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NEW YORK – They tried to build a Bridge to Nowhere, fretted about "killing Grandma," and stiffed the IRS. John Avlon presents a rogue's gallery of House members who should be bounced come November, from Joe Wilson to Alan Grayson. Full Story »
WASHINGTON, DC - It's the end of July. The days are hot. The news is slow. And Twitter is growing restless.The AP's Phil Elliott whiled away the hours by playing bookie. .bbpBox19910133241 {background:url(http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/23882359/grass.jpg) #EBEBEB;padding:20px;} p.bbpTweet{background:#fff;padding:10px 12px 10px 12px;margin:0;min-height:48px;color:#000;font-size:18px !important;line-height:22px;-moz-border-radius:5px;-webkit-border-radius:5px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata{display:block;width:100%;clear:both;margin-top:8px;padding-top:12px;height:40px;border-top:1px solid #fff;border-top:1px solid #e6e6e6} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author{line-height:19px} p.bbpTweet span.metadata span.author img{float:left;margin:0 7px 0 0px;width:38px;height:38px} p.bbpTweet a:hover{text-decoration:underline}p.bbpTweet span.timestamp{font-size:12px;display:block} Any bets when Blago verdict comes back?less than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®PElliottAPPElliottAP Full Story »
Beltway insiders have asked for months whether Republicans must do more than oppose Democrats to win back power. Full Story »
Boston - In 1947, when excusing Soviet totalitarianism had become quite the rage in fashionable progressive circles, George Orwell eviscerated a British politician who consistently defended totalitarians but nevertheless denied that he was a defender of totalitarianism. âBut of course he does,â Orwell wrote. âWhat else could he say? Full Story »
The Nation -- Good morning, dear pupils! Please settle down, take your seats. Today's class will be another exciting lesson in our infinite series of teachable moments. Hush now, stop the giggling. This is important, and we're never going to graduate until we master the basics of how to read and write. We will begin with a nice little fairy tale that I'd like you to read aloud: Full Story »
How U.S. Ignorance Helped Doom the Afghan War Full Story »
Last week, I argued that a reported “jump” for Democrats in Gallup’s weekly tracking of the national generic U.S. Full Story »
The inability of the Obama administration to follow through on its promise to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay has largely been attributed to successful Republican (and Democratic) efforts to block funds for an alternate domestic facility. Full Story »
In a revealing and somewhat endearing short interview with a local blogger, Rand Paul's former campaign manager defended the Kentucky Senate candidate's decision to give that controversial, post-primary interview to Rachel Maddow in which he questioned the reach of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Full Story »
The House unanimously passed a bill this week to create a task force within the Justice Department to crack down on lobbyists who flake on disclosure laws. Full Story »
WASHINGTON, DC - Splashed on the covers of magazines, all over the late night circuit and now starring in this weekend's summer blockbuster Dinner for Schmucks: Paul Rudd is everywhere. Though not everyone's optimistic about his new film, the New Jersey-born funnyman is a critics' favorite. Across the Web, writers are paying homage to his body of work:From the Beginning, a Classically Trained Comic, writes Sam Adams at Salon: "Allow us to make a modest proposal: Paul Rudd is one of the great comic leading men of his generation. With his boyish charm and unassuming good looks, he could easily have ended up as a romantic-comedy lightweight, following the template laid out by his breakthrough role in 'Clueless.' But instead, he's spent much of the last decade surrounding himself with stand-ups and sketch comics, matching wits with Steve Carell and Seth Rogen in 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin' and guesting as an oily Lamaze instructor on 'Reno 911.' Although he studied Jacobean drama at Oxford, Rudd's classical background hasn't prevented him from improvising alongside club-hardened comics, a talent that serves him mightily well in 'Dinner for Schmucks.'"You Can't Beat 'Wet Hot American Summer', writes an adoring Elbert Ventura at Slate: Rudd's comic talent first became apparent in 2001's Wet Hot American Summer. Made by the folks behind the MTV sketch comedy show The State, the movie affectionately spoofs '80s pop culture... [Rudd] stole every scene he was in as Andy, the sleazeball camp counselor. In Rudd's hands, Andy becomes the biggest asshole you knew in high school, fearlessly amped up to 11. Playing the guy who gets the hot girl—and who throws her away just because he can—Rudd pushes past believability into hysterical hyperbole, the obnoxious bad boy in quotes. In the middle of a make-out session, Andy suddenly pulls away and accuses the girl of 'suffocating' him—then goes on to scratch his behind extravagantly. ('My butt itches,' he remarks, peevishly.) Making out with another girl, he breaks off, sneering, 'You taste like a burger. I don't like you anymore.' But it's his aria of exasperation, a temper tantrum in the camp cafeteria, that has become one of the movie's best-remembered scenes: Full Story »
WASHINGTON, DC - President Obama swooped into Detroit on Friday to promote his administration's auto bailout a year after the carmaker bankruptcies. Speaking at a Chrysler plant, he criticized the Republicans' opposition to propping up the beleaguered industry. "If some folks had their way, none of this would be happening," he said. "Just want to point that out. Right? This plant and your jobs might not exist." In retrospect, did Obama's policies help the Detroit automakers?The Auto Bailout Saved the Industry, writes Steven Pearlstein in The Washington Post: "A year later, the auto bailout is an unqualified success. The government used its leverage to force the companies to make the painful changes they should have made years before, and then backed off and let the companies run themselves without any noticeable interference... For the first time since 2004, GM and Chrysler, along with Ford, all reported operating profits in their U.S. businesses last quarter. The domestic auto industry added 55,000 jobs last year, ending a decade-long string of declines. Auto sector exports are up 57 percent so far this year and, thanks largely to new government regulations, the industry is moving quickly to introduce more fuel-efficient vehicles. Most surprising of all, GM and Chrysler have already repaid more than $8 billion in government loans, while GM is preparing for an initial stock offering later this year that would allow the government to recoup most, if not all, of its investment" The Jury's Out on Obama's Auto Policies, writes the Detroit News editorial board: "The people here instinctively understand that the vehicles Washington is forcing Detroit to invest its resources in -- teeny, electric-powered sedans -- will not wow the market or produce big profits for Detroit. They get that if Washington maintains its heavy hand in auto manufacturing, the automakers will be on their backs again before long. And they also know how sensitive auto sales are to the bounces of the economy. If Obama's spending addiction, radical environmental intentions and expansion of government's control of the private marketplace lead the country back to economic ruin, the heroic bailouts of General Motors and Chrysler will mean nothing."The President Prevailed, writes Steve Benen in the Washington Monthly: "After Obama intervened to rescue auto manufacturers a year ago, the right insisted it was an example of his purported desire to be a communist dictator. A year later, his efforts look pretty smart, and his detractors' apoplexy looks pretty foolish."Don't Get Cocky, Obama, writes Manny Lopez at the Detroit News: "President Obama did what had to be done to ensure that America's economy didn't spiral into oblivion. But it is neither proof that government intervion works or is worthy. It only proves that he was smart enough to know that GM and Chrysler failing on his watch would be disastrous for hundreds of thousands of families and his future. He ought to temper his self-promotional spin today." Full Story »
WASHINGTON, DC - Since 2000, the theme-park chain Six Flags has held an annual "Muslim Family Day" at its Chicago park. The event, co-sponsored with the Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), includes halal food and modestly dressed entertainment for local Islamic families. This year, it falls on September 12. The timing, along with the ongoing controversy over the proposed Islamic cultural center planned for lower Manhattan, has made this year's Muslim Family Day a cause célèbre for a handful of Tea Party members and certain Fox News pundits. Here's what they have to say and how observers are reacting. Full Story »
WASHINGTON, DC - Time magazine has generated some controversy with its cover, an image of a young Afghan woman disfigured under Taliban orders for fleeing her in-laws, alongside the coverline "What Happens If We Leave Afghanistan." Putting aside the debate over Time's editorial decision, what about the underlying argument about the role of the international war in Afghanistan as a means of improving the welfare of women? Before it was toppled in 2001, the Taliban had instituted one of the most violently repressive regimes against women in the world. Now that they're gone, are we doing any good for women? Will leaving really make their situation worse? Full Story »
WASHINGTON, DC - New York Democrat Anthony Weiner delivered a blistering speech yesterday when the House killed a $7.4 billion aid bill for 9/11 first responders. But how did Weiner's "The gentleman will sit!" compare to say, the climactic scene from "There Will Be Blood"? (Favorably, says one Twitter user.) Watch below and judge for yourself. Full Story »
Read Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm's other articles on HuffingtonPost.com Full Story »
WASHINGTON, DC - The shadow of novelist Nicholas Sparks has loomed over Hollywood ever since the release of weepy 2004's weepy blockbuster The Notebook. This year in particular has seen a plethora of Sparksian films (Dear John, The Last Song, Letters to Juliet) vying to tap into the same romantic vein. Full Story »
The fight over Arizona's immigration law showed no signs of letting up Friday as the federal judge who blunted its force faced threats and the Republican governor who signed it considered changes to address any faults. Full Story »
One of the world's most powerful drug cartels took a major hit when soldiers killed a top kingpin in a gunbattle, and his death will likely will mean more violence as factions fight for the cocaine and methamphetamine empire that he left behind. Full Story »
U.S. stocks closed little changed on Friday, but Wall Street wrapped up its best month in a year after the earnings season rounded the final turn with a group of strong results that offset the impact of poor economic data. Full Story »
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