BARBARIANS AT THE GATE

Eric Cantor's defeat spells big trouble ahead for the GOP

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/14/a_fissure_in_the_dam_of_political_reality_how_eric_cantors_defeat_foreshadows_the_coming_apocalypse/
A fissure in the dam of political reality: How Eric Cantor’s defeat foreshadows the coming apocalypse 

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/15/off_with_their_heads_eric_cantor_the_tea_party_guillotine_and_the_certainty_of_conservative_sell_out/
Off with their heads!

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/14/ugly_paranoid_divisive_politics_the_gop_are_all_know_nothings_now/
Ugly, paranoid, divisive politics

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/06/14/republicans_not_happy_with_their_leadership.html
Republicans Not Happy With Their Leadership

More: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/raul-labrador-majority-leader-bid

Sarah! threatens to leave the party

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/immigration-debate-nearly-drives-sarah-palin-from-gop

Mitt Romney organizes a fundraising retreat at which the participants agree that Mitt Romney is their best prospect for 2016

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2014_06/romney_iii050782.php

More: http://m.washingtonpost.com/politics/at-elite-donor-summit-featuring-2016-gop-hopefuls-a-longing-for-romney-to-run-again/2014/06/13/0d27d8f0-f27a-11e3-9ebc-2ee6f81ed217_story.html?tid=HP_more

A tip for Hillary

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/15/why-hillary-clinton-should-go-a-knocking-on-ralph-reed-s-door.html
Speaking to a religious-right group wouldn’t win Hillary Clinton one vote, but it would be her smartest play—and here’s what she should say.

The Sunday talk show line-ups

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/sunday-morning-bobblehead-thread-0
“Meet the Press” on NBC • Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R) • Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) • Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.)  

“Face the Nation” on CBS • Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) • Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus • Former National Security Advisor Tom Donilon  

“This Week” on ABC • House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va) • Rep. Mike McCaul (R-Texas), chairman, House Homeland Security Committee • Former Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Peter Chiarelli • Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.)

“State of the Union” on CNN • Cantor • Graham • Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) • Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii)
 

Bonus item: A trip down Memory Lane with Eric Cantor, c/o The Onion

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/open-thread-onion-nails-it 


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WE BROKE IT, YOU BUY IT

The people who were wrong about Iraq are still wrong about Iraq

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2014/06/quote-day-we-had-it-wonwe-had-it-wonwe-had-it-won
[John McCain] We had it won. Thanks to the surge and thanks to Gen. David Petraeus, we had it won....The fact is we had the conflict won, and we had a stable government, and a residual force such as we have left behind ... but the president wanted out and now we are paying a very heavy price. . . .

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/im-sorry-about-your-confusion
 All of this coincides with a new Politico piece with a jaw-dropping headline: “GOP on Iraq: We told you so.” . . . 

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-maverick-bein-mavericky-to-max.html
[Digby]  I only wish that being inconsistent and hypocritical --- even incoherent --- actually made a difference in these political battles.  . . . [read on]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2014/06/13/on-iraq-lets-ignore-those-who-got-it-all-wrong/ 
On Iraq, let’s ignore those who got it all wrong
 
More: http://www.vox.com/2014/6/13/5803712/11-things-iraq-crisis-isis
11 facts that explain the escalating crisis in Iraq

The Tea Party ousted Eric Cantor, House Majority Leader. But they'll like his replacement even less

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/plum-line/wp/2014/06/13/morning-plum-the-great-right-wing-rebellion-of-2014-fizzles/
Multiple reports tell us that GOP Rep. Kevin McCarthy is  rounding up support to replace Cantor as House Majority Leader. While things could always change, if McCarthy does end up replacing Cantor, it will show that the insurgency that defeated Cantor has failed to “take advantage of it by getting one of their own elected.” . . . 

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2014_06/replacing_cantor_inside_out050762.php
Several groups placed McCarthy’s voting record well to the left of Cantor’s for 2013.  . . .

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2014/06/eric-cantors-surprise-defeat-means-virtually-nothing

I don't think so: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/13/1306767/-Tea-partier-Ra-l-Labrador-enters-majority-leader-race-because-the-American-people-want-him-to
Tea partier Raúl Labrador enters majority leader race, because the American people want him to

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/13/is-this-tea-partier-s-bid-to-become-house-majority-leader-crazy-cunning-or-a-bit-of-both.html
Raul Labrador has almost no experience in Congress and a mutinous habit.  

Thad Cochran, GOP Senator from Mississippi, also faces a Tea Party challenge, and seems determined to lose

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/and-people-wonder-why-thad-cochran-is.html
In an interview Thursday, Cochran, who is locked in a tight runoff-election campaign with state Sen. Chris McDaniel, appeared to be completely unaware of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's loss to a Tea Party-aligned challenger two days earlier. . . .

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/13/most_hilariously_tone_deaf_political_ad_of_the_year_thad_cochrans_appeal_to_lobbying_and_pork/
Most hilariously tone-deaf political ad of the year 

Mitt Romney keeps sticking around, just in case the GOP wants to beg him to run again (they won't)

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/06/13/romney_back_in_campaign_mode.html
Romney Back in Campaign Mode

More: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/06/13/the-best-awkward-mitt-romney-quotes/
Romney about 2016 buzz: "The unavailable is always the most attractive, right? That goes in dating as well.” 

There is no politician more attuned to the buzzwords and symbolism of the far right than Bobby Jindal. But despite his relentless efforts to exploit them in the pursuit of higher office, he's not going anywhere. See why?

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/jindal-heads-church-sign-new-abortion-restrictions
Jindal heads to church to sign new abortion restrictions 


Bonus item: I didn't know this

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/06/13/there-are-more-museums-in-the-us-than-there-are-starbucks-and-mcdonalds-combined/
There are more museums in the US than there are Starbucks and McDonalds – combined

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A HOUSE DIVIDED

America's increasingly polarized political divide

http://wonkwire.rollcall.com/2014/06/12/increasingly-divided-society/
The poll “reveals a complex picture of partisan polarization and how it manifests itself in political behaviors, policy debates, election dynamics and everyday life.” . . .

More: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2014/06/we-hate-each-other-we-really-hate-each-other
We Hate Each Other, We Really Hate Each Other

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/06/12/five-charts-that-show-how-conservatives-are-driving-partisan-rancor-in-dc/
The warfare dimension taps into the strategies that go beyond defeating your opponents to humiliating them, go beyond questioning your opponents’ judgment to questioning their motives, and go beyond fighting the good legislative fight to destroying the institution and the legislative process. Partisan warfare serves electoral goals, not legislative goals. . . .

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/06/12/your-house-says-an-awful-lot-about-your-politics/
Seventy-seven percent of "consistently liberal" adults went with what sounded like the urban milieu: the dense neighborhood, the compact home, the "walkability." Fully seventy-five percent of "consistently conservative" adults went with the polar opposite.  

"It is an enduring stereotype – conservatives prefer suburban McMansions while liberals like urban enclaves – but one that is grounded in reality" . . .

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/12/5803570/who-liberal-and-conservatives-parents-want-their-kids-marrying
Here's who Americans don't want marrying into their families

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/12/5803160/americans-are-divided-on-everything-except-their-love-of-social
Americans are divided on everything, except their love of Social Security

Iraq: getting worse, and beyond our control

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/12/5804914/isis-iraq-crisis-conflict
The war between ISIS and the Iraqi government

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/13/isis-s-secret-allies.html
ISIS’s Secret Allies

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/13/opinion/prime-minister-maliki-panics-as-insurgents-gain.html?ref=opinion
What’s happening in Iraq is a disaster and it is astonishing that the Iraqis and the Americans, who have been sharing intelligence, seem to have been caught flat-footed by the speed of the insurgent victories and the army defections. . .

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/12/iraq-is-vietnam-2-0-and-u-s-drones-won-t-solve-the-problem.html
Iraq Is Vietnam 2.0 And U.S. Drones Won’t Solve The Problem

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/fareed-zakaria-who-lost-iraq-the-iraqis-did-with-an-assist-from-george-w-bush/2014/06/12/35c5a418-f25c-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html
Who lost Iraq?

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/on-the-cusp-of-the-deluge
The simple and fundamental fact is that this is the fallout of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Any analysis that doesn't grapple with and accept that basic fact is just wrong and possibly dishonest to boot. It's not about how President Obama organized the exit from Iraq, whether he did it well or poorly. And yet, President Bush isn't president anymore. It's not his problem. It's President Obama's problem. And he has to figure out - decide on - the least worst way to deal with what's happening. . . .

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/12/5803416/isis-one-sentence-iraqi-army
Iraqi officials told the Guardian that two divisions of Iraqi soldiers - roughly 30,000 men - simply turned and ran in the face of the assault by an insurgent force of just 800 fighters. . . .

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/problem-the-united-states-cant-solve
For the conservatives who’ve gotten every aspect of Iraq wrong since 2002, President Obama deserves the blame. That’s insane. . . 

http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2014/06/iraqs-problems-are-not-ones-america-can-solve
Iraq's Problems Are Not Ones That America Can Solve 

John Boehner: we can't have immigration reform because . . . . Bergdahl

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/12/1306458/-Boehner-blames-GOP-opposition-to-immigration-reform-on-Bergdahl-release

Boehner: Eric Cantor lost because . . . . Obama

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/12/1306446/-Boehner-on-Cantor-defeat-It-s-Obama-s-fault

Boehner: Iraq is falling apart because . . . . naps 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/06/12/boehner-with-iraq-threat-growing-obama-taking-a-nap/ 

Rick Perry: homosexuality is like alcoholism

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/gov-rick-perry-compares-homosexuality

More: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/12/rick-perry-s-stupid-comment-on-booze-and-sex-uality.html
 
Court throws out tenure for California teachers. What next?

http://prospect.org/article/why-california-tenure-decision-wrong-and-will-hurt-disadvantaged-students

http://my.firedoglake.com/cassiodorus/2014/06/11/some-thoughts-on-education-in-light-of-vergara-v-california/

Fox World fans are even more conservative and out of touch than other Repubs

http://americablog.com/2014/06/study-fox-news-viewers-tend-awfully-conservative.html

More: http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2014/06/living-world-fox-news-built

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THE BRAT

Getting to know David Brat, the creepy guy who beat Eric Cantor

http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/david-brat-economics-christianity
Christianity is the key to prosperity

More: http://tinyurl.com/mszhha2

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/06/david-brat-christian-rights-favorite-economist.html

The fight to replace Cantor as House Majority Leader

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/dc/who-will-replace-eric-cantor

More: http://www.vox.com/2014/6/11/5801434/whoever-replaces-eric-cantor-will-be-just-like-eric-cantor

The mess in Iraq

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2014_06/the_iraqi_collapse050737.php

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/uhm-dont-look-now-but-iraq-seriously.html

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/11/5800188/who-is-isis-how-they-conquered-mosul
 
http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/iraq-militants-move-nearer-baghdad

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/06/iraq-us-strikes-militants-advance.html

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/us-vows-back-iraq-fight-against-jihadist

More: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/12/iran-police-chief-tehran-could-intervene-in-iraq-to-protect-shia-shrines.html
Iran Police Chief: Tehran Could Intervene in Iraq

Building a progressive infrastructure

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/12/its_time_to_fight_fox_news_the_right_wing_wants_to_destroy_everything_great_about_this_country/
 
Theocracy watch

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/louie-gohmert-debates-reverend-christianity
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) on Tuesday repeatedly confronted a faith leader -- who also happens to be a noted church-state separatist -- about his Christian beliefs during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on religious freedom. . . . “Do you believe in sharing the good news that will keep people from going to hell, consistent with the Christian beliefs?” Gohmert asked Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director for Americans United for the Separation of Church and State. . . . "Either you believe as a Christian that Jesus is the way, the truth, or life, or you don’t."

More: http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/gohmert-uses-congressional-hearing-share

Another good Christian

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/scott-esk-stoning-gay-people
A Republican candidate for the Oklahoma state House who boasts that he's looking forward to "applying Biblical principles to Oklahoma law" is okay with gay people being stoned to death -- even if he won't legislate the practice himself. . . . 

"Breaking News": In Fox World, anchor cuts away from a discussion with real reporters to take a phone call from Ann Coulter 

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/fox-megyn-kelly-cuts-away-breaking-news 

More: http://www.salon.com/2014/06/12/5_conservatives_who_are_still_mad_women_have_the_right_to_vote_partner/
 
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YOU'RE OUT!

Just when the Republican establishment thought they had wrangled the Tea Party under control, a stunning upset: House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is ousted by a complete unknown in the Virginia GOP primary

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/us/politics/eric-cantor-loses-gop-primary.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Eric Cantor Defeated by David Brat, Tea Party Challenger, in Primary Upset

http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/eric-cantor-falls-to-shock-defeat-in-primary-20140610
A little-known economics professor who campaigned against immigration reform defeated the House majority leader in his Republican primary Tuesday. . . .

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/06/eric-cantor-primary-election-results-virginia-107683.html?hp=t1
It wasn’t enough that Eric Cantor spent $1 million in the weeks leading up to the election, when his primary opponent hardly had $100,000 in his campaign coffers.  

It didn’t matter that the House majority leader, 51, branded Dave Brat a liberal hack, and himself as the guardian of the Republican creed. On Tuesday night, Cantor, who was swept into the majority leader’s suite in a tea party wave, was swept out by the same movement. . . .

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/10/5798674/cantor-outspent-brat-25-1
Cantor outspent Brat 25:1

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/chaos-erupts-at-cantor-election-night-headquarters-after-his-departure/2014/06/10/5710c56e-f106-11e3-bf76-447a5df6411f_story.html?wprss=rss_politics
Chaos erupts at Cantor election night headquarters after his departure

Extended analysis: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/upshot/why-did-cantor-lose-not-easy-to-explain.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Why Did Cantor Lose? Not Easy to Explain

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/06/10/eric-cantors-stunning-loss-by-the-numbers/?wprss=rss_politics&clsrd
Eric Cantor’s stunning loss: By the numbers

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/06/eric-cantor-loses-in-stunning-upset/372550/
For the first time in history, the House majority leader has lost in a primary. Nobody saw it coming. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/11/us/politics/cantors-loss-a-bad-omen-for-moderates.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Cantor’s Loss a Bad Omen for Moderates

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/cantor-loss-throws-congress-into-disarray/2014/06/10/210250e2-f0e2-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html?wprss=rss_politics
Cantor loss throws Congress into disarray

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/gop-strategists-try-to-assess-impact-of-cantor-loss-on-other-primaries/2014/06/10/07e9a0e2-f10a-11e3-914c-1fbd0614e2d4_story.html?wprss=rss_politics
GOP strategists try to assess impact of Cantor loss on other primaries

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/06/10/the-seismic-political-consequences-of-eric-cantors-stunning-loss/?wprss=rss_politics&clsrd
The seismic political consequences of Eric Cantor’s stunning loss

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/11/eric-cantor-loses_n_5482675.html
Is It Possible That Eric Cantor Just Wasn't Conservative Enough?

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2014/06/david_brat_defeats_eric_cantor_how_did_the_house_majority_leader_lose_to.html
How did the leader of the GOP opposition become a Tea Party trophy?

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/10/eric-cantor-s-primary-loss-is-a-political-earthquake-and-it-s-awful.html
Eric Cantor’s Primary Loss Is a Political Earthquake. And It’s Awful.

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/10/5798604/Eric-Cantor-David-Brat-loss-VA-politics
11 political lessons from Eric Cantor’s loss 

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/11/eric_cantor_got_what_he_deserved_a_political_frauds_stunning_demise/
Eric Cantor got what he deserved: A political fraud’s stunning demise 

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/06/eric-cantors-shocking-richly-deserved-defeat.html
Eric Cantor's Shocking, Richly Deserved Primary Defeat

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/10/eric-cantor-loses-virginia-primary-in-a-stunning-upset.html
How Eric Cantor Sabotaged Himself

The religious angle

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/10/5798916/republican-jewish-committee-chief-reacts-to-cantor
Eric Cantor is the only Jewish Republican member of Congress.

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/10/5798648/the-only-non-christian-in-the-gop-caucus-is-gone
The only non-Christian in the GOP caucus is gone

What does this mean for the general election in VA?

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/10/5798686/dave-brat-and-his-democratic-general-election-opponent-are-both
Dave Brat and his Democratic general election opponent are both professors from the same college

GOP congressman violates the first rule about Fight Club

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mcallister-contributions-votes
Rep. Vance McAllister (R-LA) openly acknowledged on Thursday that members of Congress expect to receive campaign contributions for voting a certain way on bills.

More: http://www.vox.com/2014/6/10/5796508/vance-mcallister-expected-money-after-vote

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/10/1305794/-GOP-Rep-Vance-McAllister-says-he-traded-a-vote-for-money-that-never-came

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/breaking-disgraced-kissing-congressman

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mcallister-never-expected-money-vote

Ex-girlfriend from hell running for congress in Oregon -- and she says it's a qualification!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/10/monica-wehby-oregon_n_5478946.html
Stalking . . . harassment . . .

A bad omen for the fall elections

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/06/10/the-more-you-like-obama-the-less-likely-you-are-to-vote-this-year/
The more you like Obama, the less likely you are to vote this year

Bowe Bergdahl background briefing

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/10/5793464/12-questions-about-bowe-bergdahl-answered
12 questions about Bowe Bergdahl, answered

A history lesson

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/yes-nixon-scuttled-the-vietnam-peace-talks-107623.html#.U5feui8WdRa
Did Richard Nixon’s campaign conspire to scuttle the Vietnam War peace talks on the eve of the 1968 election to capture him the presidency?  

How Fox and the rest of the right-wing media machine enables violent extremists

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/10/fox_news_foments_another_violent_outbreak_from_cliven_bundy_to_jerad_miller_words_matter/
Fox News foments another violent outbreak: From Cliven Bundy to Jerad Miller, words matter 

More: http://prospect.org/article/republican-rhetoric-and-right-wing-terrorism-10-troubling-incidents 

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/11/home-grown-right-wing-terrorism-the-hate-the-gop-refuses-to-see.html

More from Fox World

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/study-fox-news-viewers-uninformed-immigration
The Fox Effect: Viewers Are More Uninformed About Immigration

Bonus item: Haters who haven't even read Hillary Clinton's book are swamping the Amazon ratings to knock it down

http://americablog.com/2014/06/right-wingers-trash-hillarys-new-book-amazon.html


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YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION

Las Vegas cop killers linked to Cliven Bundy movement

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/vegas-shooter-bundy-ranch-facebook
Facebook Posts Reveal Vegas Shooter Thought Bundy Ranch Was 'Start Of Revolution'

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/more-and-more-ugly
Details are sketchy but Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department sources close to the investigation say the shooters shouted that “this is the start of a revolution” before opening fire on the officers, and draped their bodies with cloth showing a Revolutionary War-era flag. Investigators have also found paraphernalia associated with white supremacists. . . .

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/las-vegas-shooters-bundy-ranch
Neighbors of the couple who ambushed two police officers Sunday in Las Vegas told local newspapers the pair had bragged about spending time at Cliven Bundy’s ranch during the standoff with the federal government earlier this year. . . .

Interviews: http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/09/1305609/-Las-Vegas-shooter-confirmed-to-be-participant-in-Bundy-Ranch-standoff    

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/just-coupla-patriots-sittin-around.html

Call it domestic terrorism

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/las-vegas-shooting-courthouse-executions-plans
Report: Vegas Shooters Planned To Take Over Courthouse, Execute Officials

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/gun-trader-planned-to-storm-ga-courthouse
A man armed with guns, explosives and other supplies shot and wounded a deputy outside a Georgia courthouse and was equipped to take hostages once he got inside, officials said Friday. . . .

A serious question

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/9/5786834/obama-law-bergdahl
Did Obama break the law when he freed Bowe Bergdahl?

Your (almost) daily Christie

http://news.yahoo.com/christie-touring-country-reviving-2016-prospects-075859487--election.html
Chris Christie is plunging into what amounts to a cross-country revival tour, looking to recover from a clumsy political scandal and reclaim his place as a promising Republican presidential prospect. . . . 

John McCain, another loser Repub who still think his opinion matters

http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/mccain-just-cant-seem-help-himself

Bonus item: More proof that Bowe Bergdahl is unAmerican

http://americablog.com/2014/06/fox-bergdahl-guilty-took-ballet-lessons-kid.html
Fox: Bergdahl guilty because he took ballet lessons as a kid

More: http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/republican-senator-bergdahl-might-be-lying
Republican Senator: Bergdahl Might Be Lying About Being Tortured

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RORSCHACH TEST

A good day to miss the Sunday talk shows

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/foxs-pirro-demands-obama-be-impeached
Fox's Pirro Demands Obama Be Impeached For Bergdahl Prisoner Swap

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/fox-analyst-bergdahl-might-be-traitor
Fox Analyst: Bergdahl Might Be A Traitor Because He Was Freed Wearing A Muslim 'Smock' 

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/fox-news-juan-williams-smacks-down-craven
Fox News' Juan Williams Smacks Down 'Craven' Republicans For Flip-Flopping On Sgt. Bergdahl

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/rep-mike-rogers-claims-we-had-other
Rep. Mike Rogers Claims We Had Other Options Than Prisoner Exchange To Free Bergdahl

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/former-army-major-tells-foxs-huckabee
Former Army Major Tells Fox's Huckabee President Should Have Threatened To Invade Pakistan Over Bergdahl

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/mccain-obama-freed-jihadists-responsible
McCain: Obama Freed The 'Jihadists Responsible For 9/11' In Exchange For Bergdahl 

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/former-bush-speechwriter-president-obama
Former Bush Speechwriter: President Obama 'Provoked' Members Of Bergdahl's Unit Into Attacking Him

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/chris-wallace-should-death-penalty-be
Chris Wallace: Should Death Penalty Be 'On The Table' For Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl?

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/06/lindsey-graham-thanks-obama-keeping
Lindsey Graham Thanks Obama For 'Keeping Benghazi Alive' With Bergdahl Prisoner Swap

Obama's plan on student loans

http://www.vox.com/2014/6/9/5790516/obamas-student-debt-plan-explained

In his second term, Obama has gotten much more effective at filling judgeships

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/09/obama-s-shocking-success-on-judgeships-overturns-conventional-wisdom.html

The GOP is going backwards

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/09/gop_wimps_cave_to_the_right_new_plan_resumes_obamacare_fight_ditches_immigration/
GOP wimps cave to the right: New plan resumes Obamacare fight, ditches immigration 

http://prospect.org/article/have-republicans-moved-so-far-right-they-left-their-own-voters-behind
Have Republicans Moved So Far Right They Left Their Own Voters Behind?

More: http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2014_06/the_rights_turn_away_from_repr050685.php
The Republicans have concluded, as Mo Elleithee said, that the path to electoral victory isn’t to craft the better campaign or come up with the most broadly appealing policies, but to control the shape of the electorate by making it smaller. This puts their entire political party at odds with the cherished ideals of representative government. It also has an inevitable racial component, since the best visual predictor of how someone will vote is the color of their skin.  . . .

Bonus item: The six worst right-wing moments of the week

http://www.salon.com/2014/06/09/6_worst_right_wing_moments_of_the_week_%E2%80%94%C2%A0glenn_beck_is_hearing_voices_partner/
 

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