Newscom Tomorrow, President Obama will finally release his overdue budget request, and the next day, the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on that request. The hearing witnesses will be Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey. It appears likely that the President’s request… Read more »
In 2012, 72 percent of Mitt Romney’s support came from opponents of marriage equality, 59 percent came from people who think abortion should illegal, and 43 percent came from evangelical whites. To put it another way, the GOP ain’t changing: “Look, the Republican Party isn’t going to change,” former Sen. Rick Santorum said in an… Read more »
It’s bad enough that RNC Chairman Reince Priebus has decided to continue the relationship with failed Romney consultants Targeted Victory to send the RNC’s mass emails. What’s so harrowing is the cynicism and sloppiness Targeted Victory brings to the table to fulfill that contract. One would think that Targeted Victory, in fulfilling the RNC email… Read more »
By Tim Price, originally published on Next New Deal. Click here to receive the Daily Digest via e-mail. A way out of our budget wars (WaPo) Now that the House has passed a continuing resolution to fund the government, E.J. Dionne writes that President Obama is looking to strike a broader deal with Senate Republicans… Read more »