected by his Medicare privatiation all the way to 59, The Hill reports.
Scarborough and Krugman meet for epic Charlie Rose showdown. Watch.
Most of our attention yesterday was on Jeb Bush’s unexpected and still pretty inexplicable shift on immigration reform. Bush — Mr. Immigration Reform from a Pro-Reform political dynasty — is probably the last guy I would have expected to make a move like this. And he’s now to the right of his protege Marco Rubio on what’s supposed to be the big issue of this political cycle. Read More
Who is Jeb Bush trying to out-conservative with his big immigration reform flip flop? We look at 5 contenders. The first is named Marco.
Krugman and Scarborough meet in epic Charlie Rose smackdown. Watch.
One of the alleged escorts in the Menendez case says she was paid to fabricate her accusation.
Conservative independent expenditure groups battling on the airwaves over Jan Brewer’s partial embrace of ‘Obamacare’.
Yet another example that the grand GOP post-election pivot is going to be much harder than most people realize.