That’s a tall order, especially in an election year. But Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) today is publicly proposing a moratorium on any new regulations by the federal government for one year. Yeah, that’s right. The promulgation of any new government regulation would be stopped for a year, except emergencies like the BP spill. Read More

I wonder when the New York Times is going to change its rating of the Connecticut Senate race from “Tossup.” I know it’s an open seat, but the latest poll out today has Attorney General Richard Blumenthal ahead by 17 points.

The top 5 Republicans who have rebelled against the Tea Party movement.

John Boehner’s brilliant idea to essentially shut down government for a year emerged after he chaired a roundtable of business and trade group lobbyists this morning.

More on Boehner’s genius plan to bring the federal government to its knees.

David Vitter chortling over Rachel Maddow’s lesbianism.

Look over the Republican game plan for November and it’s hard to tell, absent any outside reference points, whether it’s from 1980, 1990, 2000, or 2010.

Last night’s debate in Arizona between John McCain and J.D. Hayworth, their first, turned out to be a bit of slugfest, even though McCain is crushing Hayworth in the polls. A sample, from McCain: “Congressman Hayworth is a pretty persuasive guy. After he was voted out by his constituents he became a lobbyist, then after that a talk show host, and then after that an infomercial host.” Eric Kleefeld burned the midnight oil and has our report.

South Carolina Democratic Senate nominee Alvin Greene yesterday gave his first public speech since winning his party’s nomination (or maybe ever?), declaring that it’s time to “reclaim our country from the terrorists and the communists.”

TPM’s roundup of Republican pols who have dipped their toes into the birther pool.