Reuters: White House told of militant claim two hours after Libya attack
I just saw this story show up on Reuters Breaking News feed:WASHINGTON — Officials at the White House and State Department were advised two hours after attackers assaulted the U.S. diplomatic mission...
View ArticleNetworks, AP Vow to Create Post-Election Polls That Suck
From the people that brought you 24 hour news when nobody was asking for it, comes a bold new plan revolutionize exit polling. Craptastic 2012 Exit Polling™ will be launched on November 6, 2012 by the...
View ArticleNIGHTMARE on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Fortunately, it's a preventable nightmare but it's still a nightmare.The 100th Day of the Romney AdministrationGood evening. At the top of the hour, here's our news roundup for April 29th, 2013--the...
View ArticleElection Coverage: CNN & FOX Tied!
CNN tops Fox News on election nightby James HibberdIt was a squeaker race in Nielsen’s popular vote that showed a clearly divided cable news audience. But CNN still managed to edge out Fox News on...
View ArticleExit polling questions that I want answered
It appears that Florida is finally settled and the President won.But even before the final battleground state votes were counted, assessments have been coming in fast and furiously (h/t Darrell Issa)...
View ArticleRomney: 'Obama Won Because He Bribed His Voters With Gifts'
Was hoping for an iPad Mini from Obama, but will have to settle for universal health insurance coverage. #obamagifts— Matt Yglesias (@mattyglesias) November 14, 2012It has been one week since President...
View ArticlePapa John's CEO Clarifies His Obamacare Comments
Papa John's CEO, John Schnatter wrote a piece for Huffington Post called "The Real Scoop on Papa John's and Obamacare," where he says that he was the victim of shoddy journalism and has no intention to...
View ArticleMaybe the U.S. Should Be Run Like a Business. Oh wait...
One of the major zombie lies that still haunts our politics, is that what this country really needs are the Masters of the Universe in the private sector running the country.Thankfully, by soundly...
View ArticleSen. Susan Collins: Lingering Questions About Susan Rice, None About John Kerry
Sen. Susan Collins is the latest cast member added to Washington D.C.'s kabuki production of the Most Transparent Power Grab for the Massachusetts Senate Seat Ever.Senator Susan Collins of Maine met...
View ArticleThe House is Holding Everybody's Tax Cuts Hostage
By not supporting the President's budget that preserves a tax cut on the first $250,000 earned, the Repubican-led House is refusing a tax cut for the Koch Brothers, Bill Gates, Lindsay Lohan, the...
View ArticleFOX: Taxing the 2% Is Not About Money, But Power
FOX informs us of the President's and Democrats real agenda in the "fiscal cliff" negotiations:The goal of getting Republicans to agree to raise taxes is not to raise new revenues. After all, allowing...
View ArticlePresident Obama on Debt Ceiling Hostage Taking: I Will Not Play That Game
Some Republicans are feeling smug that they are going to win the war on cutting earned benefits for the middle class, by losing the battle on tax cuts.The rumored strategy is they will concede that...
View ArticleSusan Rice: Why I Withdrew
Susan Rice has written an Op-Ed for the Washington Post explaining her decision to withdraw from being considered for Secretary of State.On Thursday I asked that President Obama no longer consider me...
View ArticleLIVE: President Obama to Speak at Sandy Hook Memorial (UPDATED w/Transcript)
I just tuned in. Connecticut Governor Malloy is speaking now.http://www.c-span.org/...The President will speak now after the Governor just said that the President named Friday as the most difficult day...
View ArticleIt's Not Luck
Let’s do the math:The President made Grover Norquist break his own tax pledge that dates back to when he was a 12-year-old. The only politician, from either party, to ever successfully do so.John...
View ArticleArmed Schools: Rhetoric vs. Reality
Rhetoric:The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun. I call on Congress today, to act immediately to appropriate whatever is necessary to put armed police officers in every...
View ArticleWhat Actually Happened In the Room
The Wall Street Journal has a detailed reconstruction of what was really being said in the room as President Obama and John Boehner negotiated over the so-called fiscal cliff.Here a few excerpts. To...
View ArticleTown's Gun Owners Outraged That Everyone In Town Knows They May Own A Gun
A newspaper in New York has received a wave of criticism from its readers after publishing the names and addresses of all of the individuals with handgun or pistol permits in its coverage area....
View ArticleGuns Used in Firefighter Ambush Were Purchased Under False Pretense
The guns used in the firefighter ambush that killed Lt. Mike Chiapperini, 43 and Tomasz Kaczowka, 19, were legally purchased but stolen according to the attorney of the woman arrested in connection...
View Article"I have not heard one word of criticism of President Obama's negotiating...
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economyhttp://www.nbcnews.com/...The headline is a quote from Lawrence O'Donnell's "Rewrite," that aired last night and it comes at...
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