1. tarpies
    Elizabeth Warren to Staff: You Stay Classy, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau“I leave this agency, but not this fight.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  2. obummer
    President Obama Has Never Been Less Popular Than He Is Right NowGallup shows him with the lowest approval rating of his presidency.
    By Dan Amira
  3. important ceilings
    Boehner Bill Now Even More Dead in the SenateHe tweaked it to get more GOP votes by adding a Balanced Budget Amendment provision.
    By Dan Amira
  4. important ceilings
    Congress: The Worst Spectator Sport EverThese down-to-the-wire legislative battles are horrible, ulcer-inducing events.
    By Dan Amira
  5. bons mots
    Tell Us What You Really Think, Bruce Bartlett“I think a good chunk of the Republican caucus is either stupid, crazy, ignorant or craven cowards.”
    By Dan Amira
  7. client 9
    New Yorkers Slowly Warming Up to Eliot Spitzer AgainThe idea of a Spitzer mayoral run is gradually becoming more acceptable.
    By Dan Amira
  8. important ceilings
    Highly Anticipated Vote on Doomed Bill DelayedBoehner bill didn’t have the votes in time.
    By Dan Amira
  9. equal rites
    Rick Perry Lays Out His Incomprehensible Views on Gay MarriageRemember when he said it was “fine” with him that New York legalized gay marriage? It’s not. OR IS IT?
    By Dan Amira
  10. important ceilings
    Could We Solve the Debt-Ceiling Crisis With Trillion-Dollar Coins?A venerated law professor seems to sincerely suggest that we can.
    By Dan Amira
  11. important ceilings
    This Whole Debt-Ceiling Debacle Has Been Very Good for Politicians’ Bottom LinesIf not the country’s.
    By Noreen Malone
  12. bachmann ambition overdrive
    Michele Bachmann Has No Understanding of the Fourteenth Amendment ArgumentObama would have the power to unilaterally collect taxes? WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
    By Dan Amira
  13. video
    John Heilemann on Morning Joe: Boehner’s Plea to His PartyWill the tough-guy shtick work?
    By Sarah Frank
  14. how do you solve a problem like santorum
    Dan Savage Threatens to Re-Define Rick Santorum’s First Name, Too“And if there’s crying … “
    By Chris Rovzar
  15. no he cain’t
    Herman Cain Learned a Thing or Two About Muslims YesterdayAfter meeting with Muslim leaders, Cain has seen the error of his ways.
    By Dan Amira
  16. important ceilings
    CBO Says Revised Boehner Plan Cuts More Than $900 BillionThe House will vote on it tomorrow.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  17. important ceilings
    Al Franken Is Getting Started on His ‘Welcome Terrorists’ SignIf the debt ceiling isn’t raised, they’ll be free to enter the country whenever they want. There will be no counter-terrorism agents or border security.
    By Dan Amira
  18. important ceilings
    John McCain Tells New Senators to Get Off His LawnHe calls the demands of some tea partiers “bizarre” and “foolish.”
    By Dan Amira
  19. important ceilings
    Sarah Palin Nearly Makes a Solid Point About the Debt CeilingNearly! But actually really wrong.
    By Dan Amira
  20. life after bloomberg
    Ray Kelly Is the Front-runner for the 2013 Mayoral RaceBut does he have any interest in running?
    By Dan Amira
  21. bachmann ambition overdrive
    Michele Bachmann Might Like Criticizing Federal Home Loans, But She Didn’t Mind Taking One OutThe biggest possible one she could get, in fact.
    By Noreen Malone
  22. no he cain’t
    Herman Cain Has Decided to Look Into This ‘Islam’ That Everyone Has Been Talking AboutHe’ll meet with Muslim leaders.
    By Dan Amira
  23. equal rites
    New York State Challenges DOMAThat was quick.
    By Chris Rovzar
  24. important ceilings
    There’s No Whining in Debt Ceiling BallSorry.
    By Dan Amira
  25. early and awful
    David Wu Is Taking His Tiger Suit and Going HomeThe scandal-plagued Democratic congressman from Oregon is resigning.
    By Dan Amira
  26. eye of newt
    Newt Gingrich Was ‘Debating the Left’ When He Cuddled With Nancy Pelosi on a CouchHow did we miss that!?!
    By Dan Amira
  27. bachmann ambition overdrive
    Michele Bachmann’s Home District Is a Nexus for Teen SuicideGay kids, or kids perceived to be gay, are having a really hard time there.
    By Chris Rovzar
  28. the hunt for red november
    Most of New Hampshire’s Population Is Now Composed of Jon Huntsman StaffersHe has almost triple the paid staff of any other candidate.
    By Dan Amira
  29. equal rites
    First Lawsuit to Overturn Marriage Equality in New York Already StymiedThanks, Fred Dicker!
    By Chris Rovzar
  30. jesus christie
    What’s Chris Christie Doing in Iowa Anyway?Other than sweating?
    By Adam K. Raymond
  31. important ceilings
    Obama, Boehner Use Prime-Time Addresses to Blame Each Other for EverythingThey interrupted real TV for this?
    By Adam K. Raymond
  32. stuck in the mittle
    Most Americans Are Not Yet Aware That They’re Supposed to Be Freaked Out by Mitt RomneyOnly 40 percent know that he’s Mormon.
    By Dan Amira
  33. important ceilings
    The Democrats Have Lost Debt-Ceiling ChickenHarry Reid is offering a plan with all spending cuts, no tax revenues. But now Boehner wants something else.
    By Dan Amira
  34. jesus christie
    Gawker Is Taking Chris Christie to CourtThe New Jersey governor’s relationship with Fox News boss Roger Ailes is the target of the gossip blog’s lawsuit.
    By Chris Rovzar
  35. rudy
    Rudy Giuliani Is Hosting ‘Mob Week’ on AMC This AugustHard to believe he’d be willing to leave such amazing opportunities behind to run for president.
    By Dan Amira
  36. politics
    Oregon Representative David Wu Accused of Unwanted Sexual Encounter by Donor’s DaughterAnd seems Wu has been in this situation before.
    By Andre Tartar
  37. important ceilings
    John Boehner Pulls Out of Debt Talks With President ObamaUh oh.
    By Dan Amira
  38. oh pawlease
    Tim Pawlenty Might Need a Miracle, But ABC Won’t Let Him Use Their Footage of OneIf a guy from Minnesota can’t make hockey references, what does he have left?
    By Noreen Malone
  39. don’t ask don’t tell
    ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Will Officially End on September 20And there it is.
    By Chris Rovzar
  40. important ceilings
    As Expected, the Senate Voted Down the GOP’s ‘Cut, Cap, and Balance’ BillHarry Reid really hated that bill.
    By Dan Amira
  41. important ceilings
    John Boehner Figures He Might As Well Try to Destroy Health-Care Reform TooBoehner is bringing the individual mandate into discussion over the debt ceiling.
    By Dan Amira
  42. early and often
    Moderate GOP Governors No Longer ExistNate Silver does the math, as is his wont.
    By Dan Amira
  43. early and often
    Pervez Musharraf Thinks Rick Perry Will Run for PresidentSo there’s that.
    By Dan Amira
  44. Democrats Furious About Debt Deal That May or May Not Be HappeningWill Obama drop his demand for tax increases?
    By Dan Amira
  45. the hunt for red november
    Jon Huntsman’s Campaign Manager Is DoneThe campaign is definitely in need of a shake-up.
    By Dan Amira
  46. early and awkward
    Allen West Sometimes Forgets He’s Not in the Army AnymoreWest explains his crazy e-mail rant, but won’t apologize for it.
    By Dan Amira
  47. important ceilings
    Anti-Tax Zealot Grover Norquist Is Fine With Letting the Bush Tax Cuts Expire [Updated: No He Isn’t?]Huh. Did not expect that.
    By Dan Amira
  48. bachmann ambition overdrive
    Definitive Proof Michele Bachmann Is at Least a Little Crazy and Mildly Un-AmericanHer favorite food is celery.
    By Noreen Malone
  49. equal rites
    Watch Al Franken Shred Focus on the Family’s Tom Minnery on Marriage-Equality Deceit“I frankly don’t really know how we can trust the rest of your testimony if you are reading studies these ways.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. important ceilings
    GOP’s Stubbornness Now Irritating Even Republican VotersReach a freaking deal already.
    By Dan Amira
  51. early and awkward
    Insane Florida Congressman Allen West Wildly Overreacts to CriticismSomeone has anger issues.
    By Dan Amira
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