karl rove
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There is more media than ever covering American political life. And with each major election, the coverage seems to get worse ¿ or, at least, more confused and misguided. - After 80 years, the city of Cleveland, much maligned in lore as "the mistake on the lake," has been selected to host a national political convention in 2016. Famous Ohioans President William McKinley and Mark Hanna, the Karl Rove of his day, might well be turning in their graves.
- Tea party groups never wanted tax exemption in the first place.
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- Hillary Clinton hasn't even thrown her hat into the 2016 presidential ring yet, but Republican tremors over the very thought have already unleashed red flares about her age and health that question her qualifications for the office.
- Media should criticize lying Democrats the way they've gone after Karl Rove for his remarks about Hillary Clinton
- Latest partisan 'swiftboating' of Hillary Clinton sets a new standard for smears and raises questions about exactly who has the brain injury
- I have been continually disappointed by Mr. Doug Gansler's persistent ad hominem attacks on Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown and his readiness for office. I had hoped Mr. Gansler would change tacks and stick to the issues after the two of us spoke in January. I can see that my hope was misplaced.
- The new IRS rules are needed to respond to an avalanche of secret money that threatens to corrupt our political system
- Dissatisfied with a mere government shutdown over Obamacare, House GOP may now take the debt ceiling hostage and their list of demands is getting longer
- Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential nominee in 2012, is scheduled to speak in Baltimore on Thursday at the Maryland Republican Party's annual Red, White and Blue Dinner.
- The congressional inquiry in to the IRS handling of tea party groups smacked of Alice in Wonderland.
- Republicans use some harsh words to describe their plight but fall short of embracing needed policy changes
- With high-profile political practitioners taking gigs on news outlets, the public needs a score card to figure out who's playing politics and who's doing real journalism.
- Leonard Pitts says Republicans' talk of a party makeover should be treated with wariness.
- Robert Reich says the coalition Ronald Reagan put together is coming apart on President Obama's watch
- Mary Sanchez says that as long right wing insurgents can attract big bucks, they'll be a force in the GOP
- Robert Reich says right-wing billionaires may have lost the recent election, but they'll be back
- While much is being made of Karl Rove's post-election return to the air this week on Fox, I don't think that's really the news that matters these days at Rupert Murdoch's channel.
- The lovely ladies of the annual Victoria Secret Fashion Show, which aired last night on CBS, are performing well to no one's surprise. Meanwhile, Jets head coach Rex Ryan is standing by his man, deciding to start Mark Sanchez this Sunday.
- Penn National Gaming was a $44 million loser in its bid to block expanded gambling in last month's election, but it came up a winner in terms of the percentage of money spent in Maryland.
- Jules Witcover laments that propagandistic punditry has largely replaced sober discussion of the nation's affairs
- When CNN and NBC News called the election for Barack Obama Tuesday, viewers were offered as clear a snapshot as I have seen of the difference between a news gathering operation like CNN and an propaganda machine like MSNBC.
- Loss of social solidarity has given rise to unprecedented divisiveness
- An Electoral College deadlock might produce some surprising results
- U.S. can't afford more unjustified wars — or a Romney presidency
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- Frank Schubert, a California-based strategist, is running campaigns against same-sex marriage in Maryland and three other states.
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- 'Legitimate' rape comments expose serious political problem for Republicans
- Paul Ryan being selected as Mitt Romney's GOP running mate was big news late Friday night, and no one on television did a better job of covering it on the fly than MSNBC. I can't believe I typed those words either.
- Robert Reich says the trifecta of immense concentration of wealth, unlimited political contributions and secrecy about who's giving put this country up for sale
- GOP senators defend the rights of the super-rich to buy elections anonymously
- Doyle McManus assesses the good, bad and ugly of political advertising so far this year
- The Super PACs are going after Obamacare like Romney can't; it's easy when you lie.
- Unaccountable political spending is spreading a series of big lies about President Obama and seeking to undermine all progressive legislation in this country.
- Biden's comments accelerated Obama's acceptance of gay marriage
- To win his suit, the ex-anchorman has to attack a liberal icon
