Mar 26 Health Care Reform in the Supreme Court: Day 1 Audio and Transcript By Jason Kane Court sketch by William J. Hennessy Jr. Even the overflow section at the Supreme Court was overflowing Monday as the justices began hearing the first day of oral arguments in the health care reform law suit. Up first for their… Continue reading
Mar 26 Why I'm Protesting Health Care Reform: Voices of the Opposition By Jason Kane They came early. They came angry. They came from Georgia, Texas, Ohio, New Jersey and nearly every state in between. Hundreds of Tea Party Patriots gathered Saturday on Capitol Hill to officially voice -- once again -- their revulsion for… Continue reading
Mar 26 Santorum: Romney 'Worst Republican' to Face Obama; Picks Fight With Press By Christina Bellantoni Rick Santorum poses for a photo with a supporter in Fond du Lac, Wis. Photo by Mark Hirsch/Getty Images. As the delegate math got even tougher for Rick Santorum, the GOP presidential contender appeared to pick a fight Sunday with… Continue reading
Mar 26 Health Care Reform Heads to the Supreme Court: A Guide to Day 1 By Jason Kane Photo by Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images It's all come down to this day. All the passion, politics and propaganda. Starting today, the frenzied national debate that's divided the nation since the passage of the health care reform law --… Continue reading
Mar 23 Shields, Brooks on Trayvon Martin, Saints, 'Mad Men,' 'Hunger Games' By Hari Sreenivasan // Our dynamic duo of syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks, who shock and surprise us every week with their vast knowledge of sports and (sometimes) pop culture weigh in again on this episode of… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch The Doubleheader: Community Watch and NFL Saints Penalties The Doubleheader: Community Watch and NFL Saints Penalties… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch Shields, Brooks on Trayvon Martin, Romney's Repositioning, GOP Budget Plan Shields, Brooks on Trayvon Martin, Mitt Romney's Gaffes… Continue watching
Mar 23 Santorum, Romney Vie for Louisiana's Shifting Electorate By Ryan C. Brooks GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum addresses supporters on March 13 in Lafayette, La. Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images Republican voters in Louisiana aren't used to being in the national spotlight during primary season. "We're in shock, and the candidates are… Continue reading
Mar 23 Backbone, Consistency and Standing Your Ground I've spent a fair amount of time this week pondering what it means to stand one's ground. The term has taken on a new, disturbing meaning as the story of the shooting of an unarmed Florida teenager took on… Continue reading
Mar 23 Political Animals: Taming Campaign Creatures By Mike Fritz A major part of a politician's daily life has always been the ubiquitous photo-op, and besides kissing babies, nothing may be used more than animals to try to highlight the candidate's softer, more human side to the American public. Yet,… Continue reading