With a strong jobs report, both sides in the presidential campaign are, predictably, reacting and spinning the results — some more happily than others. But there’s a deeper point to be drawn about today’s numbers that may be helpful to understanding the presidential campaign. Read More
During his appearance just now in the DC suburbs of northern Virginia, President Obama referred to that part of Wednesday’s debate when Mitt Romney claimed his own health care reform plan would cover people with pre-existing conditions: Read More
Things you should know: Republican members of the House Science Committee include Rep. Todd “Shut That Whole Thing Down” Akin and Rep. Paul “Lies Straight From The Pit Of Hell” Broun.
The Romney camp is under intense pressure apparently to embrace Jobs Report Trutherism. Check out this video after the jump … Read More
McCain spokesperson: “He’s not questioning the BLS numbers in any way.”
A few days ago we obtained, via a Freedom of Information Act request, a copy of document dated a month after the 2008 election which indicated that a staffer in Paul Ryan’s office had apparently called the FEC inquiring about President-elect Obama’s citizenship and eligibility to be president. Our first reaction was basically, wow.
Could it be that the Republican vice presidential nominee, or someone on his behalf, had been calling into question Obama’s eligibility before he was even sworn in?
We started looking into and it turns out the golden boy of the conservative movement not only hasn’t dabbled in birtherism, but instead for years he’s been sending constituents who inquire about Obama’s eligibility the best available proof that Obama was born in Hawaii. Ryan Reilly has our story.
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