The Senate was out of session Monday, but John McCain was on Capitol Hill, joking, as he often does, about “trying to do the Lord’s work here in the city of Satan.” On this particular day, the Lord’s work involved a bit of bowel humor. “There was a poll recently …
If Michele Bachmann leaves Congress, does that mean the end of the Light Bulb Freedom of Choice Act? That was pretty much my favorite Michele Bachmann piece of legislation. “President Bachmann will allow you to buy any light bulb you want,” she had vowed during her campaign for the 2012 …
It’s kind of nice to have Mark Sanford back. Perhaps not if you’re from South Carolina. It is my strong impression that many South Carolinians are tired of their former governor, who so famously snuck off to Argentina for some extramarital recreation while his aides claimed he was camping on …
The willful self-delusion of the Mitt Romney presidential campaign is on full display in the opinion piece today in The Post by Stuart Stevens. The chief strategist for the failed Republican nominee believes that Romney was the tip of “a national movement” that “out of touch” folks “in Washington and …
George W Bush returns to the White House on Thursday for the unveiling of his official portrait. But where has the lesser-spotted 43rd President been hiding? When Chad Draper finished eating at a fish-fry in his grandmother’s garden in suburban Dallas earlier this year, he took a walk with some …
GREENWICH, Conn. — The cupboard is alarmingly bare for Republicans in a state where they hold no statewide offices or seats in Congress and have not won a Senate race since Lowell P. Weicker Jr.’s victory in 1982. So the party is watching with a mixture of hope and dread …
Newt Gingrich has formally ended his quest for the Republican nomination. Mike Luckovich finds the former speaker far from humbled by his failed bid, while Joe Heller looks at Mr. Gingrich’s campaign finances. via Double Take ‘Toons: Newt Bows Out : NPR.
The Awl spotted what just may be the Greatest New York Times Correction of All Time: “An earlier version of this article misidentified the number of years E.B. White wrote for The New Yorker. It was five decades, not centuries.” What could possibly top it? [Harp music and smoke] …
The creator of the Willie Horton ad is going all out for Mitt Romney. Mitt Romney, in his struggle to wrap up the 2012 Republican nomination for the Presidency, has presented himself as an outsider. During an exchange with Newt Gingrich, the former Speaker of the House, at a recent …
It’s been a tumultuous and exciting year. To mark its end, NPR Double Take will be recapping the biggest news events, going month by month to bring you the best cartoons on the issues. In December America completed its withdrawal from Iraq, although Rick McKee isn’t sure that Iraq can …
Is Mitt Romney’s strategy to lead the Republican nomination race from behind? Nate Beeler suggests that the former governor should capitalize on his new name recognition, while J.D. Crowe thinks hanging back and relying on constant turnovers could be a winning formula. via Double Take ‘Toons: …
Election season has officially begun. PACs have been created, exploratory committees announced. NPR Double Take is taking a look (from multiple points of view) at all of the Republican candidates. And don’t worry — now that Candidate Obama has revealed himself, we’re poking fun at him too! Representative Michelle Bachmann …