If the Republican Party were a fraternity, the initiation rite for this year’s pledge class would be to force the federal government into default.
George Packer on the respective positions of President Obama and the GOP in the debt talks: “Responsibility without conviction is weak, but it is sane. Conviction without responsibility, in the current incarnation of the Republican Party, is raving mad.”
We’ve got a primer for you in advance of Parliament’s grilling today of the Murdochs, father and son. Fascinating stuff.
Brian Beutler cuts through the all incremental developments in the debt ceiling talks to give us the big picture on where things are headed and why.
Why Mitt Romney’s fundraising haul from maxed-out big donors could spell trouble down the road.
Parliament grills Rupert Murdoch over the phone hacking scandal beginning at 9:30 ET. Watch.
Rupert Murdoch: “This is the most humble day of my life.”
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) giving Mitt Romney a run for his money in the latest national poll of the GOP primary race.
Parliament exposes Rupert Murdoch as conveniently oblivious to the operations of News Corp.