1. early and often
    Democrat Kathy Hochul Wins Vacant G.O.P. House Seat“When [Hochul] started making these comments, I thought, ‘This is so outrageous no one would ever believe it.’ Apparently some people did.”
    By Julie Gerstein
  2. metaphorical ceilings
    American Public Thinks It Understands the Debt CeilingBut it does not.
    By Dan Amira
  3. frothy mixtures
    GOP-Savior Rick Santorum to Enter Presidential RaceWe’re being sarcastic about the savior thing, he’s going to do terribly.
    By Dan Amira
  4. no he cain’t
    Herman Cain Is Open to Appointing a Muslim Person to Some Position in GovernmentSadly, this is a big step forward for Cain.
    By Dan Amira
  5. early and often
    If Rudy Giuliani Had to Decide Today, He Would Run for PresidentThis is what Peter King says.
    By Dan Amira
  7. early and often
    How to Interpret Today’s NY-26 Special ElectionCan it tell us anything about 2012?
    By Dan Amira
  8. foreign relations
    Barack and Michelle Met William and Kate TodayAnd other things happened on the presidential visit to London, but who really cares?
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. video
    John Heilemann on Hardball: 2012 GOP DropoutsIs it because the campaign is a “meat grinder and flash incinerator”?
    By Sarah Frank
  10. equal rites
    Focus on the Family Boss on Gay Marriage: ‘We’ve Probably Lost That’“I think we need to start calculating where we are in the culture.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  11. oh pawlease
    Tim Pawlenty’s Campaign Is Already Dead, Hometown Paper ImpliesA story about his official announcement ran on the obituary page.
    By Dan Amira
  12. the donald
    Donald Trump Vastly Overestimates America’s Post-Apprentice Appetite for Donald TrumpHe’s still grunting about running for president.
    By Chris Rovzar
  13. joetorious
    Joe Biden Threatens to Run for President AgainIn 2016, when he’s nearly 74 years old.
    By Dan Amira
  14. mediscare
    Scott Brown Just Gave Democrats a Very Generous GiftHe says the GOP’s Medicare plan would “change Medicare as we know it.”
    By Dan Amira
  15. 2012
    Potential Presidential Candidate Mitch Daniels Receives Sixteen Stitches After Head WoundHe walked into a door. No, really.
    By Chris Rovzar
  16. foreign relations
    Obama and Netanyahu Didn’t Smile Very Much in Their MeetingBut there was plenty of chin-rubbing.
    By Chris Rovzar
  17. eye of newt
    John Heilemann on Andrea Mitchell: Newt’s Failure to LaunchIs this mess “ungetoutable?”
    By Sarah Frank
  18. this week in fake presidential candidates
    This Week in Fake Presidential CandidatesWho’s up? Who’s down?
    By Dan Amira
  19. oh pawlease
    Tim Pawlenty Making It Official on MondayWill he mention that he grew up in a “meatpacking town”? Probably.
    By Dan Amira
  20. eye of newt
    John Lithgow Reads Newt Gingrich’s Press Release As It Was Meant to Be ReadDramatically.
    By Dan Amira
  21. equal rites
    State Senator Introduces Bill to Stop New York From Recognizing Out-of-State Gay MarriagesMarty Golden is attempting to provide a rallying point for conservatives.
    By Chris Rovzar
  22. the hunt for red november
    Is Jon Huntsman the GOP’s New Antiwar Candidate?He seems to want out of Afghanistan, like, right now.
    By Dan Amira
  23. eye of newt
    Newt Gingrich Deserves Credit for Having an ABBA RingtoneHe’s showing us the real Newt.
    By Dan Amira
  24. what other people think
    Obama’s ‘Major’ Speech on Arab World Hurt by Lofty ExpectationsReactions from a generally unimpressed punditry.
    By Dan Amira
  25. eye of newt
    People No Longer Excited About Giving Newt Gingrich Their MoneyThe remarkable thing is that people were willing to give him their money at some previous time.
    By Dan Amira
  26. early and awesome
    Illinois State Senator Heeds Financial Advice From Wu-Tang’s RaekwonShe recites lyrics from “C.R.E.A.M.” on the Senate floor.
    By Dan Amira
  27. video
    John Heilemann on Hardball: Is Newt Gingrich Deranged?Short answer: Not completely.
    By Sarah Frank
  28. equal rites
    Dean Skelos Might Not Allow a Vote on Gay Marriage After AllThe state Senate majority leader will have to run it by his caucus first.
    By Chris Rovzar
  29. baby men
    Senator Tom Coburn Is Not Happy With the World’s Most Famous Adult BabyBecause he’s getting Social Security.
    By Dan Amira
  30. eye of newt
    A Hundred Years From Now, People Will Tell Tales of Newt Gingrich’s Legendary Fortitude“Out of the billowing smoke and dust of tweets and trivia emerged Gingrich.”
    By Dan Amira
  31. the death throes of birtherism
    Obama Selling Birth Certificate T-ShirtsNo other president could excite his followers simply by reminding them that he was born in the United States.
    By Dan Amira
  32. early and awkward
    Peter King Will Run for President If He Doesn’t Have to Do Anything“I’m not going to campaign,” he says, but he might be interested.
    By Dan Amira
  33. love child
    Which Politicians Kept Their Secret Children Secret the Longest?From our Founding Fathers to our robot governors, it could be just months or entire centuries.
    By Dan Amira
  34. cable news news
    Joe Scarborough Loses It Over Confrontational Newt Gingrich VideoThe giggles have infected ‘Morning Joe.’
    By Chris Rovzar
  35. early and awkward
    Neither Jews Nor Koreans Voted for Dan AdlerThe “I’m Korean!” candidate got 285 votes.
    By Dan Amira
  36. there will be blood
    Republicans Take Popular Stand: Protecting Oil SubsidiesThe bill fails, but it was unconstitutional anyway.
    By Dan Amira
  37. eye of newt
    Newt Gingrich’s Terrible Day Topped Off With an Unprovoked Glitter AttackWatch the video.
    By Dan Amira
  38. the third terminator
    Bloomberg: I Will Support Pro-Marriage-Equality Republican State Senators ‘No Matter Where They Stand on Any Other Issue’Hizzoner talks tough.
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. eye of newt
    Newt Gingrich Keeps Finding Other Things on Which to Blame Words That Came Out of His Mouth“Meet the Press” was too “adversarial.”
    By Dan Amira
  40. newtwife
    Newt Gingrich’s Wife Dropped Between a Quarter and a Half Million Dollars at Tiffany & Co.That was at least one tenth of their worth.
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. the donald
    Who Got Suckered by Donald Trump?Bill Maher, Charles Krauthammer, Mike Huckabee, and, obviously, Dick Morris.
    By Dan Amira
  42. early and often
    Congressman Paul Ryan Isn’t Running for Senate in WisconsinFormer Republican governor Tommy Thompson is.
    By Dan Amira
  43. stuck in the mittle
    Did Mitt Romney Mention That He Can Raise $10.25 Million in Eight Hours?Because Mitt Romney can raise $10.25 million in eight hours.
    By Dan Amira
  44. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Campaign ACTIVATE!Get ready to be not all that surprised sometime soon.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  45. important ceilings
    That Thud You’re About to Hear Is the U.S. Hitting the Debt CeilingNot to worry, Geithner is tapping U.S. pension funds.
    By Nitasha Tiku
  46. what the huck?
    Mike Huckabee Definitely Not Running for President“The factors say go, but my heart says no.”
    By Mike Vilensky
  47. reinventions
    Former Pop Star Sworn In As President of HaitiHe live-tweeted it.
    By Mike Vilensky
  48. this week in fake presidential candidates
    This Week in Fake Presidential CandidatesWho’s up? Who’s down?
    By Dan Amira
  49. cable news catfights
    Jon Stewart and Bill O’Reilly to Get Together on Monday to Debate … CommonThat’s definitely going to be relevant in three days’ time.
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. what the huck?
    Mike Huckabee Probably Not Running for PresidentThough we’ll find out for sure this weekend.
    By Dan Amira
  51. bachmann ambition overdrive
    New Jersey High Schooler Challenges Michele Bachmann to Debate on U.S. HistoryBachmann accused of making “factually incorrect, inaccurately applied, or grossly distorted” statements.
    By Dan Amira
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