I despair for my country when I realize it’s now worthwhile to write articles examining the roots of Glenn Beck’s worldview.
Federal judge bounces one of Orly Taitz’s birther lawsuits seeking a ruling that Obama is not legitimately President — and threatens her with sanctions if she tries this stunt again.
Rockefeller tells Baucus and Conrad that co-ops are a sham, public option is a must.
Birther queen Orly Taitz tells TPM that the federal judge who threatened her with sanctions is a “puppet” of the Obama regime and should be tried for treason, but that, like Nelson Mandela, she will fight on to prove Obama is illegitimate.
Fresh for the fall roll-out, Obama unsheathes light saber for health care denouement.
If you must know, it’s the Chicago Olympics 2016 Slideshow from today’s event at the White House.
The Mary of Peter, Paul and Mary fame has died of cancer.
The bill that returns to the governor the power to appoint interim senators in Massachusetts may make it out of the state House today. That and the day’s other political news in the TPMDC Morning Roundup.
The politically charged Texas Board of Education has kicked off hearings today on whether school textbooks should have a more conservative slant. Things began auspiciously when one member of the public got up to announce that she is a 56-year-old virgin.
Tea partiers complain that the DC subway system wasn’t prepared for last weekend’s rally and that some protesters were forced to rely on free market solutions (i.e., taxis) to get to the demonstration.
About What You Would Expect Update: The congressman complaining about the DC Metro voted against the stimulus package that boosted funding for the subway.