Top Items:
Ian Millhiser / ThinkProgress:
Boehner Hires $5 Million Lawyer To Defend Unconstitutional Law — Earlier today, Speaker John Boehner's (R) office announced that American taxpayers would pay former Bush Solicitor General Paul Clement to defend the discriminatory Defense of Marriage Act. Clement, a former law clerk …
Discussion:
Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Sky Dancing and Towleroad News #gay
RELATED:
Daniel Strauss / The Hill:
Boehner asks Pelosi to join him in cutting funds from the DoJ to defend DOMA — Speaker John Boehner asked House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi's for her support to cut funds for the Department of Justice and use them to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. — In a letter sent to Pelosi …
Discussion:
ABCNEWS, CNN and Ben Smith's Blog
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
How Nancy Pelosi Can Save The Day, And Regain Power, In Debt Ceiling Fight — Could House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) save the day in the fight over the debt limit, and in so doing return to a position of great influence on Capitol Hill? Yes she could. — The House minority is the Siberia of Congress.
Speaker:
Boehner Says DOJ Funds Should Be Cut to Pay for DOMA Defense; Asks Leader Pelosi to Join …
Boehner Says DOJ Funds Should Be Cut to Pay for DOMA Defense; Asks Leader Pelosi to Join …
Discussion:
The BLT, Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, Wonk Room, Prop 8 Trial Tracker and FrumForum
Ryan J. Reilly / tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com:
Lamar Smith Says Founding Fathers Didn't Want Gay Marriage
Lamar Smith Says Founding Fathers Didn't Want Gay Marriage
Discussion:
TPMDC, Oliver Willis, Lez Get Real, Washington Monthly, Daily Kos and The Bilerico Project
Naftali Bendavid / Washington Wire:
Same-Sex Marriage Fight Heats Up
The Politico:
What's Donald Trump really after? — Despite an almost universal refusal by Republican establishment figures and the press to take him seriously, Donald Trump is taking very concrete steps toward forming - and announcing - a presidential campaign. — He has interviewed at least two people …
RELATED:
Rasmussen Reports:
Obama 49%, Trump 34% — President Obama leads Donald Trump by 15 percentage points in a hypothetical 2012 match-up, but the president is unable to top the 50% level of support even against an opponent some are deriding as a joke. — The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds …
Discussion:
The Moderate Voice, NewsReal Blog, Hot Air, Scared Monkeys, The Raw Story, Outside the Beltway and Pundit Press
Evan McMorris-Santoro / TPMDC:
Trump Loses Conservatives Thanks To His Political Past
Trump Loses Conservatives Thanks To His Political Past
Discussion:
Swampland, Zandar Versus The Stupid, Salon, Washington Post, Gawker, Raw Replay and Balloon Juice
CEPR:
Douthat Makes It Up On Median Family Income — Ross Douthat struck another blow against fact-based arguments when he told readers that the median family of four has an income of $94,900. Douthat warned that if the Bush tax cuts are allowed to expire in 24 years the median family would be paying …
Discussion:
Brad DeLong's Grasping Reality … and Eschaton
RELATED:
Ross Douthat / New York Times:
The Middle-Class Tax Trap — “Let's tell the truth,” Walter Mondale said, accepting the Democratic nomination in 1984. “Mr. Reagan will raise taxes, and so will I. He won't tell you. I just did.” — Three months later, Mondale lost 49 states, and liberal politicians learned a valuable lesson.
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
ABOUT THAT DOUTHAT COLUMN.... The New York Times' Ross Douthat …
ABOUT THAT DOUTHAT COLUMN.... The New York Times' Ross Douthat …
Discussion:
Yahoo! Finance and The New Republic
Jay Carney / White House.gov Blog:
President Obama and Vice President Biden's Tax Returns and Tax Receipts — Today, the President released his 2010 federal income and gift tax returns. He and the First Lady filed their income tax return jointly and reported an adjusted gross income of $1,728,096.
Discussion:
The Atlantic Online, ProPublica, Fox News, Mediaite, CNN, The Page, Washington Post and Gawker
RELATED:
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Obamas' Tax Return Shows Lower Household Income Than in 2009
Obamas' Tax Return Shows Lower Household Income Than in 2009
Discussion:
Pirate's Cove
Gawker:
Roger Ailes Caught Spying on the Reporters at His Small-Town Newspaper — The small-town newspapers in New York's Hudson Valley that Fox News chief Roger Ailes owns with his wife Elizabeth are in a staff revolt after employees caught Ailes spying on them with News Corp. security goons. More »
Discussion:
The New Republic, Runnin' Scared, Salon and Mediaite, more at Mediagazer »
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Why did the anti-Palin protesters think it was right and good to shout her down? — The more I think about it, the less sense it makes to me. On Saturday, there was a planned Tea Party rally to take place at the King Street side of the Wisconsin Capitol. It was the usual “tax day” event …
RELATED:
Andy Barr / The Politico:
Sarah Palin's website sparks White House buzz
Sarah Palin's website sparks White House buzz
Discussion:
Cubachi, CNN and Liberty Pundits Blog
CNBC:
S&P Affirms US AAA Rating, Cuts Outlook to Negative — Standard & Poor's on Monday downgraded the outlook for the United States to negative, saying it believes there's a risk U.S. policymakers may not reach agreement on how to address the country's long-term fiscal pressures.
RELATED:
Matthew Saltmarsh / New York Times:
S.&P. Lowers Outlook for U.S., Sending Stocks Down
S.&P. Lowers Outlook for U.S., Sending Stocks Down
Discussion:
The Atlantic Online, The Hill, Paul Krugman, Real Time Economics, Prairie Weather, Balloon Juice, Daily Kos and Truthdig
Ben Rooney / CNNMoney.com:
U.S. credit rating outlook lowered by S&P
U.S. credit rating outlook lowered by S&P
Discussion:
Sense of Events, Fortune, Outside the Beltway and HyperVocal
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Why Did The Union Fight? — I've always thought there was something about the Lincoln administration's determination to fight and win the Civil War that was a bit odd. Secession gave the regionally based Republican Party large congressional majorities that wouldn't exist if southern states had representation in congress.
Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
TheDC Exclusive: Conservatives hit Beck for taking content without attribution — A number of conservative activists and bloggers say they're furious at media magnate Glenn Beck for what they call content theft. Over the past several years, Beck has relied on video, audio and written content …
Angelique Chrisafis / Guardian:
Andres Serrano's Piss Christ destroyed by Christian protesters — • Intruders vandalise photo day after Christian protest — • Exhibitor blames Sarkozy speech for inflaming issue — When New York artist Andres Serrano plunged a plastic crucifix into a glass of his own urine …
Discussion:
Little Green Footballs, Towleroad News #gay and The Awl
Patrick Poole / Pajamas Media:
(UPDATED) DOJ Source: Gov't Muslim ‘Outreach’ Jeopardized Active Terror Investigations — (UPDATE: Rep. Peter King demands answers following Poole's previous article on this topic.) An explosive, must-read interview brings sunlight to our counterproductive “outreach” programs.
Discussion:
National Review, Big Peace, Weasel Zippers and AmSpecBlog
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
Where the Tax Money Is — Obama targets the middle class while pretending to tax only the rich. — A dominant theme of President Obama's budget speech last Wednesday was that our fiscal problems would vanish if only the wealthiest Americans were asked “to pay a little more.”
Jeremy W. Peters / New York Times:
2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced — The New York Times won Pulitzer Prizes on Monday for its economics commentary and for its reporting on Russia in 2010, while The Los Angeles Times received the coveted public service Pulitzer. — The prizes, which are administered by Columbia University …
Discussion:
Guardian and Phlog, more at Mediagazer »
Kyle Olson / Big Government:
AFSCME Union Threatens to ‘Weaponize’ Government Jobs — It's becoming clearer that the “public service” mentality is quickly slipping way from government employees, if it didn't hit the exits a long time ago. — Instead of government employees serving the public, it's clear now their belief is that the public exists to serve them.
Discussion:
theblogprof, Pajamas Media and The Blaze
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
It's Now Patriotic to Call Paul Krugman a ! @%$#%@ Hypocrite — For almost the entire two and one-half years I've been blogging I've had to put up with Paul Krugman accusing Republicans, conservatives and Tea Party supporters of inciting violence through heated rhetoric over policy differences, particularly Obamacare.
Discussion:
Crooks and Liars, Rumproast, Left Coast Rebel, Mediaite, Washington Monthly, That Mr. G Guy's Blog, neo-neocon and Althouse
WFSB-TV:
Electric Car Catches Fire, Again — Chevy Volt Is Believed To Have Set A Garage On Fire In Barkhamsted — BARKHAMSTED,Conn. — A hybrid electric Chevrolet Volt believed to have sparked an overnight blaze in a garage in Barkhamsted last week, reignited again on Monday.
Discussion:
The Lonely Conservative and Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion
Christian Heinze / GOP 12:
Trump: Rove “devastated” by Romney's performance — On Fox & Friends this morning, Donald Trump fired back at Karl Rove for calling him a “joke candidate.” … Trump then offered another reason for Rove's comments. … Trump's assertion that Romney is doing poorly in the polls is hardly air-tight …
JSOnline:
Prosser declares victory, says recount unwarranted, costly — By Patrick Marley of the Journal Sentinel — Madison — Justice David Prosser on Monday declared re-election victory over challenger JoAnne Kloppenburg and his advisers said a recount was unwarranted and would be too costly for taxpayers.
Discussion:
TPMDC, Hot Air, Cubachi, Pajamas Media, The BRAD BLOG and Liberty Pundits Blog
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
GANG OF SIX ‘VERY CLOSE’ TO AN AGREEMENT, INTENDS TO ‘MAKE EVERYBODY MAD’.... Two months ago, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), a member of the bipartisan “Gang of Six” deficit-reduction talks, said the group was “getting close” to striking a deal. Two weeks ago, however, the negotiations …