THE GOOD STUFF

Some more good Supreme Court decisions

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/scotus-rejects-requirement-citizenship
SCOTUS Rejects Requirement For Citizenship Proof In Voter Registration

More: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_06/independent_redistricting_comm056319.php

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/29/8845275/supreme-court-arizona-redistricting

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/29/supreme_court_deals_big_blow_to_texas_anti_choicers_justices_allow_abortion_clinics_to_remain_open/
Supreme Court deals big blow to Texas anti-choicers: Justices allow abortion clinics to remain open  

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/29/8864319/supreme-court-texas-abortion 

But . . .  some other decisions too: http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/supreme-court-offers-more-surprises-terms-last-day

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/06/heres-what-else-the-supreme-court-did-today.html

Yep, it looks like the GOPers are really prepared to burn the house down over gay marriage

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/29/1397753/-There-s-a-giant-victim-culture-temper-tantrum-coming-from-the-Christian-right
There's a giant victim culture temper tantrum coming from the Christian right

More: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/bobby-jindal-religious-freedom-gay-marriage-supreme-court

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/ted-cruz-will-support-texas-county-clerks

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/gay-marriage-scotus-ross-douthat-oppression-vs-love

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/06/29/gop-candidates-will-now-have-to-promise-supreme-court-litmus-tests/

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/29/gop_candidates_same_sex_marriage_test_whos_willing_to_be_honest_about_what_just_happened/

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/jon-stewart-explains-why-republicans-wont
Jon Stewart Explains Why Republicans Won't Win On Gay Marriage

Will the GOP keep banging their heads against the wall of Obamacare?

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/29/1397758/-Will-the-GOP-take-one-more-stab-at-winning-the-White-House-on-Obamacare-repeal

Jeb "W" Bush had the chance a week ago to speak out on the Confederate flag, when it might have actually made a difference. As recounted here, he wimped out. Now that the decision has already been made to take it down, this is just a cheap, empty stunt

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/jeb-bush-in-south-carolina-calls-confederate-flag-racist/2015/06/29/e6a40366-1e74-11e5-84d5-eb37ee8eaa61_story.html?wprss=rss_politics
Jeb Bush, in South Carolina, calls Confederate flag ‘racist’ 

Is he a moron, or does he think we are?

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/elections/presidential/caucus/2015/06/27/donald-trump-winterset-iowa-visit/29415555/
Donald Trump says if he gets elected president, he would have to change his hair style because he wouldn't have time to maintain it . . .

NBC to Trump: You're fired!

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/donald-trump-nbc-universal

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/29/8863309/donald-trump-nbc-fired-apprentice-miss-usa

Trump responds: http://digbysblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/youre-all-weak-i-tell-you-weak.html
"If NBC is so weak and so foolish to not understand the serious illegal immigration problem in the United States . . ."

Bonus item: John Oliver gives us a video of five years of predictions about the death of Obamacare

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/29/8860841/last-week-tonight-predicts-obamacare-end

Extra bonus item: Confederate flag parade . . . gone wrong

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/confederate-flag-parade-dalton

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TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE

Every four years, the Republicans try to find a culture war issue that will energize their base and motivate them to turn out. I think we are seeing the shape of 2016

http://politicalwire.com/2015/06/28/huckabee-wouldnt-enforce-gay-marriage-decision/
Mike Huckabee suggested that if he were elected president in 2016, he would decline to enforce the Supreme Court decision finding a constitutional right to same-sex marriage . . .

More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/28/huckabee-county-clerks-with-conscientious-objection-should-be-excused-from-issuing-gay-marriage-licenses/?wprss=rss_politics

http://politicalwire.com/2015/06/28/jindal-says-gay-marriage-is-a-religious-liberty-issue/
Jindal Says Gay Marriage Is a Religious Liberty Issue 

More: http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/jindal-twists-himself-knots-over-question

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/santorum-obama-fight-gay-marriage-instead
Santorum To Obama: Fight Gay Marriage Instead Of Global Warming 'For The Survival Of Our Country'

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/29/1397559/-Texas-attorney-general-tells-county-clerks-they-can-refuse-marriage-licenses-to-gay-couples
Texas attorney general tells county clerks they can refuse marriage licenses to gay couples
 
http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/tapper-stumps-trump-whats-traditional
Tapper Stumps Trump: 'What's Traditional About Being Married Three Times?'
 
More: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/28/1396674/-GOP-laments-worst-decision-since-Dred-Scott-Again
GOP laments 'worst decision since Dred Scott.' Again.

http://politicalwire.com/2015/06/28/have-democrats-lost-wedge-issues-to-use-against-gop/

On the other hand: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/28/lindsey-graham-embracing-idea-of-constitutional-amendment-on-marriage-will-hurt-gop-in-2016/?wprss=rss_politics
Republican presidential hopeful Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.) warned in an interview broadcast Sunday that if his party embraces the idea of pursuing a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman, it will damage the Republican Party's chances of winning the 2016 election. . . 

Fox World discusses gender equity. Predictable results ensue

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/fox-news-host-calls-women-biological

 Bonus item: CNN screws up

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/28/john-oliver-slams-cnn-for-mistaking-pride-parade-s-dildo-flag-for-isis-flag.html

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CRAZY TALK

The deep constitutional scholars of the Republican party are now ready to blow up the whole system because of a couple of Supreme Court decisions they don't like

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2015/06/27/ted-cruz-calls-for-judicial-retention-elections-for-supreme-court-justices/?wprss=rss_politics
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) has proposed a constitutional amendment that would subject Supreme Court justices to periodic judicial elections in the wake of rulings that upheld a key portion of the Affordable Care Act and affirmed gay couples' right to marriage. . . 

More: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_06/dear_ted_cruz_electing_scotus056298.php
Dear Ted Cruz: Electing SCOTUS Judges Might Not Work Out As Well For You As You Hope

http://politicalwire.com/2015/06/27/bonus-quote-of-the-day-679/
“The Supreme Court is completely out of control, making laws on their own, and has become a public opinion poll instead of a judicial body. If we want to save some money lets just get rid of the court.”  
       — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R)

More: http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/how-much-does-bobby-jindal-love-our

What the GOPers forget is that this is THEIR Supreme Court, with a rock-solid five person conservative majority. When people like Roberts or Kennedy vote against them, what it really shows is how extreme their desires are -- ideologues like Scalia, Thomas, and Alito stick with them, but not thoughtful jurists, even conservative ones

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/27/8856465/supreme-court-liberal

More: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/27/did-dissenting-justices-suggest-treason.html
Did The Four Dissenting Justices In Gay Marriage Case Just Suggest Treason?

The new GOP litmus test

http://digbysblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/striking-unanimity.html
There is a striking unanimity among the candidates who are running for the party’s presidential nomination in 2016: Not one supports allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.  . . . [read on]

The theocrats lose their minds over the gay marriage ruling

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/franklin-graham-christians-should-prepare
Franklin Graham: Christians Should Prepare For Persecution

It needs to be asked

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_06/why_does_the_religious_right_e056295.php
As the predictable conservative caterwauling has risen in the wake of the Supreme Court’s historic decision on marriage equality, it’s increasingly difficult to understand just why the religious right cares so much about it. . . . [read on]
 
Rush Limbaugh goes wild

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/27/rush_limbaughs_anti_pope_freakout_proves_that_he_needs_a_crash_course_in_reading_comprehension/
Rush Limbaugh’s anti-Pope freakout

Zero chance, no chance at all. Don't be silly

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_06/the_dream_team056299.php
Could we actually end up with a Hillary Clinton-Bernie Sanders Democratic presidential ticket in 2016? . . . If Clinton did pick Sanders, she would have to signal that the Vermont Senator would be something of a co-President . . .

The GOP bans gun research

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/245983-gop-panel-votes-to-keep-funding-ban-for-gun-violence-research

More: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/25/1396493/-Republicans-block-research-on-gun-violence-because-knowledge-is-scary

The Sunday talk show line-ups

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/28/1396923/-Sunday-Talk-Not-giving-up-the-ghost
NBC Meet the Press: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R); Mary Bonauto (Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders); Roundtable: Author Michael Eric Dyson, Kathleen Parker (Washington Post), Harvard Law Prof. Charles Ogletree and Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA).

CBS Face the Nation: Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI); Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC); Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD); Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R); Russel Moore (Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention); Chad Griffin (Human Rights Campaign); Roundtable: Peggy Noonan, David Ignatius (Washington Post), April Ryan (American Urban Radio Networks) and Reihan Salam (National Review).

ABC This Week: Lead Plaintiff in Obergefell v. Hodges Jim Obergefell; Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT); Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R); Roundtable: Ken Blackwell (Family Research Council), Democratic Strategist Donna Brazile, "Independent" Strategist Matthew Dowd and Cokie Roberts (ABC News).

CNN State of the Union: Raging Egomaniac Donald Trump.

Bonus item: The week in review

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A VICTORY FOR EQUALITY

The Supreme Court supports gay marriage

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/26/supreme-court-on-gay-marriage-it-s-here-and-there-s-no-going-back.html
Justice Kennedy today wrote the opinion in Obergefell v. Hodges, finding state bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, and securing full marriage equality for gays and lesbians across America.  What’s more, he swung for the fences, rejecting Chief Justice Roberts’s judicial minimalism to write a sweeping 5-4 opinion that reads like a manifesto in favor of same-sex marriage—ironically using many conservative arguments for marriage to do so. . . .
 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/26/the-one-supreme-court-paragraph-on-love-that-gay-marriage-supporters-will-never-forget/
"No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization’s oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right." [read on]

More key quotes: http://www.vox.com/2015/6/26/8851699/gay-marriage-scotus-decision-obergefell-v-hodges

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/26/10-key-lines-from-the-supreme-court-decision-and-dissent-and-why-they-mattered/

Photos: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_slatest/2015/06/supreme_court_gay_marriage_decision_photos_joyous_celebrations_around_the.html

The Supreme Court dissenters

Scalia: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/26/scalia-burns-the-supreme-court-as-a-group-of-unrepresentative-elitists/

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/26/1396909/-Scalia-s-gay-marriage-dissent-is-as-usual-gloriously-wacky

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/priceless--5
For all the blaze of history and march of freedom this week, no doubt for me the highlight was Justice Scalia's invoking John C. Calhoun's "concurrent majority" theory on behalf of denying marriage equality to gay men and women.

Roberts: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/john-roberts-gay-marriage-dissent--2
"Indeed, however heartened the proponents of same-sex marriage might be on this day, it is worth acknowledging what they have lost, and lost forever: the opportunity to win the true acceptance that comes from persuading their fellow citizens of the justice of their cause. And they lose this just when the winds of change were freshening at their backs."

More: http://www.salon.com/2015/06/26/ask_the_nearest_hippie_the_conservative_scotus_justices_opinions_on_marriage_equality_are_hilariously_bitter/

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/26/1396794/-Pro-discrimination-Supreme-Court-justices-really-really-dissent-from-marriage-equality

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/the_breakfast_table/features/2015/scotus_roundup/supreme_court_2015_the_conservative_justices_ridiculous_dissents.html
I was also quite struck, as you were, Mark, by the language in the various dissents in Obergefell, not just for their vehemence, but for the ways in which each dissent feels like a kind of Rorschach test of each justice’s own anxieties. . . .

On the right, heads explode

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/26/polygamy_here_we_come_right_wing_melts_down_over_gay_marriage_victory/
Right wing melts down over gay marriage victory 

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/26/8851381/gay-marriage-republican-responses
Republican reactions to the Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision, ranked by anger

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/26/ted_cruz_goes_berserk_over_scotus_rulings_some_of_the_darkest_24_hours_in_our_nations_history/
Ted Cruz goes berserk over SCOTUS rulings: “Some of the darkest 24 hours in our nation’s history” 

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/26/gop_congressman_same_sex_marriage_decision_makes_america_vulnerable_to_attack/
GOP congressman: Same-sex marriage decision makes America vulnerable to attack 

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/26/american_family_radios_bryan_fischer_melts_down_on_twitter_626_is_now_our_911/
American Family Radio’s Bryan Fischer melts down on Twitter: “6/26 is now our 9/11″ 

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/26/the_gops_apocalyptic_gay_marriage_freakout_i_will_not_acquiesce_to_an_imperial_court/
Huckabee: “I will not acquiesce to an imperial court”

More: http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/whiny-mike-huckabee-thinks-scotus-can-go

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/gop-hopefuls-denounce-marriage-equality-ruling.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
 
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/06/right-wing-freaked-out-by-marriage-ruling.html
 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/to-retreat-or-fight-on-marriage-ruling-divides-gop-field-into-two-camps/2015/06/26/97bc8df4-1c0d-11e5-bd7f-4611a60dd8e5_story.html?wprss=rss_politics

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/26/a_history_lesson_for_bitter_conservatives_what_the_supreme_courts_marriage_equality_ruling_really_means/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/06/26/gop-gay-marriage_n_7673344.html
Some Republicans Want Their Party To Just Shut Up About Gay Marriage Now

Nullification?

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/conservatives-defy-supreme-court-gay-marriage
Here's our rundown of all the threats of civil disobedience and open defiance from conservatives over the anticipated gay marriage even before the Court's ruling today. . . .

More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/opponents-divided-how-or-whether-to-resist-supreme-court-ruling/2015/06/26/3219f626-1c12-11e5-ab92-c75ae6ab94b5_story.html?wprss=rss_politics

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/27/us/conservative-lawmakers-and-faith-groups-seek-exemptions-after-same-sex-ruling.html?partner=rss&emc=rss 
Within hours of the Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage, an array of conservatives including the governors of Texas and Louisiana and religious groups called for stronger legal protections for those who want to avoid any involvement in same-sex marriage, like catering a gay wedding or providing school housing to gay couples, based on religious beliefs.  They demanded establishing clear religious exemptions from discrimination laws, tax penalties or other government regulations for individuals, businesses and religious-affiliated institutions wishing to avoid endorsing such marriages. . . .

In Fox World . . . well . . . let's just say they aren't happy 

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/26/fox_news_legal_expert_same_sex_marriage_wont_be_considered_legitimate_because_it_was_decided_by_a_5_4_margin/
Fox News legal expert: Same-sex marriage won’t be considered legitimate because it was decided by a 5-4 margin 

The next frontier on gay rights

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/26/this-is-the-next-frontier-in-the-battle-for-gay-rights/

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/26/1396857/-Marriage-equality-doesn-t-make-LGBT-people-safe-from-job-or-housing-discrimination 

A good week for Obama? I'd say so

http://politicalwire.com/2015/06/26/obama-has-a-good-week/

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/06/26/this-was-the-best-week-of-obamas-presidency/?wprss=rss_politics

More: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2015/06/obama_s_clementa_pinckney_eulogy_in_a_week_the_president_went_from_dejection.html
A week ago, Barack Obama looked dissipated and dejected. He’d come to the White House press room to speak about the massacre in Charleston, South Carolina. The room, with its low ceiling and tight quarters, matched his mood. It’s a venue for tiny political fights relentlessly pursued in circles. The president testified to that lack of progress, showing visible frustration with his impotence in the face of gun violence and racial hatred. . . .
 
http://www.vox.com/2015/6/26/8849925/obama-obamacare-history-presidents
Barack Obama is officially one of the most consequential presidents in American history 

Will Obama be able to close the deal with Iran?

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/war_stories/2015/06/iran_nuclear_deal_only_disputes_over_sanctions_and_inspections_can_wreck.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/25/world/middleeast/former-advisers-caution-obama-on-iran-nuclear-talks.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

Sigh

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/06/obamacare-still-isnt-safe-and-liberals-better-not-forget-it
Obamacare Still Isn't Safe, and Liberals Better Not Forget It

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/26/americas_health_care_system_is_still_broken_why_single_payer_is_the_only_thing_that_will_ever_fix_it/
America’s health care system is still broken: Why single-payer is the only thing that will ever fix it 

Trump is a clown, but he's a clown who can make a lot of trouble for the GOP

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/how-donald-trumps-man-in-iowa-plans-to-mess-with-the-gop-and-win/2015/06/26/5abe8592-19d8-11e5-93b7-5eddc056ad8a_story.html?wprss=rss_politics 

More: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/26/1396875/-Republican-leaders-beginning-to-panic-over-Donald-Trump
Republican leaders beginning to panic over Donald Trump

This means war!

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/06/house-gops-family-feud.html
The Trade Vote Reignited the War Within the House GOP

Food stamps

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/26/8845881/food-stamps
I get food stamps, and I’m not ashamed — I’m angry

Bonus item: Obama's eulogy for Rev. Clementa Pinckney

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/amen

This might be his best speech ever.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/06/26/obama-delivers-a-sermon-on-race-in-a-way-he-hasnt-in-seven-years/?wprss=rss_politics
Obama offered in Charleston on Friday what might have been his most overt comments about the way that race and class, poverty and opportunity, hatred and violence collide and combine in American lives to date. . . .

Full text: http://www.vox.com/2015/6/26/8854855/read-full-text-obamas-eulogy-charleston-shooting

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IT'S ALL OVER

The Supreme Court votes 6-3 to uphold Obamacare. Can we move on now?

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/26/us/obamacare-supreme-court.html?gwh=A6C43D38D8D50DB06F23F4BB71532F65&gwt=pay&assetType=nyt_now
Supreme Court Allows Nationwide Health Care Subsidies

Analysis: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/26/us/politics/obama-supreme-court-aca-ruling-health-care.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/25/8804053/king-v-burwell-obamacare-scotus-in-favor

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2015/06/25/a-decisive-win-for-obamacare/
 
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2015_06/a_big_victory_for_obamacare056270.php

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/25/john_roberts_saves_the_day_supreme_court_upholds_obamacare_subsidies_in_6_3_decision/

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/25/the_real_surprise_in_john_robertss_obamacare_decision_an_unqualified_victory_for_health_reform/

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/25/8845527/obamacare-supreme-court-roberts

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/25/8845501/king-burwell-obamacare-insured

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/06/25/president-obama-just-won-on-obamacare-big-time/?wprss=rss_politics

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/25/a-simple-guide-to-todays-important-supreme-court-decision-about-obamacare/

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/06/supreme-court-gives-obamacare-a-thumbs-up-again.html
Supreme Court Gives Obamacare a Thumbs-up Once Again

Scalia's angry dissent

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/scalia-king-dissent
Scalia Lashes Out: 'We Should Start Calling This Law SCOTUScare'

More: http://www.vox.com/2015/6/25/8845697/scalia-king-burwell-dissent-semantic-holism

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/25/1396445/-SCOTUScare-jiggery-pokery-and-other-top-lines-of-Scalia-rage

Other thoughtful, reasoned reactions from the right

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/25/1396585/-Conservatives-react-to-King-Roberts-is-water-boy-disastrous-possibly-being-blackmailed
Conservatives react to King: Roberts is 'water boy,' 'disastrous,' possibly being 'blackmailed'

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/25/another_giant_step_toward_banana_republic_conservatives_freak_out_over_supreme_courts_obamacare_decision/
“Another giant step toward banana republic”  

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/420292/chief-justice-roberts-officially-has-gone-native-washington-quin-hillyer
With today’s Obamacare decision, John Roberts confirms that he has completely jettisoned all pretense of textualism. He is a results-oriented judge, period, ruling on big cases based on what he thinks the policy result should be or what the political stakes are for the court itself. He is a disgrace.

More: http://hotair.com/archives/2015/06/25/breaking-scotus-upholds-obamacare-subsidies-in-king-6-3/
 
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/25/1396428/-Here-s-the-early-Republican-reaction-to-the-Supreme-Court-upholding-Obamacare-subsidies

http://www.redstate.com/2015/06/25/roberts-court-meet-new-boss-old-boss/

http://thefederalist.com/2015/06/25/scotuscare-and-the-eric-cartman-presidency/

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/25/deconstructing_the_right_wing_freakout_over_the_supreme_courts_obamacare_ruling/

The presidential candidates react

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/25/1396529/-Some-of-the-2016-Republican-clown-car-occupants-weigh-in-on-Obamacare-decision

More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/republicans-noisily-outraged--and-quietly-relieved--over-court-decision/2015/06/25/bba90998-1b47-11e5-93b7-5eddc056ad8a_story.html?wprss=rss_politics
Republicans noisily outraged — and quietly relieved — over court decision

But if a Republican becomes president . . . .

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/25/republicans-still-have-an-opening-to-take-on-obamacare/
Republicans still have an opening to take on Obamacare

More: http://politicalwire.com/2015/06/25/extra-bonus-quote-of-the-day-303/
“It means that the most significant domestic issue in 2016, at every House race, in every Senate race and for president will be centered around whether or not the country wants to keep Obamacare.” 
      — Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

In another major decision, the Court upholds the Fair Housing Act

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/25/8845477/supreme-court-fair-housing-texas

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/25/8845383/supreme-court-housing-disparate-impact-housing

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/25/the-supreme-courts-housing-decision-is-a-warning-against-subtle-segregation-everywhere/

Reactions: http://www.vox.com/2015/6/25/8845673/supreme-court-fair-housing-act-dissent
Justice Thomas defends racist housing practices by pointing out the NBA is mostly black

No, this isn't . . . ha, ha ha! . . .  a joke . . . ho, ho! . . .  I'm not making it . . .ah-haw-haw. . . up!

http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/246089-mitt-romney-seeks-role-as-republican-kingmaker
Mitt Romney seeks role as Republican kingmaker

This is a story that's been told about Bobby Jindal before. Now that he's running for president, let's talk about it again

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/06/25/a-presidential-candidate-first-jindals-witness-to-an-apparent-exorcism/?wprss=rss_politics
The story of Bobby Jindal and an apparent exorcism you probably haven’t heard
 

Bonus item: Fox World is fed up with being called racist, and they ain't gonna take it any more

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/bill-o-reilly-declares-war-anti-fox

More: http://www.salon.com/2015/06/25/bill_oreilly_loses_his_sht_over_claims_racism_still_exists_you_want_a_war_you_got_a_war/
Bill O’Reilly loses his sh*t over claims systemic racism still exists: “You want a war? You got a war!” 

Larry Wilmore: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/06/25/larry-wilmore-debates-bill-o-reilly.html

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HE WHO LAUGHS LAST

Obama gets his trade bill after all

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/06/senate-passes-fast-track-bill.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/06/24/obama-just-took-a-major-step-to-a-big-second-term-achievement-thanks-to-republicans/?wprss=rss_politics

More: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/24/1396151/-Multinational-corporations-win-big-as-fast-track-legislation-passes-the-Senate-in-60-38-vote


It is

http://www.vox.com/2015/6/24/8835225/obama-popular-international
Obama's foreign policy is much more popular abroad than it is in the US

More: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2015/06/rest-world-pretty-happy-president-obamas-handling-world-affairs 

Good luck

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/dems-renew-push-voting-rights-act
Dems renew push for Voting Rights Act

Notes from the GOP campaigns

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/24/1396122/-Jeb-presses-the-mute-button-on-God-in-New-Hampshire-but-nowhere-else
Jeb presses the mute button on God in New Hampshire, but nowhere else

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/24/1396144/-Louisiana-Gov-Bobby-Jindal-announces-presidential-bid-with-hidden-camera-footage-of-his-family
Louisiana Governor and adult person who does not understand why we monitor volcanoes Bobby Jindal is running for the presidency. We know this because of what may be the oddest campaign announcement video ever released, hidden camera footage of Jindal breaking the news to his not-the-least-bit-surprised kids. . . .

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/24/1396155/-Scott-Walker-s-big-fat-lie-to-Wisconsin-voters-on-abortion
Scott Walker's big fat lie to Wisconsin voters on abortion

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/25/chris_christie_is_about_to_embarrass_himself_the_presidential_fantasy_he_just_cant_give_up/
Chris Christie is about to embarrass himself: The presidential fantasy he just can’t give up 

Fox World gets fed up with the diva from Wasilla

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/06/sarah-palin-and-fox-news-part-ways-again.html
Politico's Mike Allen writes that "executives consider her less relevant now" . . .
 
More: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/06/sarah-palin-is-the-reo-speedwagon-of-politics-119393.html#ixzz3e1hcN5Kp

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/24/fox_news_axes_sarah_palin_a_marriage_made_in_conservative_media_heaven_ends_again/

http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2015/6/24/8841483/fox-news-sarah-palin-career-moves

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/24/the_sarah_palin_era_is_over_what_the_end_of_her_fox_news_contract_really_means/
The Sarah Palin era is over: What the end of her Fox News contract really means 

Bonus item: Two minutes to watch -- who knows how long to make?

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/24/watch_16_years_of_jon_stewart_hosting_the_daily_show_in_2_minutes/
Watch 16 years of Jon Stewart hosting “The Daily Show” in 2 minutes 

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"THE WHITE MAN'S FLAG"

Boy, that was fast (and long overdue)

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/us/politics/supporters-of-confederate-battle-flag-watch-as-symbol-is-stripped-from-public-eye.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Supporters of Confederate Battle Flag Watch as Symbol Is Stripped From Public Eye

More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2015/06/23/the-gops-stunningly-rapid-political-shift-on-the-confederate-flag/?wprss=rss_politics

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/amazing-shift-the-political-winds

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-strange-demise-of-the-confederate-flag

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/the-white-mans-flag

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2015/06/23/1395871/-Good-riddance-to-the-Confederate-battle-flag-But-let-s-keep-in-mind-what-a-baby-step-this-really-is
Good riddance to the Confederate battle flag. But let's keep in mind what a baby step this really is  

Yeah, uh-huh

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/06/rush-limbaugh-says-american-flag-next-left
Rush Limbaugh Says The American Flag Is Next To Be Assaulted By The Left

Readers here shouldn't be surprised: TPP isn't dead, and never was

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2015/06/fast-track-trade-bill-closer-to-passage.html

More: http://prospect.org/article/are-dems-being-sucker-punched-trade

How Fox World sees itself (i.e., in as distorted and dishonest a way as they see everything else)

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/23/the_delusion_that_keeps_fox_news_boss_roger_ailes_going_they_attack_us_because_we_say_what_the_truth_is/

http://www.salon.com/2015/06/23/megyn_kelly_on_journalistic_standards_fox_news_hasnt_been_proven_wrong_on_every_single_subject/

Bonus item: What makes a "real American"?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/23/what-it-takes-to-be-a-real-american-according-to-real-americans/

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