1. taxes
    Senate Easily Passes Tax CompromiseThe ‘Times’ calls it an “acid compromise.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  2. america’s sweetheart
    Sarah Palin Thinks She Is Uniquely ElectableA subtle shift in her 2012 plans.
    By Dan Amira
  3. don’t ask don’t tell
    House May Take Up Stand-Alone ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Bill As Early As TodayDan Choi, we love you! We want you to live!
    By Chris Rovzar
  4. crimes and misdemeanors
    Pedro Espada Jr. Indicted on Federal Embezzlement and Theft ChargesThe charges came down just as Espada released a 34-page report on his accomplishments as majority leader.
    By Dan Amira
  5. death and taxes
    George W. Bush Wishes the Bush Tax Cuts Were Called Something Else“There’d probably be less angst.”
    By Dan Amira
  7. stuck in the mittle
    Mitt Romney Doesn’t Like the Tax-Cut DealFor reasons that don’t always make sense.
    By Dan Amira
  8. september 11
    Jon Stewart’s Takedown of GOP Opposition to the Zadroga Bill Is Practically Operatic“God Bless the USA.”
    By Chris Rovzar
  9. venting
    Governor Paterson Not Sure If Albany Is ‘Even Governable’Sorry, Cuomo.
    By Chris Rovzar
  10. human gaffe-machines
    Michael Steele Running on ‘Don’t Fire the Black Man’ Platform“Who you elect as our next Chairman will speak volumes about our willingness to truly be the party of Lincoln.”
    By Dan Amira
  11. death and taxes
    Tax-Cut Package Moves Forward in the SenateIt should be passed in the Senate tomorrow.
    By Dan Amira
  12. death and taxes
    America Backs Tax Package, Though the Stuff Inside It, Not So MuchOnly 11 percent approve of all four of its main components.
    By Dan Amira
  13. raging boehner
    John Boehner Cries Some MoreHe broke into tears twice during his ‘60 Minutes’ interview.
    By Dan Amira
  14. human gaffe-machines
    You Won’t Have Michael Steele to Kick Around Anymore, Probably [Updated]He’s expected to announce that he won’t run for another term as RNC chairman.
    By Dan Amira
  15. richard holbrooke
    Richard Holbrooke in Critical Condition After Surgery“Richard is fighting through it.”
    By Mike Vilensky
  16. filibernie
    Bernie Sanders Has Been Speaking on the Senate Floor for Six HoursHe’s protesting the tax-cut compromise.
    By Dan Amira
  17. 2012
    Tim Pawlenty Discusses the Time He Vomited From Unloading Meat Hooks Covered in Flies and Rotten FleshBoring presidential candidate gets slightly less boring.
    By Dan Amira
  18. first responders
    GOP Filibuster Defeats 9/11 Responders Bill in the Senate“A tragic example of partisan politics trumping patriotism.”
    By Stephanie Vallejo
  19. don’t ask don’t tell
    Is DADT Repeal Done for Good?It was voted down in the Senate today, 57 to 40. But there is hope!
    By Dan Amira
  20. how tweet it is
    The Political Tweet Hall of ShameThe tweets from politicians that were bad enough to be deleted, and what they can teach us.
    By Dan Amira
  21. death and taxes
    What Happens If the Tax-Cut Deal Falls Apart?A look at the political fallout of a failed compromise.
    By Dan Amira
  22. crossing over
    DREAM DeferredThe Senate won’t vote on the DREAM Act.
    By Dan Amira
  23. all the pretty horses
    New York’s Off Track Betting Shut DownThis will have widespread effects.
    By Chris Rovzar
  24. oh congress!
    GOP Immediately Regrets Decision to Ban EarmarksRepublicans are just now wondering how they’re going to pay for projects in their states.
    By Dan Amira
  25. the third terminator
    Bloomberg Denies Presidential Run, Gives Most Obvious Stump Speech Ever (Updated)“When did success become a bad word in America?”
    By Stephanie Vallejo
  26. politics
    House Passes DREAM ActAnd the Senate may shoot it down.
    By Stephanie Vallejo
  27. politics
    Spending Bill Means Congress Gets to Keep the Lights on in the CapitolHouse passes bill to give the government $1.1 trillion to run on for the rest of the fiscal year.
    By Stephanie Vallejo
  28. oh albany!
    Patricia Lynch, Albany Power Lobbyist, Settles With Cuomo’s Office Over Pension-Fund FinaglingShe’ll pay a half-million-dollar fine.
    By Chris Rovzar
  29. early and drunken
    Seth Meyers to Headline White House Correspondents Association DinnerA good and safe choice.
    By Chris Rovzar
  30. barack obama
    Now Let’s Speculate About a Primary Challenger for Obama in 2012Progressive Democrats are grumbling.
    By Stephanie Vallejo
  31. death and taxes
    This Is the President Obama Everyone Should Get Used ToWhy Obama’s compromise with the GOP on the Bush tax cuts should be no surprise.
    By Dan Amira
  32. cable news
    Talk Box: Tax-Cut Extension Would Lead to More Borrowing From ChinaMSNBC’s ‘Countdown’ investigates the huge amounts the U.S. will have to borrow from countries like China and Russia.
    By Dorsey Shaw
  33. early and often
    Obama’s Team Proposes New Payroll-Tax Holiday PlanTwist!
    By Chris Rovzar
  34. don’t ask don’t tell
    DADT Repeal Hinges on When Senate Decides to Take Christmas BreakUm, maybe just hold off on vacation for a few days?
    By Dan Amira
  35. retired world leaders
    Americans Continue to Sour on Jimmy CarterBut they’re loving Bill Clinton more and more.
    By Dan Amira
  36. raging boehner
    John Boehner Grew Up Completely Surrounded by DiapersHe’s come a long way.
    By Dan Amira
  37. obama is a human person
    Split Lip Robs Obama of His EloquenceThe president is now incapable of saying words like ‘superfluous.’
    By Dan Amira
  38. don’t ask don’t tell
    Scott Brown Does Not Care If You’re Gay If You’re Willing to Get Blown Up for AmericaThe Massachusetts Republican supports the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell.”
    By Dan Amira
  39. secretary of awesome
    Hillary Clinton Still Incapable of Giving Shermanesque Answer“I think I’ll serve as secretary of State as my last public position” is not “I will definitely serve as secretary of State as my last public position.”
    By Dan Amira
  40. early and often
    President Obama Surprises Troops in Afghanistan With VisitLousy jobs report? What lousy jobs report?
    By Chris Rovzar
  41. money woes
    The Deficit Commission and Political CourageThe commission failed to come up with a plan that politicians could actually vote for.
    By Dan Amira
  42. cable news
    Talk Box: O’Reilly ‘Stokes’ Class War and Ed Schultz Calls Obama a TurncoatCable news took a trip to Bizarro World last night.
    By Dorsey Shaw
  43. the new adventures of old christine
    Christine O’Donnell Hopes Book Will Foment RevolutionYes, she is writing a book.
    By Dan Amira
  44. early and often
    House Democrats Pass ‘Chicken Crap’ Tax CutsNot that they’ll get through the Senate.
    By Chris Rovzar
  45. bons mots
    What Irate John Boehner Sounds LikeChicken crap!
    By Dan Amira
  46. early and often
    Mitt Romney Spends Leno Appearance Pretending He Hasn’t Decided About 2012Romney tries to get in on some of this sweet “will he or won’t he” press.
    By Dan Amira
  47. cable news
    Talk Box: Independents Are Just Waiting to Be TriangulatedCable news pundits examine the possibilities of the coming partisan standoff over extending unemployment benefits.
    By Dorsey Shaw
  48. we feel like we’re taking crazy pills
    In Which Anderson Cooper Thoroughly Embarrasses a BirtherCooper had lots of facts, while the birther had a lot of Internet rumors.
    By Dan Amira
  49. oh congress!
    Republicans Don’t Want Anyone to Get the Idea That They’re Going to Start Being Cooperative in Any WayThey’re circulating a letter calling for a filibuster of almost everything.
    By Dan Amira
  50. don’t ask don’t tell
    Official Results of Pentagon Study: Gay Troops Could Serve Openly Without Hurting Combat ReadinessJust as we’d originally heard.
    By Chris Rovzar
  51. cable news
    Talk Box: U.S. Foreign Policy Damaged Itself Long Before WikiLeaksOne pundit blames Bush AND Obama, saying it’s a case of “reap what you sow.”
    By Dorsey Shaw
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