Those who can, do. Those who can’t, schedule so many speeches their voices begin to sound like so much background noise. With polls showing he’s on the losing end of the public opinion tide in favor of Arizona’s new illegal immigrant law, President Obama has decided to construct a wordy barrier of speeches along the [...]

There are about 6,000 Republicans running in this primary back in my native state. Only one, however, has a solid conservative track record. Her name is Pamela Gorman and everyone needs to know about her. You can donate to her campaign here.

The drool-soaked lips seem to be losing their pucker. President Obama’s quixotic “This is a huge mess to so-LET’S BUILD A WINDMILL!” speech is receiving all of the critical acclaim of a “Billy Ray & Miley Sing Wagner” special. The BBC reports of Barack Obama’s speech last night are about as derisive as it would [...]

Reality Bites. With voter anger about the federal deficit intensifying in this election year, Democrats in Congress are edging away from one of their long-held articles of faith — government spending on social programs such as education and relief for the jobless. The painful tradeoff comes to center stage this week, when the Senate tries [...]

Our first bonus clip comes from that notorious violator of all things decent (esp. ferrets), Keith Olbermann. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Next up is the awesomely awesome Chris Christie. The future POTUS provides more substance in one five minute speech than most politicians can muster in a [...]

DO NOT SPEAK ILL OF THE LIGHTBRINGER. President Spock’s behavior is illogical. Once more, he has willfully and inexplicably resisted fulfilling a signal part of his job: being a prism in moments of fear and pride, reflecting what Americans feel so they know he gets it. “This president needs to tell BP, ’I’m your daddy,’ [...]

The Empire Strikes Back. Well, you won’t need that splash of cold water on your face to wake up this morning. Read this: Paychecks from private business shrank to their smallest share of personal income in U.S. history during the first quarter of this year. Now read it again: Paychecks from private business shrank to [...]

Forget the focus groups and the polls, it’s nice to see a political ad that has some cojones. Give this guy your money now. Contrast Barber’s message with the United States Attorney General who is incapable of grasping the obvious. We are engaged with a clearly defined enemy that the people in charge of our [...]

Change. Support for repeal of the new national health care plan has jumped to its highest level ever. A new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 63% of U.S. voters now favor repeal of the plan passed by congressional Democrats and signed into law by President Obama in March. Prior to today, weekly polling [...]

The first bonus clip this week is from the never-thinking, always entertaining in a sad way, Chris Matthews. Hey, all you kids who can’t enunciate or get through four syllables without spitting all over everyone in the room, take heart, you could have an on-camera career at MSNBC! Bonus clip two is an interview that [...]