Your Morning Cup of Politics
Friday, May 24th, 2013
VA Senate Committee Kills Vote Rigging Plan
Source: Crooks and Liars
Jan 19, 2038 3:14 am
Link: ProgressVirginia reported Tuesday afternoon that the Virginia Senate’s Privileges and Elections Committee killed Sen. Charles “Bill” Carrico Sr.’s electoral college-rigging bill, despite an offer by Carrico to amend the bill to award el…
Chris Wallace compares White House 'war on Fox' to gangster tactics
Source: Crooks and Liars
Jan 18, 2038 9:14 pm
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Seib & Wessel: What We’re Reading Friday
Source: Wall Street Journal: Washington Wire
Apr 26, 2013 1:32 pm
The farm-bill debate is a test of Republicans' mettle, and more in the morning's top reads.
U.S. Intelligence on Sarinâ¦With a Grain of Salt
Source: Time: Swampland
Apr 26, 2013 1:22 pm
Oh Noes! Federal Judge Intervened, Insisted On Miranda Rights
Source: Crooks and Liars
Apr 26, 2013 1:00 pm
Fox News bobbleheads were hyperventilating about this yesterday. It turns out Obama’s DOJ has not discovered new respect for accused rights since holding Manssor Arbabsiar and Faisal Shahzad two weeks without seeing a judge or lawyer after …
A National Security History Lesson for Marco Rubio
Source: Michelle Malkin
Apr 26, 2013 12:35 pm
A National Security History Lesson for Marco Rubio by Michelle Malkin Creators Syndicate Copyright 2013 Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio seems well meaning enough. As second-generation conservative Americans, I know we both share a common passion for thi…
Morning Must Reads: April 26
Source: Time: Swampland
Apr 26, 2013 12:14 pm
Do intel reports suggesting Syria has used chemical weapons against its own people force the US to cross the “red line” into war? TIME’s Mark Thompson says, “Obama finds himself in a pickle: if he does nothing, some will say A…
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: Sanford publishes phone numbers of ordinary folks who called him
Source: Daily Kos
Apr 26, 2013 12:00 pm
Want the scoop on hot races around the country? Get the digest emailed to you each weekday morning. Sign up here. Leading Off: • SC-01: Wow! What a raging jagoff! So I'm sure you recall that the other day, Mark Sanford had the brilliant idea to r…
Mike's Blog Round Up
Source: Crooks and Liars
Apr 26, 2013 12:00 pm
Middle Class Political Economist: Unemployment hits new highs in Spain and France. Matt Taibbi: Introducing LIBOR’s twin brother, ICAP. MN Progressive Project: Scandal-plagued Michele Bachmann may restart the House Tea Party Caucus. Hinterland Gaze…
Abbreviated pundit roundup: Bush's real legacy
Source: Daily Kos
Apr 26, 2013 11:50 am
The New York Times: All five living presidents gathered in Texas Thursday for a feel-good moment at the opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, which is supposed to symbolize the legacy that Mr. Bush has been trying to polish.…
It Gets Better
Source: Talking Points Memo
Apr 26, 2013 11:46 am
Todd Akin says he's relived 'legitimate rape' many times. Watch....
Tax-Free Internet Shopping in Jeopardy
Source: Time: Swampland
Apr 26, 2013 10:56 am
(WASHINGTON) — Internet shoppers are moving closer to paying sales taxes for their online purchases. But the fight is far from over. The Senate voted 63-30 Thursday to advance a bill that would impose state and local sales taxes on purchases ma…
Retirements Boost Republican Hopes of Retaking Senate in 2014
Source: Time: Swampland
Apr 26, 2013 9:30 am
On paper, the 2014 Senate cycle could hardly be going better for Republicans. The Democrats are on defense, holding 21 of the 35 seats up for grabs next year. Several stalwart Democrats have announced their retirement, including Montana Senator Max B…
From Melting Pot to Pressure Cooker
Source: Red State
Apr 26, 2013 8:31 am
There is a battle of funny headlines playing out across America. According to the Wall Street Journal, “Suspects Roused by Jihadist Thought.” Surprisingly, the New York Times headline was “Boston Suspect Cites Islamic Extremist Beli…
Ted Cruz Will Be at the RedState Gathering. Will You?
Source: Red State
Apr 26, 2013 8:30 am
We can now announce that Texas Senator Ted Cruz will be joining us as a speaker at the 2013 RedState Gathering, being held August 2-3 in New Orleans, LA. Ted Cruz’s election to the Senate in 2012 was truly a victory for the conservative grassro…
Rand Paul Says He Would Support Drones During "An Active Gun Fight"
Source: RCP Vlog
Apr 26, 2013 5:55 am
Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) further clarifies in what situations he would support using a drone and in what situations he does not support using a drone. RAND PAUL: I think people misinterpreted what we're talking about here. If there is an active …
Yemeni National On How Drones Stir Hatred Of America And Fuel Terrorism
Source: RCP Vlog
Apr 26, 2013 5:42 am
A Yemeni national, Farea Al-muslimi, describes how a US drone fired missiles on his small village of Wessab in Yemen, "What radicals had previously failed to achieve in my village, one drone strike accomplished in an instant: There is now an int…
Ralph Peters: Boston Bomber Will "Walk The Streets A Free Man Someday"
Source: RCP Vlog
Apr 26, 2013 5:21 am
BILL O'REILLY: Now you have infighting, finger-pointing, and even within the Justice Department itself you've got the FBI, according to Megyn Kelly, stunned that their interrogation of the terror suspect is interrupted by Holder's guy …
Open Thread
Source: Crooks and Liars
Apr 26, 2013 3:30 am
Saturday Night Live's Kate McKinnon dances as Ellen, with Ellen? Priceless. Open thread below....
Open thread for night owls: Bloomberg a 'surveillance-state extremist'
Source: Daily Kos
Apr 26, 2013 3:30 am
Conor Friedersdorf at The Atlantic writes Mayor Bloomberg Is a Surveillance-State Extremist, Not a Pragmatic Centrist: He talks as if 9/11 and the Boston marathon bombing justify cameras everywhere. But they wouldn't have stopped either attack. E…
C&L's Late Nite Music Club With Pink Floyd
Source: Crooks and Liars
Apr 26, 2013 3:00 am
Title: Learning To FlyArtist: Pink FloydGot a favorite "later era" song from a classic band? A Momentary Lapse Of Reason (2011 - Remaster) …
Nebraska KXL Hearing: This is What a Movement Standing Together Looks Like
Source: Crooks and Liars
Apr 26, 2013 2:00 am
Last week, people converged in Nebraska to speak out about the Keystone XL Pipeline at the State Department's only public comment period. Farmers, ranchers, climate activists, and people of all stripes and colors spoke out in opposition to th…
Later Night Thread
Source: Eschaton
Apr 26, 2013 1:19 am
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Bill to End Airport Delays Headed for House Vote
Source: Time: Swampland
Apr 26, 2013 1:18 am
(WASHINGTON) — Legislation to end furloughs of air traffic controllers and delays for millions of travelers is headed to a House vote after a dark-of-night vote in the Senate that took place after most lawmakers had left the Capitol for a weeklong …
Chris Matthews: Killing Arabs On Television "Might Have Something To Do With Jihad"
Source: RCP Vlog
Apr 26, 2013 1:05 am
CHRIS MATTHEWS: We watched this gory hanging, this absurd hanging, of Saddam Hussein, while these thugs went about this thing on television. We watched this, on our watch. It happened because of us, we gave them the power to do this to the guy. Okay,…