Minnesota
Michelle Bachmann thinks the national debt is like the Holocaust: Rep. Michele Bachmann invoked the Holocaust Saturday morning as she described the tax burden that America's next generation will face unless action is taken to reduce federal spending and the national debt. READ MORE >>
All Good in LaHood
Will the Ryan Budget Galvanize the Left?
How will Republican support of House Chairman Paul Ryan's budget play in the 2012 elections? We got a sneak preview on Friday, when Tim Pawlenty, the former Minnesota governor and likely GOP presidential candidate, took some questions while visiting New Hampshire. READ MORE >>
Winger Zinger: Public Schools are "Government-Run Schools"
For all of their complaints about public education, conservative Republicans have generally shied away from attacking the idea in principle. That may be changing, according to the Washington Monthly’s Steve Benen. READ MORE >>
Springtime for Bachmann
Old Yeller
Tim Pawlenty And The Birthers
The reason Republicans tiptoe so carefully around the birther question is that birthers constitute a significant portion of the Republican base. Tim Pawlenty is meeting with a prominent one in New Hampshire: READ MORE >>
The Case for More Federal Aid
Republicans (Secretly) Hate Michelle Bachmann
I think this is encouraging: When Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann was named to the House Intelligence Committee earlier this year, one of her Republican colleagues responded this way: “Is that a punchline?” Another simply said, “Jumbo shrimp. Oxymoron.” Neither dared to attach his name to his comment. READ MORE >>
The Debt Limit Fight: Republicans Blink
You knew President Obama would cave on the Bush tax cuts when he first started saying that a deal was going to be made. In a brinkmanship fight, the most important weapon is the willingness to allow failure, or at least credibly threaten to do so. So these comments from Paul Ryan on raising the debt ceiling are a red -- or rather, white -- flag: READ MORE >>
