Elizabeth Warren says the White House slashing of executive pay at bailed out firms is for “real.” That and the day’s other political news in the TPMDC Morning Roundup.
Obama comments on the White House war on Fox News. He says he’s not losing any sleep over it, but stokes the fire. Watch.
We have yet another poll of this morning on the NJ governor’s race. And it’s more bad news for Chris Christie. According to the Rutgers-Eagleton poll, it’s Corzine over Christie by 3 points.
The key here though is that Corzine is really not doing any better than he’s been doing for a long time. At least not in absolute terms. He’s at 39%. But Christie is dropping like a stone. He’s down to 36%. That’s going on a 15 point drop from where he was just a couple months ago. Also worth noting, independent candidate Chris Daggett is up to 20% in this poll. If he’s really at 20%, that gets you into pretty volatile territory where something unexpected could happen.
Was Rep. Buyer’s (R-IN) scholarship foundation a piggy bank to fund his high-flying golf habit?
TPM Reader AS:
I really love the shots they’re taking at Fox.
First, I think it’s a great strategic move. The GOP depends upon their ability to make stuff up and inject it into the political consciousness. Their whole modus operandi is rooted in their ability to distort reality. And they’re able to do that because of talk radio and a couple of other media outlets — Drudge, for example.
Pressed for comment by NBC, President Obama says that Fox News is essentially a TV version of a talk radio station.
I think this is just the right approach. Obviously, Fox is very successful and has a big audience. And I don’t think the Obama administration should refuse to appear on Fox News, something I very much doubt they’d do. But it would not be honest to pretend the Fox is a real news organization in the sense that the other network news divisions or cable outlets are. Read More
She would vote with Republicans to filibuster a health care reform bill if it contains a public option.
Robert Reich, on why Wall Street reform is stuck in reverse.