CNN is reporting that President Obama will name Ron Klain to be his “Ebola czar.” The president on Thursday signaled his openness to the idea to have one individual coordinating the entire federal response to any threat of an outbreak in the United States. “It may make sense for us to have one person … […]
America’s Dumbest Congressman: CDC Ebola response is part of ‘the Democrats’ war on women nurses’
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) Rep. Louie Gohmert (of course), speaking to Glenn Beck (of course), is angry that the CDC said the Texas nurses who contracted Ebola had violated protocols: “It’s a shame that the CDC head, Frieden, is apparently the new commander of the Democrats’ war on women nurses,” Gohmert told Beck. “Because, goodnight, […]
Joni Ernst wants to inflict pain on needy people
Joni Ernst and Sarah Palin, because of course. Iowa Republican and U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst has been very clear about her opposition to raising the minimum wage, and now audio has surfaced from a 2013 radio interview that reveals an Ernst close to Mitt Romney’s 47 percent territory: “What we have to do a […]
Cartoon: Voter fraud vigilantes
What better way to eliminate the infinitesimal amount of voter fraud in the United States than by disenfranchising hundreds of thousands of people? That is basically what the Republican craze of “voter ID” laws will do. These laws will overwhelmingly impact students, minorities and the poor— interestingly-enough, all reliable Democratic voters. Funny how the statehouses and governors […]
Economics Daily Digest: False prophets of the invisible hand, the end of tax-dodging, Fed goes local
By Tim Price, originally published on Next New Deal Click here to subscribe to Roosevelt First, our weekday morning email featuring the Daily Digest. What Markets Will (NYT) Many economic analysts talk about the market as a kind of divine force, writes Paul Krugman, but they’re only using it as an excuse to justify their […]
Stephen Colbert on Fangate: Rick Scott was ‘blown away’
Last night, Stephen took a look at Florida’s incredible gubernatorial debate controversy, “Fangate.” Warning: Things are about to get very Florida. Full video after the jump.
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Daily Kos Elections Polling Wrap: Follow the leaders
Polling this week confirmed that David Perdue (R-GA) has seen his slight lead disappear. Today, we turn the focus of the Polling Wrap to a simple guide to saving the sanity of our readers (no matter your political persuasion). We are now in the final weeks of the nearly interminable campaign cycle. For poll junkies, […]
Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: There’s no room on the air for Sean Parnell
Republican Gov. Sean Parnell Leading Off: • AK-Gov: The National Journal‘s Karyn Bruggeman checks in to see what’s ailing Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, who’s mostly been trailing in the polls ever since Democrat Byron Mallot teamed up with and independent Bill Walker to create a “unity ticket” last month. Parnell’s still bedeviled by a controversial […]
Abbreviated pundit roundup: Responding rationally to Ebola
The Boston Globe: The national response to Ebola seems to have been patched together on the fly. Although the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it is ready to deploy specialized teams to help any hospital with an Ebola patient, the agency’s credibility has taken a significant hit in Dallas, with CDC Director […]