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December 22
Andy Kroll explains why House Speaker Boehner caved on two-month payroll tax cut extension, offers predictions for February
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December 22
Chris Harris analyzes James O’Keefe’s possible civil sexual harassment suit
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December 21
Brian Beutler weighs in on Republican regret over the continuing payroll tax cut delay
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December 21
Worst Persons: shoplifters Korin Vanhouten and Eldon Alexander, Cassie Wright and Robert A. Niblock
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Markos Moulitsas assesses the political fallout for Boehner following the payroll-tax cut battle
“When you look at the fault lines, it was very much establishment versus anti-establishment. Establishment Republicans were very much in favor of this. They saw the politics of it, saw that they were on the wrong side of it.” read post
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Matt Taibbi evaluates the significance of the BofA settlement over bias in mortgage lending
“The reality is, there’s so many people out there who are getting mortgages and so many brokers out there, there is no way we can actually prevent this stuff from happening. We just have to rely on these companies to behave better and, you know, we just don’t know how reliable they are.”
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GOP Roundup: Michael Musto celebrates the candidate lineup as the gift that keeps on giving
“With these Republican would-be nominees, every day is Christmas.” read post