The Plum Line: Walker attacks Dems, succeeds in making them more resolved to hold out

Governor Scott Walker held a press conference this afternoon in which he hammered away at missing state senate Dems in an effort to force them to cave and return to Wisconsin to pass his proopsal rolling back public employee bargaining rights.

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House Democrats should vote 'no' on Republican debt limit ploy

The GOP's ploy couldn't be more obvious
 

If it wasn't already obvious that today's so-called "clean" debt limit bill is a political ploy, then all you need to do is read the legislation itself, especially the first section:

H.R. 1954: A bill to implement the President?s request to increase the statutory limit on the public debt.

SECTION 1. FINDING.

The Congress finds that the President?s budget proposal, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2012, necessitates an increase in the statutory debt limit of $2,406,000,000,000.

So if you vote for this bill, you're not just voting to raise the debt limit, you're also going on record in support of the absurd notion that President Obama's 2012 budget proposal is the reason why we need to increase the debt limit. In truth, we need to raise the debt limit because Congress?with Republicans in control of the House?has already passed a 2011 budget that requires an increase in the debt limit. And literally nobody has proposed a 2012 budget that wouldn't require an increase in the debt limit, not even folks like Rand Paul.

It would be one thing if this legislation had a chance of passing, but it doesn't?GOP leadership imposed a two-thirds vote requirement for passage, all but guaranteeing its defeat.

This is nothing more than a message bill, and as such, every single Democrat who votes today should vote against it. They can make it clear in statements for the record that they support a responsible increase in the debt limit, but they shouldn't let Republicans define the terms of the debate or put words in their mouths.

Republicans hope today's vote shows they have they aren't bluffing when they threaten to throw America into default on its obligations with Democrats agreeing to spending cuts. They want this vote to show they are committed to responsible fiscal policies. But that's bullshit. What Republicans really want?and Democrats have been doing a great job of hammering this home?is to end Medicare as we know it in order to pay for tax cuts for wealthy individuals and corporations. The GOP would rather cut Medicaid than end subsidies for oil companies.

The truth is that with their failed economic policies and massively expensive?and needless?wars, the Republican Party is responsible for our long-term debt problem. Now they want Democrats to go on record blaming President Obama for the problem they caused, and they want them to do it on a vote that is guaranteed to fail. That's not a game Democrats should play. They should vote no on the GOP's political debt limit bill.

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A Modern Memorial Day

Each life lost could merit a book of its own, but on this Memorial Day let us pause to reflect the stories of five men who remind us of the gallantry of our fighting forces.

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Palin a no-show for fans wanting Gettysburg view

GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Sarah Palin has found a new way to keep her political faithful guessing.

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Groups Target Thomas' Wife's Work to Force Him to Sit Out High Court Rulings on Health Care

Eyeing a potential 5-4 decision on President Obama's Affordable Care health care reforms, some lawmakers and election watchdogs are trying to pressure Clarence Thomas to sit out any health care cases that come before the Supreme Court and have even demanded an FBI probe of the justice over a 2010 campaign finance ruling.

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Visiting Joplin, Obama Offers Message of Comfort

In an emotive speech, President Obama praised residents of Joplin for coming together in the face of tragedy.

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Congressional freshmen include dozens of millionaires, financial disclosures show

The members of this year's freshman class in Congress are far wealthier than the people they represent, with dozens of millionaires joining the ranks of the House and Senate, according to an analysis released Wednesday.

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Palin rolls out at motorcycle rally

Despite controversy over not being formally invited to the ride, Sarah Palin and her family were greeted enthusiastically at the Rolling Thunder ride before they all took off on Harley Davidson motorcylces.

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White House Dilemma: What to Do With Elizabeth Warren

Consumer watchdog has become political flashpoint.

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The Fix: The frontrunner-less Republican presidential field

For months now, it's been clear that the 2012 Republican presidential field lacks a strong frontrunner.

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Sunday talk show tip sheet

Sens. McConnell and Schumer will discuss the ramifications of Dems' win in N.Y.-26.

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Obama back in Washington after European tour

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Maryland (Reuters) - President Barack Obama arrived back in the Washington area late Saturday afternoon following a weeklong tour that took him to Ireland, Britain, France and Poland.

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Watch: Will John Edwards Be Indicted for Affair Cover-up?

The Justice Department may prosecute Edwards over campaign finance laws.

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Spike in gas prices offsetting U.S. tax cut, Obama says

President Obama acknowledged Friday that the fast-rising cost of gasoline could diminish the effect of policies designed to stimulate economic growth, but warned that he is not yet prepared to unleash the nation's energy reserves to bring down the price of oil.

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Malibu Hotspots: What's Sizzling Along The Coast

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Arianna Huffington: Sunday Roundup

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Eric Cantor's 5 Percent Growth Strategy

Larry Kudlow, National Review
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor turned the policy temperature down on austerity this week by rolling out a strong economic-growth agenda. Headlined by a 25 percent top tax rate for individuals and business, the Cantor package includes regulatory relief, free trade and patent protection for entrepreneurs. It's job creation and the economy, stupid.Sounds Reaganesque? Well, Eric Cantor has a lot of Reagan blood in him. Back in 1980, while Cantor was still in high school, his father was the Virginia state treasurer of the Ronald Reagan presidential campaign. So the apple never falls far...

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Poll: Paul Ryan favorability collapses (except inside the Republican bubble)

The cover to the Ryan plan, revisited
 

Check this out, from PPP:

When we polled on Ryan in December his favorability was a positive 38/30 spread. Now it's a negative 41/46 spread. That's a 13 point net shift in the wrong direction for him over the last five months. He's up up 10 points with Republicans from +55 (61/6) to +65 (77/12). But that's more than outweighed by his being down 34 points with Democrats from -35 (16/51) to -69 (10/79). And he's down 9 points with independents from +10 (39/29) to +1 (43/42). Ryan's prudent not to run for the state's open seat given his decline in popularity on the home front.

The thing that's so striking about this is that even as Paul Ryan's stock with the GOP base is soaring (up 10 in net favorability), it is collapsing among Democrats (down 34) and independents (down 9). Exciting the base is a good thing, but Ryan isn't just exciting his own base, he's also exciting the Democratic base while simultaneously losing support from independents.

These are significant datapoints because Republicans have responded to their surprising defeat in NY-26 by blaming the messenger. They say Jane Corwin lost because she didn't know how to sell the GOP/RyanCare plan for Medicare.

And the person who they think sells it better than anyone else? None other than Paul Ryan. Earlier today, for example, Karl Rove, the GOP political mastermind, urged Republicans to use Ryan as a model for how to sell the substance of their plan to end Medicare as we know it. "A good starting point is Mr. Ryan's message," he said.

Given Mr. Ryan's new favorability numbers, I couldn't agree with him more.

Source: http://feeds.dailykos.com/~r/dailykos/index/~3/1ozFJQ0Vozo/-Poll:-Paul-Ryan-favorability-collapses-(except-inside-the-Republican-bubble)

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Great grilled burgers, dogs: Pro's tips, recipes

Chef, cookbook author and restaurateur Kevin Roberts shows how to do it all on a shoestring

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