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July 15, 2011
John Heilemann on
Morning Joe
: Will Debt Votes Hurt Dems?
Possibly, if they have to vote to raise the debt limit three times in the next year.
By
Sarah Frank
cuomolot
July 15, 2011
Shockingly, Most New Yorkers Don’t Want Cuomo to Run for President Yet
We just GOT him.
By
Chris Rovzar
no he cain’t
July 15, 2011
Breaking: Herman Cain Is Suspicious of Muslims
He’s trying to capture some of that sweet anti-mosque momentum.
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
July 15, 2011
A Recent History of Politicians Mispronouncing Words
From ‘corpsman’ to ‘nuclear’ and a bunch of other stuff too.
By
Dan Amira
notes on camp
July 14, 2011
Nancy Pelosi Is Not a Happy Camper
Do NOT ask her to go to Camp David and roast s’mores.
By
Noreen Malone
cable news catfights
July 14, 2011
Did the White House Lie About Trying to Exclude Fox News?
It looks like it may have.
By
Chris Rovzar
early and often
July 14, 2011
Generic Republican Candidate Now Beating Obama by Eight Points
Of course, the Republican candidates with names generally don’t fare as well.
By
Dan Amira
important ceilings
July 14, 2011
John McCain Would
Neeeever
Play Politics With the Debt Ceiling
Even though he has.
By
Dan Amira
early and awkward
July 14, 2011
Rick Perry’s Plan to Fix Everything: Just Have God Do It
“God, You’re going to have to fix this.”
By
Dan Amira
early and interminable
July 14, 2011
Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin to Continue Presidential Foreplay Until Freakin’ September
Great idea.
By
Dan Amira
oh pawlease
July 14, 2011
How Much of the Minnesota Government Shutdown Is Tim Pawlenty’s Fault?
T-Paw’s budget slight-of-hand: not so magical?
By
Noreen Malone
important ceilings
July 13, 2011
John Boehner Will Eat His Peas If Obama Stops Acting Like Melted Jell-O
What the hell is going on?
By
Dan Amira
oy
July 13, 2011
Obama Has Lost the Jews, Part XXIV
Why the latest poll purporting to show that President Obama has lost the Jewish vote doesn’t actually show that.
By
Dan Amira
important ceilings
July 13, 2011
Republican Who Is Willing to Compromise Discovered in Underground Tunnel
South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham thinks closing tax loopholes would be a fine idea.
By
Dan Amira
dancing with bigots
July 13, 2011
Michele Bachmann’s Problem With Gay People Could Soon Become a Problem for Her
Especially when she starts using words like ‘garbage,’ ‘evil,’ and ‘enslavement’ to describe the lifestyle.
By
Chris Rovzar
fun-raising
July 13, 2011
President Obama Just Made Mitt Romney Look Like a Hobo
Obama raised $86 million in the quarter.
By
Dan Amira
america’s sweetheart
July 12, 2011
Greta Van Susteren Predicts Sarah Palin Will Run for President
And those two are thick as thieves, they are.
By
Dan Amira
important ceilings
July 12, 2011
Mitch McConnell Doesn’t Care About Debt Reduction [Updated With Conservative Reactions]
His debt-ceiling contingency plan basically gives Obama the power to raise the ceiling with no cuts at all.
By
Dan Amira
important ceilings
July 12, 2011
President Obama Trying to Rile Up Old People
He warns that there may be no money for Social Security checks if the debt ceiling isn’t raised.
By
Dan Amira
paulitics
July 12, 2011
Ron Paul Retiring From Congress, Focusing All His Energy on Losing GOP Nomination
He won’t run again in 2012.
By
Dan Amira
2012
July 12, 2011
Darrell Issa Doesn’t Think the President’s Reelection Campaign Is Entirely Chicago-Based
The Republican congressman has launched a probe into what he says is overlap between Obama’s political and presidential duties.
By
Noreen Malone
no he cain’t
July 11, 2011
Herman Cain Has a Beautiful Voice
And a gospel album.
By
Dan Amira
important ceilings
July 11, 2011
At Least Eric Cantor Is Being an Adult About This
And by adult, we mean a duplicitous child.
By
Dan Amira
video
July 11, 2011
John Heilemann on
Morning Joe
: John Boehner Is Barely Speaker of the House Now
Eric Cantor is taking over.
By
Sarah Frank
bachmann ambition overdrive
July 11, 2011
Bachmann Takes the Lead in Iowa
She’s dominating among the most “attentive” voters.
By
Dan Amira
important ceilings
July 11, 2011
With Debt Talks Stalled, What Happens Now?
Good question, headline!
By
Dan Amira
is rick perry running?
July 10, 2011
The ‘Rick Perry for President’ Train Nearing the Station
Texas governor calls Iowa activists and starts raising money.
By
Andre Tartar
important ceilings
July 8, 2011
It Looks Like We Can’t Just Ignore the Debt Ceiling
Geithner and Pelosi are not onboard.
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
July 8, 2011
Michele Bachmann Happy People Still Find Her Sexy
“Listen, I’m 55 years old. I’ve given birth to five kids.”
By
Dan Amira
bons mots
July 8, 2011
Jay-Z Not Happy With Employment Numbers
“Numbers don’t lie. Unemployment is pretty high.”
By
Dan Amira
guessing games
July 8, 2011
Can You Guess Whose Reading List This Is?
Betcha can’t.
By
Noreen Malone
early and awkward
July 8, 2011
Unemployment Rate Won’t Matter in 2012, Obama Adviser Claims
A clumsy remark is already being seized upon by Mitt Romney.
By
Dan Amira
stuck in the mittle
July 8, 2011
Frank Rich on
Tavis Smiley
: Mitt Romney Is Acting Phony
The candidate likes to think of himself as a working-class hero.
By
Sarah Frank
oh pawlease
July 8, 2011
Even Tim Pawlenty Can’t Remember Tim Pawlenty’s Campaign Appearances
He claims he just started campaigning “in earnest” in Iowa.
By
Dan Amira
fun-raising
July 8, 2011
Koch Industries Acting Like It’s Never Given Money to the Democrats Before
Cue the phony outrage!
By
Dan Amira
fun-raising
July 7, 2011
Gary Johnson Asks Poker Players to Make a Bet They’re Absolutely Going to Lose
Why would poker players make this bet?
By
Dan Amira
oh pawlease
July 7, 2011
Today in Tim Pawlenty Trying to Not Be Boring
He kind of likes Lady Gaga a little.
By
Dan Amira
important ceilings
July 7, 2011
Speaker Boehner Predicts ‘50-50 Chance’ of Reaching Debt Deal in Next 48 Hours
So exciting!
By
Dan Amira
bachmann ambition overdrive
July 7, 2011
John Heilemann on
Morning Joe
: Michele Bachmann’s First Campaign Ad
She appears more “palatable.”
By
Sarah Frank
rudy
July 7, 2011
It’s ‘Too Early’ to Make a Decision on Running for President, Giuliani Says
Okay.
By
Dan Amira
weinergate
July 7, 2011
At Least Two People Want to Be New York’s Congressperson for Fifteen Months [Updated]
Anthony Weiner’s seat won’t last for long — but a couple of people might still want it.
By
Chris Rovzar
bachmann ambition overdrive
July 7, 2011
TPaw Adviser Personally Finds Bachmann Sexy, Cannot Vouch for Campaign’s Position on the Matter
She’s got H.I.S appeal, apparently.
By
Noreen Malone
debt ceiling
July 7, 2011
Obama Puts Social Security and Medicare Cuts on the Table
No more sacred cows in the budget deal.
By
Noreen Malone
how tweet it is
July 6, 2011
How to Improve the Twitter Town Hall
Make Obama actually use Twitter.
By
Dan Amira
tweet of the day
July 6, 2011
The AFL-CIO Sasses President Obama on Twitter
They would like some jobs, please.
By
Dan Amira
the hunt for red november
July 6, 2011
Jon Huntsman’s Former Chief of Staff Endorses Mitt Romney
Hot Mormon love triangle.
By
Dan Amira
stuck in the mittle
July 6, 2011
Romney Raised More Than Paul, Pawlenty, Huntsman, Cain, and Gingrich Combined
Not bad.
By
Dan Amira
eye of newt
July 5, 2011
Broke Newt Gingrich Will Reach Voters Remotely, Ten at a Time, on Google+
Yup, ten people at a time.
By
Dan Amira
jews
July 5, 2011
The Jews Are Going to Vote for President Obama
Let’s stop pretending they’re not.
By
Dan Amira
metaphorical ceilings
July 5, 2011
Obama Calls Party Leaders to White House Thursday for Deficit Summit
He’s rolling up his sleeves.
By
Chris Rovzar
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