THERE’S no reason Elizabeth Colbert Busch had to lose to Mark Sanford. The cheating louse skipped into Congress in a walk. Once considered a possible presidential candidate, Sanford left office at the end of his term having admitted to an extramarital affair and under a cloud of ethics violations. He represented the district for three [...]
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Colbert Busch Calls Sanford Out on Cheating
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy “I want to be very clear, Mark. Nobody tells me what to do. I am a fiscally conservative independent tough businesswoman.” – Elizabeth Colbert Busch THE ONLY debate that will likely occur between Elizabeth Colbert Busch and Mark Sanford happened last night. Colbert [...]
George Galloway’s Brutal Tweet and the Truth About Thatcher’s Policies
THERE IS no reason to deify leaders in death, which some call “respect.” It’s whitewashing a moment ripe for education. The truth in death is as important as scrutiny in life. George Galloway is leading a wall of incoming over the legacy of Margaret Thatcher. His tweet this morning didn’t go down well with conservatives [...]
The Trans-Pacific Partnership Secretive Negotiations [VIDEO]
Last June leaks from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations revealed that Pres. Obama Supports What Candidate Obama Opposed, or as Public Citizen , put it: “After Two Years of Closed-Door Negotiations, Trans-Pacific Partnership Text Replicates Alarming Bush Trade Pact Terms That Obama Opposed as Candidate, and Worse.” The negotiations continued, with great secrecy, but there [...]
News Desk: Big Victory for Liberals and Labor in New York
New York City is poised to mandate that thousands of companies provide paid time off for sick employees, bolstering a national movement that has been resisted by wary business leaders. [New York Times] BILL LIPTON and “a raw display of political muscle by a coalition of labor unions and liberal activists,” as the Times described [...]
Chris Hayes Wins 8 P.M. Shultz Time Slot [Video]
The change is predicated on the belief that MSNBC can win a wider audience with Mr. Hayes than it did with Mr. Schultz, a champion of the working class whose bluster didn’t always pair well with Ms. Maddow and the channel’s other prime-time program, “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell.” Mr. Hayes, on the other [...]
Ed Schultz Moves to Weekend as MSNBC Brand Statement Becomes Clear
Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy THE ANNOUNCEMENT from Ed Schultz on Wednesday was framed that it was his decision to move to the weekends, his new show beginning in April and will be seen from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. There is, however, no doubt [...]
Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg on Women and Success, with Norah O’Donnell [Video]
Sandberg claims Lean In is “sort of” a feminist manifesto. For me, it was simply a powerful woman’s tale of getting to the top. My amoebic blob of a career, very much in its infancy, appreciated the nuggets of wisdom shared. Finishing the last page, I thought: This is a book every young woman needs. [...]
Obama Invites Ryan to Lunch to “Sell ‘Grand Bargain’”
President Barack Obama –seeking to sell Republicans on a revival of “grand bargain” talks — has invited 2012 GOP veep candidate Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.), the chairman of the House Budget Committee, over to the White House for lunch on Thursday, POLITICO has learned. [Politico] POWERFUL allies that could shift the discussion on the budget, [...]
Celebrating Movies with Oscar, and Seth McFarlane
THE HOSTING gig for the 85th Oscars, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science [yes, they take themselves very seriously], this year jumped around until Seth McFarlane showed up on SNL and rocked the house. Tonight’s as big as it gets for someone who’s either going to lodge into everyone’s mind as [...]
Top Story — Jesse Helms Man Judge Sentelle Leads Three-Judge Panel to Reject Obama’s NLRB Recess Appointments
THE DECISION announced today is a stunning and very sobering end to an otherwise spectacular week. It is also wholly and completely political, proved through involvement of Chief Judge David Sentelle, who was responsible for Ken Starr’s appointment back during the Clinton witch hunt. Read this oldie but a great one from James Carville to [...]
Fix the Senate – Fix the Filibuster
American People to U.S. Senate: Move Forward on Real Rules Reform The Communications Workers of America labor union, a lead group in the Fix the Senate Now coalition, is launching an advertising campaign aimed at shaping the final stages of the filibuster reform debate. [...] The Merkley-Udall plan still allows the filibuster of legislation, but [...]
Biggest Losers for 2012: Republicans
Nothing on taxes. Nothing on gun control. Nothing on climate change. Nothing on gay marriage. Nothing on immigration reform (or an incremental, piece-by-piece approach, which will result in nothing). It’s a very odd situation when the losing party is the party refusing to negotiate. It may be how you disrupt, but it is not how [...]
Fools on the Hill
Things were so bad for Speaker John Boehner Thursday night, support for his Plan B tax bill so diminished, the limits of his power with his own party laid bare, that he stood in front of the House Republican Conference and recited the Serenity Prayer. “God grant me the serenity to accept the things I [...]
Michelle Rhee’s StudentsFirst Group Silent Before Michigan’s Governor Snyder Vetoes Concealed Carry Permit Law
Although [Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst] group takes no public position on the measure, StudentsFirst’s allies in Michigan politics have no problem with concealed carry in schools. Indeed, the vast majority of the Michigan legislators whom StudentsFirst recently endorsed voted in favor of the legislation. Of 22 legislators who received election endorsements from StudentsFirst, 14 supported the [...]
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