▼ Author Community Vote yesterday Greg Sargent Anthony Weiner's rant captures Dem impotence - — Everybody is talking about Anthony Weiner's high-octane rant on the House floor last night, in which he fulminated over Republican opposition to a bill that would have spent billions on health care for people sickened by the smoke and debris from 9/11: yesterday Greg Sargent ADL: Some opponents of Ground Zero mosque are bigots, but we ... - — As you have probably heard, the Anti-Defamation League came out against the Ground Zero mosque today. I wanted to highlight this extraordinary bit from their statement: … That's just amazing. 3 days ago Greg Sargent Dem memo: No, we won't lose the House - — In another sign that House Dem leaders are eager to silence talk about them losing the House, top Democrats are circulating a memo on Capitol Hill that lays out a detailed case for why Republicans will come up short this fall. 3 days ago Greg Sargent Dear Dems: Stop reading from Rove's playbook on Afghanistan - — It's sad that this needs to be said, but Democrats need to stop reading from Karl Rove's playbook when talking about the Afghanistan war. — GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah is one of only a dozen Republicans who voted … 4 days ago Greg Sargent Yet again, it all turns on Olympia Snowe - — UPDATE, 11:34 a.m.: Senator Ben Nelson's spokesman, Jake Thompson, confirms that Nelson will vote Yes. “He will vote for cloture on the Disclose Act,” Thompson emails. “It's all about transparency.” — That removes one more element of suspense. 5 days ago Greg Sargent Senate GOP to hold hearings on Black Panther tale? - — By now you've heard that Senate Republicans have announced that they're seeking hearings into whether Obama's Justice Department engaged in racial bias in connection with the decision to pursue the voter intimidation case against the New Black Panthers as a civil action. 10 days ago Greg Sargent Happy Hour Roundup: NAACP "snookered" by Breitbart - — UPDATE, 6:22 p.m.: Just amazing. The NAACP, in its statement just now, says it has reviewed the full tape and admits that they were “snookered” by Breitbart and Fox News into believing that Sherrod had withheld help from the white farmer for racial reasons: 15 days ago Greg Sargent Only Republicans like Sarah Palin - — Okay, that headline is an exaggeration, but not by much. — The new Gallup poll shows a striking disconnect in public opinion about Sarah Palin: While her favorability ratings are significantly higher among Republicans than all the other 2012 GOP hopefuls … 15 days ago Greg Sargent Senator Vitter suggests Rachel Maddow only looked like a woman "a long time ago" - — Oh, what fun! — On a right wing radio station this morning, Senator David Vitter appeared to suggest that MSNBC host Rachel Maddow only looked like a woman “a long time ago,” a crack that was greeted by uproarious laughter from the radio hosts. 15 days ago Greg Sargent Boehner: No more new Federal regulations! - — UPDATE, 2:50 p.m.: DCCC chair Chris Van Hollen responds: … Original post: — A day after calling for repeal of the new financial regulatory reform bill, John Boehner is going even further: He's calling for a moratorium on all new Federal regulations — in the name of job creation.

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