On the latest Rove-instigated GOP convulsions: “Since the origins of the modern conservative movement in the mid-1950s, purists and pragmatists have been battling for dominance in the GOP.”
Not much noticed, this is the big story of the day — the one that shows immigration reform is going to be much tougher than people think.
Sen. Burr (R-NC) cracks waterboarding joke at CIA confirmation hearings. Watch.
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Interesting additional context revealed today on recent U.S. policy toward Syria. From the New York Times: Read More
Sen. Levin says the Cruz/GOP demands on Hagel are unprecedented.
67 Percent of Republicans think video games are a bigger threat than guns.
Michigan’s Republican speaker of the House categorically rules out passage of a bill mandating a transvaginal ultrasound before an abortion.