The Wisconsin recall elections happened today.  And despite a barrage of truly sleazy tactics by Republicans and their thugs, including robocalls and mailings supplying inaccurate information, the Democrats are really, really close to … [Read more...]

Reuters: Three Democratic senators -- Max Baucus, John Kerry and Patty Murray -- will be tapped to serve on a deficit reduction super committee, a Senate aide told Reuters on Tuesday. If this is true, it's great news.  Kerry has been very … [Read more...]

Scott Brown has been justly criticized for not bothering to meet with the people he represents.  He hasn't held a single town hall meeting since he's been in office. It looked like that might be changing with his awesome "no jobs tour." … [Read more...]

You couldn't make this stuff up. As we all know, Standard & Poor's downgraded US debt over the weekend. Presumably, that reflects some sort of judgment that US debt is more risky than it used to be; that the risk of non-payment is now … [Read more...]

I'll be a guest on the Emily Rooney show on WGBH radio (89.7 FM) today at noon.  My usual partner-in-crime, Garrett Quinn, won't be joining us; instead, it will be the week-in-review show, an hour-long chit-chat about what happened over the … [Read more...]

It's not that President Obama did so great in the most recent NY Times/CBS poll (full poll here).  It's that everybody else - especially congressional Republicans - did much, much worse. The astonishing top line: 82% of Americans … [Read more...]

So the Dow is down close to 500 points today (as of this moment, the NYT reports a drop of 438.89 points or 3.69%). [UPDATE: You'll be pleased to know that, in a heroic last-minute push, the Dow managed to clear a 500-point loss, closing … [Read more...]

Well said, Governor Christie. I'm still not sure I want you to be president, but you sure got this one right. The title is from Christie's response to questions regarding Sohail Mohammed, whom he nominated to a New Jersey judgeship. The … [Read more...]

Is there no end to the stupidity and irresponsibility of this guy?  First, he holds the entire economy hostage – and yes, folks, that’s what just happened, and if you don’t like the terminology, take it up with Mitch McConnell – by … [Read more...]