Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) took a swipe at American capitalism on Tuesday amid a discussion with MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts about the Catholic Church’s ongoing conclave to determine who will be the next Pope. Rangel declared that the church needs a new pontiff in order to continue their global charitable works and that Americans support… Read more »
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Jon Stewart Tears Into Obama Hypocrisy And Secrecy On Drones: Only Transparent ‘About The Last Guy’s Secrets’
Jon Stewart wasted no time tonight in lambasting President Obama over the secret drone strike memo released earlier this week. Stewart contrasted Obama’s previous desire for transparency in releasing torture memos from the Bush administration with the current reluctance from the administration to release its memos on how the U.S. gets to rain hell from… Read more »
Rand Paul Tells Bill O’Reilly: “We’re Thinking About” Presidential Run (Video)
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) was on with Bill O’Reilly tonight to discuss the current state of the Republican Party. At the end of the segment O’Reilly asked Rand if he was running for president. Paul answered, “I don’t know yet but we’re thinking about it.” More… Patty added: Great, because Washington is desperate for a… Read more »
Sen. Jeff Merkley on the filibuster deal: ‘There are two pieces I’m excited about’
The key senators behind the push to reform the filibuster were Tom Udall of New Mexico and Jeff Merkley of Oregon. Their idea was to force “talking filibusters” in which obstructing senators would have to go to the floor of the Senate and actually talk. If they stopped talking, the filibuster is over. Reid and… Read more »