Moody’s Investor Service issued a report today warning that the UScredit rating will probably be downgraded if a deal is not reached tolower “the ratio of federal debt to GDP over the mediumterm.” A press releasefrom Moody’s indicates the AAA
Cuts to the $75 billion food stamp program would hurt the bottom line of Kraft, so the company’s incoming CEO is opposing any future cutbacks. Tony Vernon is the incoming CEO of Kraft, the third largest food conglomerate in the
A peer reviewed journal published by the American Cancer Society has some bad news for male fans of “medicinal” marijuana. It may not be that good for men. The researchers found that those who smoked pot daily were twice as
The Washington Post‘s fact check on President Obama’s vote on Illinois’s Born-Alive Protection Act ignores its own facts to come out with an anti-Republican takeaway. To see why, we first have to take a look at the facts presented in the
Touré claims in his recent article at Time that his job is to say things “black people need said.” It’s an odd way to start an article about racial politics. If I ever read the line “things white people need
When August’s jobs numbers were announced Friday morning, Joe Scarborough immediately pronounced them “good news for the President.” Announcing the drop in unemployment from 8.3 percent to 8.1 percent, Joe added, “Ladies and gentlemen, what you call that is a
Emerson wrote, “A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds, adored by little statesmen and philosophers and divines.” I’m not sure even he would defend the level of inconsistency demonstrated in this clip by Reason TV: In case you
Things no one saysThings everyone supports Empty promisesPleading for votes I won’t pretend the path I’m offering is quick or easy. I neverhave. You didn’t elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. Youelected me to tell you
Last night in his big acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention Obama said this: I’ve worked with business leaders who are bringing jobs back to America -not because our workers make less pay, but because we make betterproducts. Because
A new book by Bob Woodward, set to be released next week, backs up the earlier reporting with regard to the behind the scenes wrangling over the debt deal. Woodward confirms the grand bargain was killed by Obama’s demand for
Antonio Villaraigosa called for three successive voice votes before announcing that Democrats had voted to restore the mention of God and Jerusalem as the capital of Israel to the party platform. Sources in the room say even the third vote
On the second day of the Democratic National Convention, politicians and delegates have thrice compared Republicans to Nazis. The trend started with John Burton, Chairman of the California Democratic Party, who told a reporter Monday, “As long as you lie
Political journalists agree about one thing this year: The 2012 race is no fun. In a piece published Monday at Politico, Dylan Byers collates the media angst about the state of the race and the profession of journalism itself in
Yesterday, National Journal published a piece by Ron Fournier titled “Why (and How) Romney is Playing the Race Card.” Fournier’s story repurposes an old interview with two white Michigan voters in order to reveal the supposed racial subtext in their
Yahoo news director David Chalian was fired today after he was caught making an offensive comment on an open mic. Chalian was caught saying of the RNC convention, which took place as hurricane Issac hit New Orleans, “They are happy
Ta-Nehisi Coates is a writer at the Atlantic, one of the “Voices” highlighted in the online magazine’s sidebar, along with Jeffrey Goldberg and James Fallows. Coates is the Atlantic’s go-to guy for stories about race and the black experience in
ResistRNC.org is supposed to be a resource site for non-violent Occupy activists who want to protest the RNC this week. But the site’s sidebar still contains a link to a map of CCTV cameras throughout downtown Tampa. Why would non-violent
Yesterday, I interviewed my co-worker Brandon Darby as he was traveling toward the Republican National Convention in Florida. The interview focused on strategies used by anarchist protesters at the 2008 Republican National Convention and how those strategies will be used
President Obama has a lot of Twitter followers, nearly 19 million at present count. However, a new web service suggests that nearly 70 percent of those followers are either fake or inactive accounts. An article titled Buying Their Way to
Gawker has a splashy new story covering its front page. “The Bain Files” covers the release of 950 pages of insider documents relating to various investments held by Mitt Romney via his connection to Bain Capital. But the big Bain
Rick Warren has announced that he is cancelling the sequel to his civil forum which was scheduled to feature President Obama and Governor Romney in a televised interview format. Warren said the ongoing uncivil discourse of the campaign caused him
Charlie Rogers is a former college basketball player and also a lesbian who came forward with a dramatic story of a hate crime. She claimed three masked men broke into her house, carved anti-gay slurs into her flesh, and then
Occupy protesters are expected to arrive in Charlotte by the thousands next month. A report in the New York Post estimates a protest of the Democratic convention could draw as many as 5,000, though a report last week suggested area prisons
Tuesday afternoon, Obama’s Twitter feed sent out a photo of the President and three young men spelling O-H-I-O using their arms to make the letters. A member of Mitt Romney’s Ohio staff, however, sent a version he snapped of Obama’s
Governor Christie was interviewed by WCBS Monday about his role as keynote speaker at the GOP convention. “I’m not nervous, no. I’m excited,” he told reporter Peter Haskell. Christie says he is now on his 7th draft of the remarks
A new e-book titled Obama’s Last Stand by Politico’s Glenn Thrush offers a behind-the-scenes take on President Obama as he prepares for his final election. The thrust of the book, at least as far as Obama himself is concerned, is
The President probably won’t be stopping here for lunch any time soon. Pit Master BBQ has been in business since 1998. Their website says they “strive to consistently deliver the highest quality smoked meats, homemade side dishes and deserts.” From
During a presentation at the Wall Street Journal’s “CEO Council” in November 2011, Democrat Erskine Bowles placed blame for the failure of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform on a “cabal” of Chicago politicians surrounding President Obama. Bowles
Representative Chris Van Hollen appeared on Greta Van Sustren’s show Thursday to discuss the selection of Paul Ryan on the Republican ticket. As the interview progressed, Greta asked Van Hollen about the video clip in which Erskine Bowles praises Ryan.
Andrea Mitchell took DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz to the woodshed on Friday, noting the President’s failure to face the DC press corps in the last two months. Wasserman-Schultz did her best to deflect, but wasn’t helped by audio from a
The other half of the Simpson-Bowles commission gave an interview Friday in which he praised Paul Ryan as “a spokesman of hard truth against fakery.” Alan Simpson, the former Senator from Wyoming who co-chaired the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility
A government report released August 2nd says that thousands of people earning a million dollars in income have also received unemployment benefits within the same year. CNSNews revealed the Congressional Research Services report which was based on IRS data. A
At an appearance in Danville, VA Tuesday, Vice President Biden made a comment about putting “y’all back in chains” that has divided Americans, among them the President’s own supporters. Jesse Jackson has blamed the gaffe on the 24-hour news cycle
Democrats’ attempt to portray Paul Ryan as an extremist who would “end Medicare as we know it” hasn’t been going very well, largely because the Medicare plan he proposed isn’t really that extreme by historical standards. In fact, the shrill
Jails in Mecklenburg, North Carolina plan to boost staffing in advance of the Democratic National Convention which takes place in Charlotte, NC at the beginning of next month. Officials plan to increase staff by about 30 percent to handle the
The race to define Paul Ryan is on. Democrats greeted his selection with the predictable claim that he was an extremist who wanted to end “Medicare as we know it.” That characterization hit a wall Monday morning when Morgen Richmond,
Debbie Wasserman-Shultz appeared on Fox News Sunday with guest host John Roberts over the weekend. During the interview, Roberts asked her about the now infamous Priorities USA ad which dishonestly implies Mitt Romney is responsible for a woman’s death from
You haven’t seen “no-drama” Obama get upset very often in the last four years, but when he does, it’s pretty distinctive. His eyes narrow and fix on an individual. His hand goes to his chin and he becomes very, very
You haven’t seen “no-drama” Obama get upset very often in the last four years, but when he does, it’s pretty distinctive. His eyes narrow and fix on an individual. His hand goes to his chin and he becomes very, very
A budget discussion this February between Paul Ryan and Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner exemplifies the difference between the approach of the two parties heading into this election. Ryan confronts Geithner with a chart from his own budget which shows unfunded
