1. economy
    The Economy Grew at a Rate of 1.8 Percent Last Quarter, Slower Than ExpectedBut Obama released his birth certificate!
    By Chris Rovzar
  2. early and awesome
    Obama Stops By Oprah to Talk Birth Certificates“When it first came up, were you thinking, I hope I was born here?”
    By Julie Gerstein
  3. ballsy former state senators
    Former State Senator Facing Prison Time Graciously Offers to Not Go to PrisonHero of the day.
    By Dan Amira
  4. party chat
    Michele Bachmann: My Kids are Crazy About GleeThe far-right representative delighted her kids by posing for pictures with one of the show’s gay characters.
    By Jada Yuan and Chris Rovzar
  5. what the huck?
    Mike Huckabee Not Running, Maybe, According to Some PeopleAlso, he might still be undecided. Exciting!
    By Dan Amira
  7. money woes
    Harry Reid Will Give GOP Senators a Chance to Show Their Enthusiasm for Cutting MedicareHe’s loving this.
    By Dan Amira
  8. early and often
    Nevada Congressman Dean Heller Will Replace John Ensign in the SenateWill Sharron Angle replace Heller in the House?
    By Dan Amira
  9. we feel like we’re taking crazy pills
    Orly Taitz Says It’s About Time to Put Birth Certificate Issue to RestBut she still has other reasons for questioning his eligibility.
    By Dan Amira
  10. early and awesome
    President Obama Has Released His Long-Form Birth Certificate [Updated]BREAKING X 1,000,000!!!
    By Dan Amira
  11. bachmann ambition overdrive
    Michele Bachmann Credits Kennedy Quote to LincolnDoesn’t really matter, still kind of funny.
    By Dan Amira
  12. the old days
    President Obama Is a Moderate Nineties RepublicanEzra Klein makes the case.
    By Dan Amira
  13. early and often
    Carl Lewis Campaign Pulls Up LameThe secretary of State throws him off the ballot.
    By Dan Amira
  14. the donald
    Donald Trump’s Low Ceiling, or, Why Donald Trump Is Like The Human CentipedeBear with us.
    By Dan Amira
  15. politics
    Group Still Totally Certain That Jesus Is Visiting on May 21And they’re spreading the word with about 1,000 billboards.
    By Dan Amira
  16. the third terminator
    Mayor Bloomberg and Comptroller Liu Have a Truly Adult Relationship“It is ice-cold, colder than anything I’ve ever seen.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  17. 2012
    Ron Paul to Announce 2012 Exploratory Committee TodayAnd the battle to be the face of the tea party begins anew.
    By Chris Rovzar
  18. sex on skates
    Levi Johnston Is Writing a Palin Family Tell-All ‘For Me, for My Boy Tripp, and for the Country’Not, you know, for the money.
    By Chris Rovzar
  19. barbourism
    Haley Barbour Decides Against Futile Run for GOP NominationGood call!
    By Dan Amira
  20. the donald
    Donald Trump’s Hollywood Enemy List Continues to GrowNewest entry: Robert De Niro.
    By Dan Amira
  21. equal rites
    Law Firm Decides Not to Defend DOMA After AllOne partner resigns over the decision.
    By Dan Amira
  22. early and often
    What Are We Going to Call Jon Huntsman?Govbassador Huntsman?
    By Dan Amira
  23. the donald
    Donald Trump Sends Another Blogger a Handwritten NoteHe gets forwarded “anything that gets written about him.”
    By Dan Amira
  24. early and awkward
    Now the Only Evidence That Jon Kyl Lied About Planned Parenthood Will Be the Entire InternetPhew.
    By Dan Amira
  25. this week in fake presidential candidates
    This Week in Fake Presidential CandidatesWho’s up? Who’s down?
    By Dan Amira
  26. the donald
    Donald Trump’s Net Worth Is Determined by How He Feels That DayIt’s based on “my own feelings, as to where the world is, where the world is going, and that can change rapidly from day to day.”
    By Dan Amira
  27. america has a gas problem
    Obama Hopes Gas-Price Task Force Will Appease AmericaBut it doesn’t seem promising.
    By Dan Amira
  28. john ensign
    Senator John Ensign ResignsEffective May 3.
    By Julie Gerstein
  29. bons mots
    Mike Huckabee Doesn’t Want Any Part of Glenn Beck’s Insane ConspiraciesHe gets pissed after Beck calls him a “progressive.”
    By Dan Amira
  30. early and awkward
    Bradley Manning Supporters Sang President Obama a Song!He pretended to like it.
    By Dan Amira
  31. early and awesome
    Guy Who Backs Abortion, Pot Legalization, and Gay Rights Running for GOP NominationFormer New Mexico governor Gary Johnson announced that he’s running for president.
    By Dan Amira
  32. early and often
    George Pataki 99.9 Percent Not Running for PresidentJust say never!
    By Dan Amira
  33. equal rites
    Obama Continues to Hint That His Continuing Evolution on Gay Marriage Is ContinuingWe expect this to continue until, oh, about November 7, 2012.
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. money woes
    If Obama Loves Taxes So Much, Why Doesn’t He Marry Them?Why doesn’t he just start paying more taxes now?
    By Dan Amira
  35. early and often
    Republican Voters Are Very Slowly and Gingerly Sizing Up Their OptionsOr: Why Donald Trump is so popular right now.
    By Dan Amira
  36. money woes
    Americans Still Don’t Want to Cut Anything We Actually Spend Money OnSurprise surprise.
    By Dan Amira
  37. equal rites
    Four Gay Groups Team Up to Better Coordinate for Marriage EqualityLet’s stop all this squabbling!
    By Chris Rovzar
  38. the donald
    Is Donald Trump’s Presidential Run a Ratings Gimmick?NBC exec says yes!
    By Julie Gerstein
  39. what?
    Michele Bachmann’s Son Won’t Pose for PlaygirlWhat a letdown?
    By Dan Amira
  40. early and awkward
    Fred Thompson Did Not Wear Gucci Shoes to the Iowa State Fair Four Years AgoGlad that’s settled.
    By Dan Amira
  41. the donald
    George Stephanopoulos Has Been Co-opted by Obama and His MinionsDonald Trump is on the case.
    By Dan Amira
  42. 2012
    Alabama Chief Justice Who Refused to Remove Ten Commandments Monument Is Exploring Presidential BidAnd the goalpost has been moved again. To the right.
    By Chris Rovzar
  43. early and often
    Dick Grasso: A Spitzer Mayoral Run ‘Would Be a Great Asset to My Candidacy’But he still may run himself.
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. saint torum
    Rick Santorum Was Not Aware That He Borrowed His Campaign Slogan From Langston HughesObviously.
    By Dan Amira
  45. money woes
    House Passes Paul Ryan Budget Plan, With Zero Democratic SupportIt will now die in the Senate, like all things.
    By Dan Amira
  46. this week in fake presidential candidates
    This Week In Fake Presidential CandidatesWho’s up? Who’s down?
    By Dan Amira
  47. mediscare
    Obama on Mediscaring, Then and NowThen: Let’s not scare old people about our Medicare proposals. Now: Paul Ryan hates your grandma.
    By Dan Amira
  48. the donald
    Poll Says Donald Trump Is Pulling AwayHe’s leading the GOP field by nine points.
    By Dan Amira
  49. early and awesome
    Dick Grasso vs. Eliot Spitzer Gets a Bit More LikelyYesssss.
    By Dan Amira
  50. early and often
    President Obama to Nation: ‘The President Was Born in Hawaii, He Doesn’t Have Horns’Obama speaks out about birthers.
    By Mike Vilensky
  51. early and often
    Obama Talked Progressive on Deficits, But Will He Walk Conservative?Liberals are simultaneously reassured and fearful.
    By Heather Digby Parton
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