Obama vs Romney on gay marriage: a tale of two evolutions

President Obama came out in favor of gay marriage today, delighting his base and making life potentially very awkward for one Willard Mitt Romney.

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Shep Smith rants about Mitt reacting to Newt

What’s better than a Shep Smith rant? … not much First, from Wednesday’s show, Shep reacts to Newt Gingrich “suspending” his campaign …

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R.I.P. Mike Wallace

Like so many people who grew up watching him on “60 Minutes,” I am saddened today. Condolences to his family. On the other hand, 93 is a good run, for a guy who had a great career that made a difference.

On Sharpton’s Trayvon role: don’t hate the reverend, hate the game

Photo by Joy Reid
So Maragret Carlson is upset that Rev. Al Sharpton is leading the charge in the Trayvon Martin case? Welcome to the real world, ma’am, where it takes a media movement to make a black kid’s death something other than routine. Read more

Trayvon Martin latest: lawyers hit back at Wolfinger

I spoke with Natalie Jackson, one of the attorneys for Trayvon Martin’s family today, and she didn’t mince words in her response to state attorney Norman Wolfinger, who called the questions the lawyers are asking the Department of Justice to look into, “outright lies.” Read more

This week’s Herald column: Trayvon Martin and the fears of black mothers

I’m in Sanford covering the Trayvon Martin case for theGrio. Quite an experience. I also wrote about the tragic cad for my column this week. Read more

Of Muppets and vampire squid

You can’t make this stuff up.

Susan G. Komen enters the McCarthy era

With one policy change, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure has gone from a respected heal advocacy charity, to a crass political actor. And that’s a shame.

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What’s waiting for Santorum

Topping the blog at Politico just now: a preview of the Santorum media vetting to come …

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So… when do the emoprogs start attacking Congress for ‘caving’?

So we have a deal … we think … on a bill to fund the government. So when does the carping about Congressional Democrats “caving” begin? Read more

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