On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson and Ben Domenech are joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the the latest on the financial crisis in Cyprus, the Russian involvement and JP Morgan’s London Whale hearings. Source:
Earlier this month, Minnesotan gun rights activists attended gun control hearings in the state house. This afternoon, those activists paid a visit to the state senate, where a hearing was held to discuss proposed gun control legislation: PHOTO: 2nd Amendment supporters flood the Minnesota State Capitol for #mngunhearings on.fb.me/Xs2R0V #mnleg— Eye on Politics (@EyeOnPolitics) February… Read more »
CNN Columnist David Frum is calling for Obama to bypass Congress and have the Surgeon General investigate the dangers of gun ownership and to have the Senate convene tobacco industry-style hearings (circa 1990s) on gun manufacturers. Frum’s argument is that guns, like cigarettes, are dangerous, and that the gun lobby and gun manufacturers have blinded… Read more »
As Twitchy reported, freshman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was the subject of a handful of hit pieces today following his aggressive questioning of Defense Secretary nominee Chuck Hagel. “Cruz has gone too far,” wrote Ruth Marcus. Frank Bruni called Cruz “an ornery, swaggering piece of work.” He’s only been in the Senate for a month; how… Read more »