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I don't feel there's enough appreciation out there for how thoroughly the GOP and the conservative establishment have eviscerated their argument against the Democrats' proposed millionaire surtax by promoting a Medicare benefit cut for millionaires. READ MORE >>

"I will do that when I get back home on Friday." --Herman Cain, on whether he's had a chance to "walk through [with his wife] this" allegation of a 13-year affair that ended eight months ago. What makes him so sure she'll be there? READ MORE >>

The Republicans have weighed in with their payroll-tax plan. I don't have a lot of details, and I have consulted with no experts about what I see online. But at first glance it seems like something the Democrats can (or should, anyway) actually work with. It doesn't, for example, say a word about extending the Bush tax cuts. That's progress. Here's what they put on the table: READ MORE >>

Three days ago Senate Minority Whip  Jon Kyl (R., AZ) said we didn't need a payroll tax cut. Today Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., KY) said the GOP "will put aside their misgivings" and Kyl said they'll have a payroll tax-cut proposal by the end of the day. READ MORE >>

 "We Republicans do [too] care about people that are out of work."  --House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R.-VA. READ MORE >>

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"Will Barney Frank Lobby For a Financial Services Company?" smirked the Weekly Standard. READ MORE >>