The Stopped Clock

To Mitt Romney, for his courageous leadership on women's rights: To Paul Ryan, for his dedication to volunteer work :

But wait a second, Governor Romney, you claimed that you were going to create 12 million jobs if elected President. Your so-called five-poi...

Another night of the usual obfuscation from Mr. Romney on his budget plan. But this time he insists, he's looked at the numbers. He...

Thinking back to Good Will Hunting, there's a scene in which Matt Damon is supposedly mopping a floor. He does so by sloshing a huge am...

Okay... it's really not worth my time to dissent a column this risible , but... today, David Brooks gives a lecture on bipartisanship t...

E.J. Dionne restates the conventional wisdom on Romney's stated tax policy, but makes a good catch: During the same nomination battle,...

After a couple of opening paragraphs of pure snark, the Washington Post's editorial board criticizes the President for failing to clea...

I've made no secret of what I think of policy proposals that are not slated to take effect until after an election or, worse, after the...

How would you describe the following statements: The way to stop deficit spending is to stop deficit spending. The way to stop the civil ...

Jamelle Bouie takes a look at one of the themes of the Romney campaign , that he has "proved" himself capable of working in a bip...

Dean Baker shared a thought-provoking post on the nation's debt, challenging conventional wisdom : A moment's reflection shows why ...

A central theme of the Romney/Ryan campaign is that they don't have to be specific about the more difficult aspects of their otherwise ...

If a politician is directly asked whether, in the event of his election, people should be worried about the loss of reproductive choice, an...

They will, if the media does its job. The media should hold Romney's feet to the fire until he identifies enough loopholes and deductio...

When it comes to politics and political commentary the "fools or frauds" question often arises. When somebody makes an assertion ...

Arthur C. Clarke once observed that any sufficiently advanced technology can seem indistinguishable from magic. Many TV shows and situation...

Jerry Sandusky gets 30 - 60 years . He had been hoping for 10 - 12. (What a... sociopath.)

Daniel Larison comments on Mitt Romney's election rhetoric that there should be no "daylight" between America and allied gove...