Rove says his butt was “shredded” by donors after the results came in on election day.
I want to make a quick note of this, because I imagine it’ll get a mention or two in the hours and days ahead.
The Senate Democrats’ sequestration replacement plan, which is meant to pay down one year’s worth of spending cuts over 10 years, actually misses the mark by just over $7 billion. Read More
Now Lanny Davis claims he was threatened by the White House too!!
The House just voted down the GOP-version of the Violence Against Women Act. Next up, the Senate version which is expected to pass without support from a majority of Republicans, in violation of the Hastert rule. After that, it goes to the President’s desk for signature.
The spectacle of Bob Woodward getting caught with his pants down, falsely claiming a White House official (now known to be Gene Sperling) threatened him, should probably live and die on Twitter.
But I want to make a quick observation about how conservatives chose to cover this story, because it’s illustrative of the right’s tendency to feed itself satisfying but ultimately damaging misinformation. Read More
If you’re wondering where this whole Bob Woodward sequester debacle originated and what all the fuss is about, this will get you up to speed.
Cool new insights into the supermassive black holes spinning at the center of galaxies.
Marco McMillian was a candidate for Mayor of Clarksdale, Mississippi, the first openly gay candidate for office in the state’s history. His body was found on a the Mississippi River levee Wednesday morning, an apparent murder victim.
So last we spoke, Bob Woodward was doubling and tripling down on dudgeon-ly tantrum at the Obama White House. Ben Smith first reported and I can confirm that the ‘aide’ who told Woodward he’d regret his willfully false claim that the sequester deal required that there’d only be spending cuts (no new revenues) was Gene Sperling. Read More