Yet another legislative oversight in the crafting of the health care reform law. This one gives GOP-led states one more way to drag their feet on implementation. Brian Beutler explains.
As he promised, Bill O’Reilly offered an on-air apology for his “idiot” prediction of how the Supreme Court would rule on Obamacare.
The Republican-controlled legislature in North Carolina managed to override Gov. Bev Perdue’s veto of a pro-fracking bill late last night when a Democratic representative … pushed the wrong voting button(!). The GOP leadership then blocked her attempt to correct her vote, leaving her in tears and her colleagues consoling her.
This morning RNC Chair Reince Priebus said he agreed with the Romney campaign that the mandate is a tax — a day after the Romney campaign said it’s not a tax.
Me thinks there’s a lot to be found in this new article about Romney’s many off-shore tax havens and secret accounts.
TPM Reader KA on the ‘world of hurt‘ …
I think your post about conservative rage against Roberts is spot on. It reminds me of a moment from Tony Kushner’s Angels in America. It is 1986 and Martin, a Justice Department contact of Roy Cohn’s explains to Joe, a young Mormon lawyer, the essence of the conservative agenda. In this scene, I think, Kushner captures the id of right-wing governing philosophy that has held sway since Reagan…
Sen. McConnell throws cold water on ‘Obamacare’ repeal efforts, tells audience “it’s a lot harder to undo something than it is to stop it in the first place.”
Chris Christie gives Romney what may be impossible advice to follow.
Why does the conservative rage at John Roberts run so deep? And why isn’t it going away any time soon? TPM Reader JB thinks he has the answers …
I think I understand the virulence of the reaction to Justice Roberts opinion on NFIB v. Sebelius, and the ease with which fairly implausible explanations (Roberts wanted to be liked by The New York Times!) for his upholding health care reform have been accepted by the most vocal conservatives.
Do you remember this guy? Back in 2009, 13 year Jonathan Krohn was the toast of CPAC, the annual conservative political confab in DC. He wrote a book called ‘Defining Conservatism’ and talked the conservative talk pretty well for a 13 year old. He was blurbed by and chilled with Newt and Bill Bennett.
Now he’s 17 and he’s supporting Obama.