Climate change law expert Ann Carlson tells us the real reason why Obama is rolling out new major regulations that could help with climate change: “Obama is following, not skirting or flouting, the law.”
As you’ve now heard, Eric Shinseki has now resigned as Secretary of the VA.
I’m ambivalent about whether it was necessary or right for him to do so. But the bipartisan calls for his resignation probably made it inevitable. I know people who at least lack any partisan axe to grind who think he deserved to be fired just on the merits. All that said, I find it bittersweet in part because of the broad breadth of his decades of service but more particularly because of his role in our public life in the last decade and a half.
So Redskins management is now apparently cold-calling tribal leaders and asking if they’ll come forward to say “Redskins” name is awesome.
Cochran nursing break-in conspiracy began with “Constitutionial Clayton” Kelly striking up Facebook chat with “Obi Wan Kenobi” account, according to documents obtained by TPM. Because of course it did.
According to a new poll, Sen. Thad Cochran (R) is ahead of challenger Chris McDaniel. But not by much. It’s 45% to 40% with 15% undecided. And that’s after the whole “Constitutional Clayton” Kelly Derptastrophe.
Join us for a live chat (sub. req.) with Martin Gilens, who authored the viral “oligarchy” study (a word he takes issue with) starting at 3 p.m. Get your questions in now!
There are two new polls of the Mississippi Senate primary – one released by a Republican pollster showing Thad Cochran with a slim 5 point lead (45%-40%), and one from a Democratic pollster leaked to TPM’s Daniel Strauss showing McDaniel ahead 46% to 44%. Given margins of error and the inherent difficulties of polling a party primary in an off-year election, to me, these two soundings tell pretty much the same story. And it’s an amazingly bad one for Thad Cochran on a couple levels.
Suspect arrested in Brussels Jewish Museum killings.
Bernard Avishai on words that belonged in Obama’s West Point Speech.
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