By Charles Blow – The New York Times.
On the heels of Hillary Clinton’s strong Democratic debate performance, last week Vice President Joe Biden — whose candidacy would surely have drawn support away from her — dismounted the fence and … Read more »
http://www.newsweek.com/benghazi-biopsy-comprehensive-guide-one-americas-worst-political-outrages-385853… Read more »
by AMANDA MARCOTTE
Jeb wants to hit Clinton on Benghazi, but won’t admit 9/11 was a much bigger failure. His problems are mounting.
The common wisdom is that this is the season for Republican voters to express themselves by supporting … Read more »
By Gail Collins – The New York Times.
Japan now has a higher proportion of working women than we do. I’m trying to get my head around this fact.
“Everyone else is continuing to rise and we’ve declined, and now … Read more »
By Paul Krugman
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders had an argument about financial regulation during Tuesday’s debate — but it wasn’t about whether to crack down on banks. Instead, it was about whose plan was tougher. The contrast with Republicans … Read more »
Linda Greenhouse – The New York Times
Despite a near-universal assumption that the Supreme Court will take up an abortion case in its new term, the general chatter hasn’t included much detail about the specific issue, the stakes or the … Read more »
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/10/11/us/politics/2016-presidential-election-super-pac-donors.html?smid=tw-nytpolitics&smtyp=cur… Read more »
By Paul Krugman. New York Times.
So Representative Kevin McCarthy, who was supposed to succeed John Boehner as speaker of the House, won’t be pursuing the job after all. He would have faced a rough ride both winning the post … Read more »
The Editorial Board – New York Times.
House Republicans may be disinclined to disband the Select Committee on Benghazi with the presidential race heating up. But at the very least they should rename their laughable crusade, which has cost taxpayers … Read more »
By Paul Krugman – New York Times.
Does anyone remember the Cheney energy task force? Early in the George W. Bush administration, Vice President Dick Cheney released a report that was widely derided as a document written by and for … Read more »
