Having worked at Taco Bell briefly in High School I can’t say I’m totally surprised horse meat in the Tacos.
This John Cassidy piece in The New Yorker is the best piece of analysis I’ve read of the Woodward debacle. He does Woodward the justice of honoring what he does as well as anyone else in Washington — which is get access to many of the people at the center of the most consequential historical events of our times. What’s less clear is what perspective or insight or analytical heft he brings to these narratives. Or as Cassidy put it more eloquently … Read More
Female high school student gives testimony before the Connecticut state legislature on how she overcame shyness. Legislature gets caught on live mic saying. “If you’re bashful I got a snake sitting under my desk here.”
When opinion makers say President Obama shares blame for sequestration because he hasn’t been able to “lead” Republicans toward consensus, they conspicuously never explain how a President — who’s not very popular with Republicans — might do that.
Fortunately, in the White House briefing room today, we heard one tongue in cheek, but nevertheless educational suggestion. Couldn’t Obama just kidnap John Boehner and Mitch McConnell and set surrender on taxes as a ransom for their release? Read More
It’s growing like wildfire. And now Arizona’s Jan Brewer is on board charging that President Obama is releasing hordes of dangerous illegal aliens to punish political opponents in states like Arizona.
President Obama to speak shortly in the White House briefing room following a meeting with congressional leaders regarding the sequester. Watch.
Check out this short and sweet piece on why the Hastert Rule appears to be dying the GOP House.
Associated Press: “A secret investigation into Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker’s former aides and associates closed last week without any charges being filed against Walker.”
Maddow compares Scalia to an Internet ‘troll’ using the N-word. Watch.