"I apologized but the liberal media is trying to make me drop out." Todd Akin via Twitter Would this be the "liberal media" that includes Sarah Palin, Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter and Sean Hannity who...
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Akin, Ryan and the GOP Share the Same Abortion Agenda
My Wednesday column covers the Republican Party platform plank on abortion and determines that there's no difference between Akin and the GOP and the Romney ticket. The Republican Party is assembling...
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GOP Approves Anti-Abortion Platform Plank
Great timing, Republicans! They approved the anti-abortion language in their 2012 platform and it's awful. It's the personhood amendment that would criminalize abortion as murder in all circumstances...
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Politico reporter Dave Catanese for this tweet: So perhaps some can agree that all rapes that are reported are not actually rapes? Or are we gonna really deny that for PC sake? Huh-what?! No, we can...
Newsweek Cover Story is Hilariously Bad
The Newsweek cover story by former McCain adviser Niall Ferguson is hilariously bad. I mean Jonah Goldberg funny. I won't review the whole thing, but here are some choice passages. He begins with...
Why Are the Republicans Afraid of Todd Akin?
My Tuesday column looks at the horrendously nasty Republican history on the abortion issue and how it far worse than anything Akin said. So why are they so afraid of Akin? The last two days are...
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Tax Inequality on the Romney/Ryan Ticket
Via Benen: Paul Ryan's income in 2010: $215,417 Paul Ryan's effective tax rate in 2010: 15.9% Mitt Romney's income in 2010: $20 million Mitt Romney's effective tax rate in 2010: 13.9% Mitt Romney...
You Know Who Totally Kicked Ass This Weekend?
Chris Hayes and his staff. That's who. They dug up an clip from 2002 showing Paul Ryan making the Obama/Democratic/Keynesian case for stimulus spending during a slow recovery, on the floor of the...
Worst Person in the World
Congressman Todd Akin (R-Dumpstupid) of course. Not only is the Romney campaign distancing itself from this legitimately stupid moron, but conservative activists are calling for him to quit the race...
Mark Halperin is Always Wrong
My Monday column is an extended take-down of Mark Halperin's latest burst of hackery. When we do the list of names that occupy the rogues gallery of political villains, Mark Halperin's name doesn't...
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President Obama Rescued the Economy. Period.
Here's Paul Ryan with some honesty, then a gigantic lie: "Now, let's be candid, President Obama clearly inherited a very difficult situation. There are no two ways about that. Problem is, he made...
Voter Suppression Laws in the News
Dan Froomkin wrote an amazing summary of Republican voter suppression efforts. I'd really like to hear from conservatives who can legitimately explain why they're making voting more difficult. But...
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I Called It! Sean Hannity Has A Crush on Paul Ryan.
In yesterday's Mail Bag, I responded to a question about the Paul Ryan "pretty boy factor" with the following response (yes, I'm blockquoting myself): "I don’t think women — even conservative women —...
Another Case of Republican Amnesia
Paul Ryan appeared outside of a closed SUV factory yesterday and criticized the president for not preventing the closure of the facility. “I remember President Obama visiting it when he was first...
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Guns, Ballots and the Daily Banter Mail Bag!
For this week's Mail Bag, we answer some reader questions about firebaggers, Paul Ryan's looks and the potential for an armed neo-con rebellion. The questions: Do you think the Firebaggers...