Editors’ Blog
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.
04.19.12 | 5:36 am
Must See

Man, this resonates: Obama sitting in the bus Rosa Parks refused to take a back seat in.

04.19.12 | 5:30 am
The Numbers Don’t Lie

New Sunday show study: 29 percent of guests are women, 85 percent are white, and 70 percent of the one-on-one interviews are with Republicans.

04.19.12 | 5:09 am
Not Good Ground For Mitt To Fight On

Romney responds to Obama “silver spoon in mouth” remark: “I’m certainly not going to apologize for my dad and his success in life.”

04.18.12 | 1:41 pm
Line In The Sand

Before congressional Republicans get any farther down the road of unraveling the debt limit deal they struck with the White House last August, President Obama has now threatened not to sign any appropriations bills and force a government shutdown right before the election.

04.18.12 | 12:22 pm
Boom

Obama today in Ohio: “I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth. Michelle wasn’t.”

In contrast to … who?

04.18.12 | 10:01 am
Picture of the Day

The partying in Colombia we can actually be proud of.

04.18.12 | 9:56 am
Arizona? Don’t Bet On It

TPM Reader SD gives us his take on whether Obama can flip Arizona to blue: Don’t bet on it.

I saw JM’s comment earlier, but he’s from the Southeastern part of the state (Giffords’ district), which is a different ball of wax than much of the rest of Arizona. It’s much bluer (though her district was about 50-50), which is why it was held for years by Kolbe, a moderate Republican. I’m not a political insider by any stretch, but I’m a keen observer of local politics who follows this stuff as closely as I can. I’ve lived 47 years in Arizona and watched politics here for a long time. I wouldn’t say never, but Romney would truly have to mess things up to lose Arizona.

Read More

04.18.12 | 8:45 am
West Explains Communist Comment

Rep. Allen West (R-FL) explains why House Democrats really are communists. And so was President Woodrow Wilson.

04.18.12 | 8:38 am
Not Enough Muck

Florida prosecutors end probe of freshman congressman David Rivera.

04.18.12 | 7:58 am
Sigh

Secret Service to meet with Ted Nugent Thursday (not to compare notes on partying like rock stars).