Your Morning Cup of Politics
Sunday, May 19th, 2013
Get ready, urban voters, Republicans are 'rebranding' at you
Source: Daily Kos
Apr 26, 2013 1:00 am
Oh, Lord. I'm not sure I have the strength in me to read through another earnest story of how Republican "rebranding" is going to help them compete in America's urban climes: [T]here are stirrings of a renewed effort by a handful of GOP candidates a…
Bush Weeps While Talking About Hurricane Katrina and Dead Soldiers
Source: Crooks and Liars
Apr 26, 2013 1:00 am
Click here to view this media Former President George W. Bush openly wept while talking about some of the biggest disasters of his tenure at the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on Thursday. At the conclusion of his sp…
Krauthammer On Syria: "What's At Stake Here Is Whether Anything This President Now Says Is Believable"
Source: RCP Vlog
Apr 26, 2013 12:54 am
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Well, I think what's really important here is that what's at stake is not the trajectory of the Syrian war. There's something else at stake here, and that's America's word. Whatever Obama does, I don&…
House Homeland Security Chief: Bombings ‘Foreign Inspired’
Source: Wall Street Journal: Washington Wire
Apr 26, 2013 12:27 am
The head of the House Homeland Security Committee said in a WSJ.com interview that the Boston Marathon bombings were “foreign-inspired,” and that the bombers represent “the new face of al Qaeda.”
Video: EXCLUSIVE MTP Preview: Tony Blair on the Bush Legacy
Source: NBC News: Meet the Press
Apr 26, 2013 12:25 am
In an exclusive interview with David Gregory, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair discusses what it was like to work up-close with President George W. Bush and reflects on the day’s ceremony dedicating the 43rd president’s library, calling t…
Rand Paul: Immigration Reform Can't Pass Without Conservative Votes
Source: RCP Vlog
Apr 26, 2013 12:23 am
"This isn't passing unless it gets through a conservative House. Unless they ram it through with all Democrats in the House and a few Republicans, it's not going to pass," Paul said. "I think that's an important part of …
Jon Stewart Rips FOX News For Ignoring Bill Of Rights After Boston Bombing
Source: RCP Vlog
Apr 26, 2013 12:20 am
Daily Show: Following the Boston bombing, the freedom lovers at Fox jettison Constitutional amendments like Han Solo dumping his cargo at the first sign of an Imperial cruiser
Fox News Wonders If Poor Kids Should Work For Free Lunches
Source: Crooks and Liars
Apr 26, 2013 12:00 am
Why yes, Fox News, that's the ticket. Let's ask viewers whether poor kids should have to clean the cafeteria for their free breakfast and lunch so their little delicate work ethics aren't eroded. Washington Post: “I think it would be a goo…
Ohio shuts down another unsafe abortion clinic.
Source: Red State
Apr 25, 2013 11:30 pm
In case you were wondering whether the Kermit Gosnell case was making a lick of difference: The state is shutting down an abortion provider in Cuyahoga Falls. The Ohio Department of Health recently issued an order to Capital Care Network, 2127 State …
Rep. Peter King: Other People Were Involved In Boston Terror Attack
Source: RCP Vlog
Apr 25, 2013 11:18 pm
Rep. Peter King (R-NY) says he believes "there were other people involved domestically" in marathon plot. TAPPER: Based on the intelligence that you have been briefed on in the last day or so, do you believe this was just a two-man opera…
George W. Bush Reflects On Presidency With Bret Baier, Says GOP Is "Leaderless"
Source: RCP Vlog
Apr 25, 2013 11:15 pm
On the Republican party: "We're leaderless now. The Republican Party is leaderless. It's not the first time we've been leaderless, nor will it be the last time a political party is leaderless. In other words, we've been in…
Frank Luntz: Limbaugh, Mark Levin Are "Problematic" For GOP
Source: RCP Vlog
Apr 25, 2013 11:05 pm
FRANK LUNTZ: And they get great ratings, and they drive the message, and it's really problematic. And this is not on the Democratic side. It's only on the Republican side"¦[inaudible]. [Democrats have] got every other source o…
Rep. Blasts House Hearing on 'Bizarre Conspiracy Theories' About DHS Ammunition
Source: Crooks and Liars
Apr 25, 2013 11:00 pm
Click here to view this media Rep. John Tierney (D-MA), the ranking Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's National Security Subcommittee, slammed Republicans on Thursday for conducting a hearing that he said was driven by …
Barney Frank responds to al-Qaeda attack on his wedding
Source: Daily Kos
Apr 25, 2013 10:45 pm
When al-Qaeda hates you as much as the American Taliban does, you're doing something right. Barney Frank, still awesome: Former Congressman Barney Frank doesn't care that al-Qaeda attacked him in the latest issue of their Inspire magazine, which al…
Pentagon Says They Will Unblock Southern Baptist Website
Source: Red State
Apr 25, 2013 10:37 pm
The Pentagon blocked access to the Southern Baptist Convention’s website recently because it contained “hostile content” that was later determined to be malware, a military spokesman said Thursday. “We determined that our web filters recently…
Obama Praises Bush At Presidential Library Dedication: "He Is A Good Man"
Source: RCP Vlog
Apr 25, 2013 10:31 pm
President Obama spoke about President Bush's character, love of country and resolve in the days following the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. PRESIDENT OBAMA: "And now we can see President Bush, the grandfather, beginning to spo…
Colorado State Senator’s Sponsorship Of Trial Lawyers Legislation Reveals Conflict of Interest
Source: Red State
Apr 25, 2013 10:30 pm
Colorado State Senator Morgan Carroll (D-Aurora), who was hired as a trial lawyer in January and has a history as a practicing attorney, has sponsored and provided vocal support for legislation that could directly benefit trial lawyers in Colorado. I…
GOP Catfight Kills Effort To Weaken Obamacare
Source: Crooks and Liars
Apr 25, 2013 10:00 pm
enlargeYummy right-wing infighting over the Affordable Care Act has just spilled over onto Buzzfeed's pages, revealing a cynical plot to weaken the Affordable Care Act and purists' efforts to kill it. I have to admit, Eric Cantor came up with a cynic…
Barbara Bush: "We've Had Enough Bushes"
Source: RCP Vlog
Apr 25, 2013 9:54 pm
"I really don't. I think it's a great country. There are a lot of great families, and it's not just four families or whatever. There are other people out there that are very qualified. We've had enough Bushes," former Fi…
Obama Praises ‘Brave Men’ Killed in Texas
Source: Wall Street Journal: Washington Wire
Apr 25, 2013 9:53 pm
President Barack Obama on Thursday praised the fire fighters and medical technicians who responded to a fertilizer explosion last week in Texas, saying their deeds and their town won't be forgotten.
Owning It
Source: Eschaton
Apr 25, 2013 9:52 pm
The political danger has always been that Obama - and Dems - will own every single fucked up thing about our medical system. And it is a fucked up medical system.
McCain: Obama Looking For "An Excuse" Not To Intervene In Syria
Source: RCP Vlog
Apr 25, 2013 9:51 pm
MCCAIN:Â I'm worried that the president and the administration will use the caveats as an excuse to not act right away or to not act at all. The president clearly stated that it was a red line and that it couldn't be crossed witho…
Architecture as metaphor
Source: Daily Kos
Apr 25, 2013 9:50 pm
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Obama Consoles Families, Survivors of Texas Blast
Source: Time: Swampland
Apr 25, 2013 9:49 pm
(WACO, Texas) — President Barack Obama consoled a rural Texas community rocked by a deadly fertilizer plant explosion, telling mourners Thursday they are not alone in their grief and they will have the nation’s support to rebuild from the dev…
Cruel Irony
Source: Talking Points Memo
Apr 25, 2013 9:33 pm
In less than 24 hours, a story about a shady, secret bipartisan effort to rescue members of Congress and their staffs from the rough seas of Obamacare has turned into a much less controversial tale about Obamacare implementation problems ensnaring...…