I have to say I am shocked to hear Rahm Emanuel making sense. He suggested on the Sunday shows today that the Obama administration is looking more closely at the whole Afghanistan occupation than ever before – and is willing to take more time delib...

Oh, joy, look who will get to “burnish his progressive credentials” by introducing the repeal of Don’t-Ask-Don’t-Tell in the United States Senate. “On ‘don’t ask, don’t tell,’ this administration is talking directly...

 Go Jay Rock: The New York Times reported over the weekend that Reid has decided that the package merged from bills passed by the HELP and Finance committees would not include a public option so as to make it more attractive to swing votes such as...

The fact that a Blue Dog has supported a public option in the past does not mean that they will support one now -- their principles tend to be lobbyist-flexible.  But Nate Silver's number crunching indicates that most of those who have done so i...

Cathy Maples, a spunky stalker fan of Sarah Palin, paid $63,500 in a charity eBay auction to dine with former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. The auction will benefit Ride to Recovery, a charity for service men and women disabled in the Iraqi war. Maple...