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Romney Starts To Chip Away At Obama's Big Fundraising Lead

He can garner bigger checks now that he has the Republican nomination in hand, but he still has a long way to go, campaign finance filings show.

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Senate Rejects Obama Budget In 99-0 Vote

Democrats argued the budget resolution wasn't really Obama's budget because it did not include policy language.

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President Obama, Mitt Romney Do Battle Over Bain Capital

How the public views Bain Capital will be crucial to Romney’s chance of success in November.

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Voters Divided On Impact Of Mitt Romney's Business Record

Independents lean toward President Obama in overall view of the private sector, a new survey finds.

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As Romney Drifts, Boehner Stays Focused On Economic Message

Unlike the Speaker, Romney has struggled to define his brand and convey a singular focus on the economy and jobs. Unless that changes, Republicans fear that the White House will stay in Democratic hands for four more years.

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Why Wisconsin's Recall Clusterf#@k Matters

Why should anyone outside of Wisconsin care about this? Here's why: the voting in Wisconsin this spring "will be the first national test of the possibility of democracy in the Citizens United era," writes Ruth Conniff of the Madison-based magazine The Progressive, referring to the historic Supreme Court ruling that allowed unlimited spending on polticial campaigns.

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Why Washington Needs Dick Lugar

Not because moderate Republicans are nearly extinct, but because the voted-out senator was serious when it came to forging foreign-policy compromises.

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2012 Contest For Senate Control Headed Toward A Photo Finish

The 2012 battle for control of the Senate, once considered a foregone conclusion, has turned into a cliffhanger.

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Ohio A Hot Swing-State Battleground For Obama, Romney And Speaker Boehner

President Obama’s Saturday rally in Ohio brings him to one of the hottest swing states in the country, where competitive races up and down the ballot could change the balance of power in Washington come November.

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Inaugural Charade

Romney and Obama pretend everything changed when Obama took office. Bull.

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GOP Money Floods Battlegrounds, Threatens Dems' Hold On Senate

Third-party groups allied with the Republican Party have vastly outspent Democratic incumbents and their backers in Senate battlegrounds.  Sen. Sherrod Brown, a first-term Democrat from Ohio, has been the primary target of outside groups, which have outspent his allies by a ratio of 10-1 this election cycle.

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Get Ready For A Nasty General Election

Jim Messina and David Axelrod announce the beginning of Obama's general-election push by ripping into Romney.

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‘Big Oil’ Backing Romney?

A pro-Obama TV ad says that “big oil” pledged $200 million to help Mitt Romney, making him the industry’s “$200 million man.” But that’s a pretty slippery claim. The fact is that there is no evidence that truly big oil companies like BP, Exxon Mobil Corp. and Chevron Corp. are behind the money in question.

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Do The Math: Senate Could Shift Republican In 2012

Less than 200 days before the November elections, Republicans are brimming with confidence about gaining at least the four seats they need to put the U.S. Senate in their column.

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Is The Tea Party Still Relevant?

After playing a dominant role in a number of elections in 2010 — Christine O’Donnell, anyone? — there is growing evidence that the power (and visibility) of the movement has faded somewhat of late.

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Ohio GOP Moving To Defund Planned Parenthood By Memorial Day

The language, added to Gov. John Kasich’s bill by abortion rights opponents, restructures the way money is distributed for family planning.  Planned Parenthood and other stand-alone family planning providers get the lowest priority for federal funding.

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Obama Warns House GOP He Won't Sign Spending Bills That Break Debt Deal

The Obama administration on Wednesday stated for the first time that the president will not sign any 2013 spending bills until the House abandons the spending levels in Rep. Paul Ryan’s budget.

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The Bubble Wars

Both Obama and Romney are trying to paint the other candidate as out of touch with real Americans.

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Congress Returns To Debate Dueling Tax Reform Proposals

Lawmakers return this week to battle over competing tax proposals which showcase the wide ideological divide between Republicans and Democrats.

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Obama’s ‘War On Women’?

On the campaign trail, Mitt Romney has been hammering a statistic that “over 92 percent of the jobs lost under this president were lost by women,” evidence, he says, that President Obama’s policies amount to a “war on women.” Romney’s statistic is accurate, as far as it goes. But it’s not the whole story.

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Online Sales Tax Battle Pits Amazon Against Norquist And Senator Demint

Proponents of an online sales tax aren’t letting up in their push to move legislation through Congress this year, despite the opposition of conservative heavyweights.

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Andrew Sullivan: Politicization Of Christianity Fuels Atheism In U.S.

Columnist and author Andrew Sullivan said Sunday that atheism was growing in the United States because more and more people saw Christianity as an organization intent on gaining political power.

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Make Your Taxes Disappear!*

*Offer limited to cruise ship owners, shopping mall developers, ceiling fan importers, natural gas distributors, and other corporations with suitable K Street connections.

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Obama Eats His Words

President Obama is being forced to modify his absurdly wrong claim that it would be “unprecedented” for the Supreme Court to strike down the new health care law.

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Dems Wage Pressure Campaign On Supreme Court Over Health Ruling

Democrats have waged a not-so-subtle pressure campaign on the Supreme Court in recent days by warning a ruling against the healthcare reform law would smash precedent and threaten popular social programs.

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GOP, Dems At Impasse Over Defense Cuts, Despite Calls For Action

Lawmakers in both parties say the automatic cuts through sequestration cannot take effect, and that they want them to be undone now. But even if both sides agree that sequestration cannot stand, the two parties remain unwilling to budge an inch on the $1.2 trillion-pound gorilla that stands in the way: taxes.

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Both Democrats And Republicans See Ryan Budget As Big Campaign Issue

Democratic are eager to run against what they are dubbing the Ryan-Romney plan, which they say destroys Medicare, hobbles the economy and provides a tax break windfall to the rich.

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How Romney Tricked The Right

The key: Recognizing that conservative opposition to ObamaCare has nothing to do with the details of ObamaCare.

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Lessons From Obama's Keystone Cave-In

Who knew "all of the above" meant "drill, baby, drill"?

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Bogus Oil Claims By Crossroads GPS

Crossroads GPS is accusing the Obama administration of “bad energy policies” causing “prices we can’t afford.” But the Republican-leaning group makes some false and exaggerated claims.

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House Rejects Senate Transportation Bill With Procedural Vote

Republicans defeat an attempt to force a vote on the $109B bipartisan bill approved by the Senate.

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Democrats: The More Americans Learn, The More They Love Health-Care Reform

Congressional Democrats on Monday dismissed fresh polling data that suggest that most Americans want the Supreme Court to invalidate all or parts of the 2010 health-care law, arguing that most people grow to support the law once they learn more about it.

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Occupying Democracy: A Moral Revolution For Social Justice

The moral principle of revolutions is to instruct, not to destroy. -Thomas Paine, "First Principles of Government," 1795.

Thomas Paine's words, written 217 years ago, capture the core purpose of the Occupy movement.
 

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Santorum Denies Global Warming

Even for a party that wears its anti-science label almost with pride, the GOP has recently been outdoing itself on global warming.

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Bogus Bipartisan Claims

In a mailer to constituents, a Republican congressman claims 27 “bipartisan bills” have passed the House but “hit a brick wall” in the Democratic-controlled Senate. But most of the bills are not very “bipartisan.” A majority of House Democrats voted against all but five of the 27 proposals, sometimes overwhelmingly.

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Hold Off On The Obama Victory Dance

The president's re-election chances have improved, but Obama faces severe tests on energy and national security.

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The Reagan Era, Still Going

The Reagan era was supposed to have ended in November 2008—killed off by 30 years of flat wages and capitulation to Wall Street leading to a colossal financial crash. But today the Reagan era is enduring in stranger forms than ever.

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Appreciating Dennis Kucinich

Dennis Kucinich deserves a lot of credit for holding high the progressive banner in Congress over the past 16 years.

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Democrats’ ‘End Medicare’ Whopper, Again

A super PAC tests the claim in an Iowa congressional race.

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Ohio Governor Kasich Turns Down Federal Disaster Aid

Ohio Governor John Kasich rejected an offer of federal aid for his tornado-stricken state that could have amounted to millions of dollars in payments and loans. Neighboring Kentucky and Indiana have already expressed their gratitude for the aid and have welcomed the arrival of FEMA teams for an initial evaluation of damage.

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Democrat-On-Democrat Attacks In Ohio

Ohioans are getting a healthy dose of misinformation in a nasty congressional primary in Ohio, which pits incumbent Democrats Marcy Kaptur and Dennis Kucinich against each other. Only one can survive the March 6 vote.

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The Jeb Scenario: Can You Say “President Bush” Again?

Anyone who declares that Americans will not stand for another Bush presidency is sorely underestimating the Bush family.

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You're An Atheist, Madam! 9 Unforgettable Moments In Political Mudslinging

A look at memorable political attacks through America's history.

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As Santorum And Romney Battle For The Loony Right, The Rest Of Us Should Not Gloat

Yet even if the GOP lose the presidency on Election Day they’re still likely to be in charge of at least one house of Congress as well as several state legislators and governorships. That’s a problem for the nation.

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Rick Santorum's Mystery Donor

Louisiana businessman William Doré gave $1 million dollars to Rick Santorum’s super-PAC. Just don’t ask him why.

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Kansas GOP: Poor Are Too Rich

Republicans unveil a new plan raising taxes on the poorest people in the state.

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PAC Strains ‘Abortion’ Facts

An anti-abortion group is making the shocking claim that Mitt Romney “enforced a law which required Catholic hospitals to provide abortions.” To call this a stretch is putting it mildly.

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The More They Debate, The More Things Stay The Same

Conservative voters know what they are against this election cycle. But they are having a hard time finding a candidate they can be for.

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Rick Santorum's 'Involuntary Euthanasia' Claim Outrages Dutch

Rick Santorum's claim that the Netherlands advocates mass murder through involuntary euthanasia has prompted a furious backlash from the Western European country, with local news sources calling the Republican a "crazy extreme" candidate making up facts to stir up his political base. 

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The Battle Of The Tax Reform Plans Begins

Far from being overtaxed, corporate America is incompetently taxed, which is worse. Corporations have loopholes galore to shelter their revenues, but they also face a perverse and ever changing set of priorities and incentives that doesn’t always cause them to act in a way that is best for either business or the larger economy.

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Are GOP Candidates Qualified To Be President?

As conservatives evaluate the candidates for the Republican presidential nomination it is helpful to put each of their backgrounds in the context of past successful or unsuccessful chief executives.

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Romney’s ‘Fiscal Conservative’ Whopper

Mitt Romney says, “If you want a fiscal conservative, you can’t vote for Rick Santorum, because he’s not.” Really? Three fiscally conservative groups rate Santorum’s lifetime voting record as better than most other Republican lawmakers, and one of them considers him a “Taxpayer Hero.”

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The 0.0000063% Election

How American politics became the politics of the superrich.

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Deal On Extending Payroll Tax Cut Raises Obama's Chances For Reelection

Congressional Republicans hope to regain political momentum by putting the payroll-tax fight behind them, but in doing so they have likely improved President Obama’s reelection chances.

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Who For No. 2: Contest For Veep Begins

The Republican vice presidential choice will be critical this year especially if former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney takes the top spot. He has not been able to excite the conservative base, and he has made several verbal gaffes on the campaign trail. The vice presidential choice could even determine the fate of the GOP nominee.

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Female Republican Senators Go Rogue, Back Obama On Contraceptives

The two lawmakers extended their support after the administration tweaked its rule to exempt religious non-profits from paying any part of the cost for contraception.

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Non-Starter: Republican Transportation Bill Is Dead On Arrival

In what The Wall Street Journal calls “a move that carries political risks,” House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) plans to bring his behemoth, car-centric, 1950s-style transportation bill to the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives early next week. Why is it risky? Because it’s a complete piece of junk.

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Rick Santorum Is A Disaster For Teens

An insightful article by 18-year-old high school senior Alex Bonseris, a participant in the Junior States of America (JSA) student-run political organization for high school students. (Actually, Alex, I believe Rick Santorum is a disaster for more than just teens.  -B)

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Wall Street's Third Party

Will Americans Elect upend the presidential election?

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Feds Vote To Defund Bike & Pedestrian Programs

The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure dealt a damaging blow to successful bike and pedestrian programs across the country by voting down extended funding for Safe Routes to Schools and Transportation Enhancements.

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Santorum Surges As Culture Wars Heat Up

Is the far-right Catholic candidate benefiting from a conservative fixation on gay marriage and contraception?

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Good Jobs Data Force GOP Pivot

Republicans are facing a tricky task as they respond to signs of economic improvement while making the case that President Obama’s policies have failed.

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With Spotlight On Super PAC Dollars, Nonprofits Escape Scrutiny

More is known about how companies and unions gave than the social-welfare nonprofits that might play a big role in the election.

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Did Obama Just Declare Victory In Afghanistan?

Why not? Nothing else has worked.

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Florida Primary Winner: ‘War On Religion’ Talking Point

Newt Gingrich staked his campaign on being the candidate who will restore American exceptionalism—Christian American exceptionalism, that is—and who will fight back against President Obama’s supposed "war on religion." But Mitt Romney's blowout showed just how limited Gingrich's appeal is, even among Republicans.

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Pipe, Baby, Pipe

Why Republican voters are so angry about Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline.

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"The Legitimate Heir of the Reagan Movement, Not Some Liberal From Massachusetts!"

Up to now, Gingrich had been calling Romney a "Massachusetts moderate." The "liberal" tag was new; it was exactly what the Tea Party was longing for.

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Pennsylvania House Unanimously Violates First Amendment Of Constitution By Passing Bible Praising Resolution

You can’t make this stuff up. In a blatant violation of the Establishment Clause in the United States Constitution, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a resolution declaring 2012 ‘The Year of The Bible,’ and praised the book as the greatest book of the year even though there are still 11 months left until 2013.

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Romney Displayed Many Vulnerabilities At CNN Debate

Three specific instances again left those who may have been warming to Romney with concern that the former Massachusetts governor may implode against President Barack Obama in the fall.

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Factual Flubs In Florida Part Deux

The best was Santorum making a wild claim that Cuba is working to harbor Muslim terrorists seeking to develop missile sites.

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Factual Flubs In Florida

The four remaining candidates debated once again, this time in Tampa, Florida — where facts took a beating.

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Who Is Saul Alinsky And Why Does Newt Gingrich Fear Him?

During his recent victory speech and appearance on Meet The Press, Newt Gingrich mentioned Saul Alinsky and how evil, dangerous, and un-American his influence is on America and American politics. He also tried to associate President Obama with him. But, who IS Saul Alinsky and why is Newt Gingrich so frightened of him?

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Politics Of Resentment

Newt Gingrich rode to victory in South Carolina on a wave of anti-minority, anti-media, and anti-Obama sentiment.

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Thanks To Citizens United, Multinational Mega Lobbyist Firm Salivates Over $4 Billion In Campaign Cash

The WPP Group is perhaps the most important lobbying corporation you've never heard of.

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Misleading Claims In Obama’s First 2012 Spot

President Obama’s first 2012 campaign ad misleads on ethics, “clean-energy” jobs and U.S. dependence on oil imports.

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Democrats Receive More Bain Capital Dollars Than Republicans

Democrats have accepted more political donations than Republicans from executives at Bain Capital, complicating the left’s plan to attack Mitt Romney for his record at the private equity firm.

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Tea Party Congressman Claims That Christians Are A Minority Under Assault, Says Only Goal Is To Bring President Obama Down

According to Tea Party Congressman Tim Scott of South Carolina, Christians are a relentlessly and mercilessly persecuted minority today, even though Christians dominate the American landscape.

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'Outsider' Candidate Santorum Collected Millions In Corporate PAC Money

Rick Santorum, a self-proclaimed foe of special interests, was a reliable ally of Big Tobacco, Big Pharma, telecoms and banks during his 16-year legislative career. The Pennsylvanian collected $11 million from corporate PACs from 1991 to 2007.

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Obama Administration Warns The Left: You Will Not Like Our Budget

Top White House officials are warning liberal and labor leaders to brace themselves for President Obama’s budget proposal.

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SOPA Opera: Which Legislators Support SOPA And PIPA?

In the next few weeks, among the most talked-about legislation will be the Stop Online Piracy Act — commonly referred to as SOPA — which, if passed, would give the Justice Department the authority to block access to foreign websites deemed to be dedicated to copyright infringement.

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Facts Strained In 'King Of Bain'

Pro-Gingrich super PAC offers one-sided, distorted view of Romney’s years at Bain Capital.

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Gingrich's 'Baloney'-Filled Attacks On Romney

A new ad and Web video make misleading claims about the GOP front-runner.

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The 20 Biggest Donors Of The 2012 Election (So Far)

The casino mogul betting $5 million on Newt Gingrich, Wall Streeters investing in Mitt Romney, Obama's Hollywood pal, and the other 1 percenters trying to sway the race.

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ANALYSIS: President Santorum Would Be Insurers' Best Buddy

Former Pennsylvania senator was co-sponsor of misleading bill pushing health savings accounts.

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Mangled Facts In Manchester

The GOP candidates fumble some claims just hours before they'll face off again.

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America's 5 Political Parties

It would seem that the United States has a five-party system right now. What was done in Iowa last Tuesday could unravel in New Hampshire, but whatever happens next, the United States is more politically fractured than it has been in decades.

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John Kasich Says Ohio No. 8 For Job Creation, No. 1 In The Midwest

On the Truth-O-Meter, the governor’s claim rates Mostly True.

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Promises, Promises

President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign is circulating a video of promises the then-candidate made during an Iowa caucus victory speech in January 2008, claiming he kept the promises he made that night. Not quite.

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Liberal Group Rips Republican Primary Field Over Stances On Social Security

Social Security Works, a left-leaning group opposed to cutting the popular retirement program, warned that each of the Republicans vying for the White House would threaten seniors' well-being by scaling back decades-old benefits.

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Keeping Students From The Polls

Political leaders should be encouraging young adults to participate in civic life, but many Republican state lawmakers are doing everything they can instead to prevent students from voting in the 2012 presidential election. Some have openly acknowledged doing so because students tend to be liberal.

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GOP's Election Battle Plan: Use Obama's Own Words Against Him

The new GOP playbook is designed to take one of President Obama’s great assets — the power of his oratory — and turn it into a liability.

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Outside Groups Overwhelm Gingrich

Gingrich backed the Citizens United decision, but has seen Super PACs go on the attack against him. (Unlimited money coming from unknown sources to promulgate lies and distortions to the great gullible hordes. God bless American exceptionalism. –B)

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Death Penalty For Gays: Ron Paul Courts The Religious Fringe In Iowa

Ron Paul has faced a torrent of criticism in recent weeks over newsletters printed in his name during the 1980s and 1990s which contained racist, anti-semitic, and homophobic content. He is also on the hook for accepting the support of fringe right-wing groups. While Paul dismisses these concerns, his campaign seems to have no problem working with and enjoying the support of anti-gay extremists, including one supporter who has called for the implementation of the death penalty for homosexual behavior.

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White House Casts Obama As Warrior For The Middle Class

After struggling to find a winning message, Obama has amped up his role as defender of the middle class and been rewarded with his highest bounce in the polls in months.

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Second Time's The Charm?

Mitt Romney learned some lessons from his failed 2008 presidential bid.

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Lack Of New Campaign Rules Adds To Outside Spending Groups' 2012 Influence

The lack of government regulation in the wake of the Citizens United decision has campaign finance experts worried that outside groups will be spending like they never have before.

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“The Greatest Nation In The History Of The Earth”

That’s what Mitt Romney calls the United States. Is he right? A historical investigation.

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Governing On Empty

With the Tea Party in control, House Speaker John Boehner can do little but make empty promises.

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Bachmann Wrong On Social Security, Jobs, Debt

Michele Bachmann argues that “my facts are accurate”. They are not.

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Practical Solutions Could Win It For GOP

Republicans are not giving the American people leadership any more effective than the president’s nonfeasance.

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