Bottom Line We're just about five months from Election Day and thus far the biggest thing to happen in this campaign was Friday's dismal jobs reports. The economy is far and away the biggest issue and that weak report underscores how little President Obama can do to help himself in his reelection efforts. full story ![]()
President Obama is once again reaching out to Republicans, this time in hopes of making progress on the budget, immigration, and gun control. The Morning Joe crew discussed this on Thursday, looking to Obama's recent (reluctant) outreach in general. Republicans may "say nasty things to him," Jim VandeHei said, but these efforts matter.
mediaite.com (1 month and 24 days ago)

On the The Laura Ingraham Show Wednesday, Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) blasted the Obama administration on gun control, as well as critics of the planned gun control filibuster. Cruz and thirteen Republican Senators sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Monday, threatening to filibuster Reid's gun control legislation that would, among other things, expand...
mediaite.com (1 month and 10 days ago)

Fox's The Five went after Chris Matthews this afternoon for a recent "anti-gun rant" in which the MSNBC host "conflated gun control with the assassination of public figures." Ultimately, the show's conservative hosts concluded, Matthews is the "self-appointed protector of all things Obama."
mediaite.com (2 months and 23 days ago)
Two years ago we were told and sold that Obamacare, the keystone legislative effort of Obama’s first two years, would solve our problems when it comes to out-of-control government spending. Imagine how upsetting it might be now to discover that the White House thinks that government spending isn’t out control, but that we have a HUGE problem with healthcare spending. Of all...
townhall.com (3 months and 7 days ago)

State of the Union speeches aren't too complicated. Notorious as wish lists, they generally include sweeping benedictions of America's prowess, plus lots of ideas for things that may or may not happen. Tonight, Democrats will busily stand and sit and stand again, cheering President Obama's exhortations and admonitions, while Republicans (who control the House) sit...
abcnews.com (3 months and 8 days ago)
Americans have lost confidence in President Obama's ability to get things done, according to a Pew Research Center poll released Wednesday. But after public fights to avoid sequester budget cuts and pass new gun-control laws have stalled, Obama has also garnered some sympathy - two-thirds say he fights hard for his policies, and twice as many blame Republicans leaders in...
washingtonpost.com (12 days ago)
After Newtown, Obama said things would change, yet no bill has passed either house of Congress.
politico.com (1 month and 25 days ago)

State of the Union speeches aren't too complicated. Notorious as wish lists, they generally include sweeping benedictions of America's prowess, plus lots of ideas for things that may or may not happen. Tonight, Democrats will busily stand and sit and stand again, cheering President Obama's exhortations and admonitions, while Republicans (who control the House) sit...
abcnews.com (3 months and 8 days ago)

State of the Union speeches aren't too complicated. Notorious as wish lists, they generally include sweeping benedictions of America's prowess, plus lots of ideas for things that may or may not happen. Tonight, Democrats will busily stand and sit and stand again, cheering President Obama's exhortations and admonitions, while Republicans (who control the House) sit...
abcnews.com (3 months and 8 days ago)
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the gun control votes in the Senate next month are the best chance in more than a decade to reduce gun violence.Obama spoke Thursday at the White House. He says powerful foes of gun control hope Americans will forget the shock of the school shootings in Newtown, Conn.Obama says people shouldn't get, quote, "squishy" because time has...
bostonherald.com (1 month and 23 days ago)
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