An Italian industrialist (an anachronistic term, perhaps) was shot in the knee outside his home Monday by two men on a black motocycle. In its particulars, the incident is reminiscent of attacks in the ’70s and ’80s by the militant, left-wing Red Brigades. It’s a comparison Italian authorities don’t seem to be dismissing out of hand. Italy’s economy is crippled by recession and austerity measures that have riven it politically.
In a last gasp effort, Sen. Lugar pulls in saving Social Security as an angle against primary opponent Richard Mourdock.
Why President Obama is making the auto bailout the centerpiece of his campaign.
So why has Mitt Romney moved into a tie with the President? I explain in today’s edition of The Setup. Read More
At live event, Romney doesn’t dispute questioners suggestion that President Obama should be tried for treason. Watch the video.
A bit later, in response to reporters’ questions, he said “of course” he doesn’t believe the president should be tried for treason.
Pressure builds for Obama to hurry up and evolve on marriage equality.
Something very weird just happened on the Israeli political scene. Or perhaps it’s better to say, something even weirder than usual.
Israel was in the midst of preparing for new elections in September, ones called by Prime Minister Netanyahu from a position of relative strength and ones that showed every sign of returning him to the Prime Minister’s office, quite possibly with a more stable majority. Read More
Santorum releases 11 pm email endorsing Mitt Romney.
(Bonus title with biblical allusion.)
Big question for November: will big drop offs in black and Hispanic voter registration doom Obama?
Maybe not as much as the numbers suggest.