NRA Plays the Victim at National Convention
May 4, 2013 "Our freedom is under attack like never before," said Chris Cox of the NRA Institute for Legislative Action on Friday at the gun lobby's big get-together in Houston. As if that wasn't enough, Texas Gov. Rick Perry opened his mouth.
Time to Judge Bush Legacy, Rove Battles the Koch Brothers, and More
Apr 23, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the Republican governor who is pushing for stricter gun control and Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake pulls a fast one on the mother of a mass shooting victim.
Senate Votes Against Background Checks
Apr 22, 2013
Mutual Interests
Apr 19, 2013
Scarborough Rages Against Republicans for Blocking Gun Reform Bill
Apr 18, 2013 "You don’t ignore 90 percent of what the voting population wants when you’re talking about the safety of Americans," the MSNBC host said. "This sort of extremism is going to be called out."
Poison Sent to Senator’s Office, Erik Rush’s Incendiary Tweet, and More
Apr 17, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including the release of a post-9/11 torture report that lays the blame squarely at the feet of the nation's highest officeholders and the unveiling of a bipartisan agreement on immigration reform.
Mass Violence, Gun Control and the American Culture of Death
Apr 16, 2013 In the wake of Monday's deadly Boston Marathon bombings, should we urge the Senate to proceed with the gun control debate as scheduled? Or should we condemn both chambers of Congress and the president for doing too little, too late to deal with the problem of mass violence and what some have termed the nation’s culture of death?The Boston Marathon blasts took the lives of three people. They also threaten to take another casualty, postponing, if not entirely derailing, the Senate debate on gun control.
Will the GOP Block Background Checks?
Apr 4, 2013 Is Congress on the verge of turning away from the lessons of the slaughter in Newtown even as Connecticut enacts sweeping laws to curb gun violence? Is the gun lobby hell-bent on aligning our country with such great friends of liberty as Iran, North Korea and Syria by opposing efforts to condition international gun sales on the human rights records of buyers?
