From Steve Benen: There’s still a temptation among many in the political/media establishment to pretend that congressional Republicans are a credible major-party caucus capable of problem-solving, creative solutions, and...
Read MoreI had not realized this: Former Vice President Dick Cheney is still in the hospital after heart surgery in early July. Daughter Liz Cheney says her 69-year-old dad is out of intensive care and hopes to return home this week. She...
Read MoreI don’t like to even think about what the next Congress will be like if the Republicans take over the House. How many of the mistakes they made in 1995 will be repeated? Will they shut the government down again? Will they...
Read MoreI just got home from spending a beautiful afternoon in lower Manhattan, where no one appeared to be thinking about a proposed Islamic Center near the former site of the Twin Towers. But 600 miles south of there in rural North...
Read MoreIt’s a travel day for me. What’s going on in the world?
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