Only in the insane world of the Senate would something like this even be considered a possible tactic. To try to stop an effort to end filibuster on just Presidential nominees Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is threatening to end the filibuster completely. From TPM: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday starkly warned [...]

The chances of immigration reform being approved this year just got slightly bleaker. It will now need the support from the majority of House Republicans. Previously, Speaker John Boehner had left the door open to breaking the “Hastert Rule” for immigration but after facing threats from his caucus he has rejected that option. Boehner has [...]

One of the most bizarre defenses of the NSA program collecting Americans’ phone metadata is the claim it is not so bad because they are not actively linking the phone numbers to individuals. It appears to be a talking point because I have now seen it made several times. The most recent was by Sen. [...]

Apparently, the only way to get many self-identified Democrats or Republicans concerned about government surveillance is to put their opposing party in the White House. There has been a truly shocking reversal of opinions on this issue from the Bush administration to the Obama administration. From Pew: While it may seem stupid, it is still [...]

President Obama’s decision to step up military aid to the rebels in Syria is in dramatic opposition to the will of the electorate. According to Pew Research poll, regular Americans overwhelmingly don’t want the United States to arm the rebels. Only 20 percent support this action, while 70 percent oppose it. Opposing to arming the [...]

Thanks to the Supreme Court, it may soon become slightly easier to get the  cheaper generic version of some medications.  In the case of FTC v. Actavis, Inc. the Court decided 5-3 that the FTC has the power to try to stop “pay for delay” on anti-trust grounds.  This is a practice in which drug [...]

It appears the recent revelations about the NSA surveillance programs and President Obama’s less than honest defense of them has done some real damage to his standing with the American people. According to a new CNN poll, Obama’s job approval rating is now negative. Only 45 percent approve of how he is handling his job [...]

The incredible success of the Man of Steel at the box office last weekend highlights what is possibly one of the biggest missed opportunities in political messaging. It is tragedy that the DREAM Act, which would give legal status to undocumented immigrants who were brought to this country as children, was not instead labeled the [...]

It appears Director of National Intelligence General James Clapper may not be alone in misleading Congress during official testimony about NSA surveillance programs. Earlier this week the head of the NSA, Keith Alexander, testified that these programs help stop “dozens” of terrorist attack. Apparently, this might not be the most truthful answer. Sen. Mark Udall [...]

Confidence in Congress is the lowest it has even been in the past 40 years. According to Gallup, only 10 percent of Americans have a lot of confidence in the institution. The poll found confidence in Congress was equally bad among Democrats, Independents and Republicans. From Gallup: According to President Obama we shouldn’t worry about [...]