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Leviathan asks: ...[F]or most Republicans standing in the way of reform, the issue is a primary challenge and not a general election chal...

I haven't done one of these for ages, so let's go. Whatever you want: budget, nominations, 2016, money in politics, Boehner's po...

Happy Birthday to Jennifer Tilly , 55. Monday morning, and plenty of good stuff: Are all Obama conspiracy theories basically explanatio...

So -- do you have a candidate for Fed Chair? Do you care?

I don't think I've asked this one: do you think there's any realistic chance that Republicans can win significant concessions on...

Delayed for the holiday, but here it is. And...I'll go with Syria again. Sure. What didn't matter? I suppose I'll stick to w...

I continue to believe that the current double wild card system is better than the previous single wild card system (although still not as go...