Editors’ Blog - 2012
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04.18.12 | 6:16 am
To The Senate Floor!

Jon Stewart on the Senate GOP’s filibuster of the Buffett Rule. Watch.

04.18.12 | 6:21 am
Macabre

The day’s big story from the LA Times.

04.18.12 | 6:27 am
Dead Heat

New CBS/NYT poll shows Obama and Romney each at 46 percent.

04.18.12 | 6:31 am
Military Investigation Underway

Pentagon on those macabre photos published by the LA Times: “Anyone found responsible for this inhuman conduct will be held accountable in accordance with our military justice system.”

04.18.12 | 6:59 am
Nowhere Else To Go?

Very revealing chart showing Mitt Romney losing then regaining the support of self-identified tea partiers. He’s not all the way there yet, and there’s still going to be an enthusiasm issue, but to the extent people graviate towards a winner (and tea partiers’ preferred candidates have been eliminated) Mitt is reaping the rewards.

04.18.12 | 7:58 am
Sigh

Secret Service to meet with Ted Nugent Thursday (not to compare notes on partying like rock stars).

04.18.12 | 8:38 am
Not Enough Muck

Florida prosecutors end probe of freshman congressman David Rivera.

04.18.12 | 8:45 am
West Explains Communist Comment

Rep. Allen West (R-FL) explains why House Democrats really are communists. And so was President Woodrow Wilson.

04.18.12 | 9:56 am
Arizona? Don’t Bet On It

TPM Reader SD gives us his take on whether Obama can flip Arizona to blue: Don’t bet on it.

I saw JM’s comment earlier, but he’s from the Southeastern part of the state (Giffords’ district), which is a different ball of wax than much of the rest of Arizona. It’s much bluer (though her district was about 50-50), which is why it was held for years by Kolbe, a moderate Republican. I’m not a political insider by any stretch, but I’m a keen observer of local politics who follows this stuff as closely as I can. I’ve lived 47 years in Arizona and watched politics here for a long time. I wouldn’t say never, but Romney would truly have to mess things up to lose Arizona.

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04.18.12 | 10:01 am
Picture of the Day

The partying in Colombia we can actually be proud of.