David Gregory
"Serious About Dancing"
In honor of David Gregory's new NBC contract, take our quiz
1 Who is Irvin B. Nathan?a) The head of the Republican advocacy group at whose conference David Gregory was the keynote speaker. READ MORE >>
Did Romney Flip-Flop (Again) on Health Care?
The Butterfly Effect
It is often said that the age of the Washington hostess is dead. Gone are the days, we are told, of Katharine Graham and Pamela Harriman, who assembled Washington power players around tables where deals were struck and alliances forged. But that may not be entirely true. The name Rima Al-Sabah doesn’t ring many bells to people outside the Beltway. Inside, it rings a lot. READ MORE >>
Your Daily Dose of Debt Ceiling Gloom
Obama to Embrace Center? Move Left? I'm Betting Neither.
Bringing the Pain
DeMint Standard
It's pretty remarkable when even Jim DeMint, the patron saint of the conservative purists, insists that Social Security and Medicare are sacrosanct: READ MORE >>
Talking School Reform--But What Took So Long? UPDATED
Today on “Meet the Press,” NBC kicked off a weeklong special called Education Nation, a series of events and broadcasts about the state of U.S. public schools. David Gregory’s guests were U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, president of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) Randi Weingarten, and head of Detroit schools Robert Bobb. READ MORE >>
McConnell's Lap Dog Barks
The other day, I pointed out Mitch McConnell's sneaky, dog whistle answer to the question of whether President Obama is Muslim: To say that you "take him at his word" means two things. First of all, it suggests that the president's word is the only information we have to go on here. Of course, that is absurd. Second, if further suggests that, the evidence being weak or inconclusive, McConnell is taking the high road by accepting Obama's testimony. READ MORE >>
