Obama’s Last Stand Against War on Syria

Through five years of war in Syria, President Obama has been in a constant internal struggle with hawks in his administration who want the U.S. to directly intervene militarily to overthrow the Syrian government. On at least four occasions Obama has stood up to them, although at other times he has compromised and gone half way toward the hawkish position.

Deadspin Asks: ‘You Make The Call!’

Yesterday a Trump protester interrupted the president's appearance at a Hillary Clinton rally in North Carolina, prompting Obama to quiet down a rowdy crowd and urge it to respect the man's right to free speech. That's a radical difference from the Trump approach already, but the GOP nominee saw things differently-accusing Obama of "screaming" at the protester and that the whole scene was a "disgrace."

Paul Ryan Overlooks Supporter Shouting For Hillary Clinton’s Assassination

During a rally today, Paul Ryan was describing a world we don't live in, where there is "scandal after scandal, leading to investigations" of the Clintons. As the crowd cheered, a very loud voice from the back shouted back, "Lee Harvey Oswald, where are you when we need you?" This is the Republican Party.

Diagnostic status of Donald Tramp.

Mr. Tramp is not my patient and I have never met with him , However by using accepts rules of psychology , observation of behavior, reading his biography , exploring the significant childhood events , assessment of his behavior under pressure and in public, measurement of his vocabulary and syntax , reading of close relatives writings about him, and spending a significant amount of time analyzing a his interaction with others , I could come to a reasonable diagnosis of his character. Obviously people who are more public and extroverted are easier to understand than those who are more quiet and introverted.

FBI Director’s Advisor Says Media “Failed, Utterly” In Their Reports…

Daniel Richman: "We Don't Know What's In [The Emails], And It's Entirely Possible That There's Nothing In Them" Daniel Richman, a Columbia Law School professor and adviser to FBI Director James Comey, criticized the media's poor coverage of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails taking Comey's recent letter announcing the FBI's review of possible new emails out of context. Richman criticized the media for sensationalizing Comey's letter to Congress on newly found emails from Clinton adviser Huma Abedin without explaining that "We don't know what's in them, and it's entirely possible that there's nothing in them."

Fox News’ Judge Napolitano Blasts James Comey: FBI Had No Duty Or Right To Violate Due Process

Fox News' Judge Napolitano tore into FBI Director James Comey for injecting the FBI into the political process, informing Congress about Anthony Wiener's laptop, linking it to Hillary Clinton without any proof and violating his oath of office and due process. Judge told Fox News' Shep Smith, "There was absolutely no duty, obligation, or right for him to announce that the Clinton investigation had been opened."

Who You Hear

During Local 234's last strike in 2009, Brady was instrumental in resolving a six-day work stoppage and said he was again prepared to help resolve the financial gap between the union's demands and SEPTA's offers. "If I can find money, I will try to find money," he said, "whether it's the state, the city, or the feds."

Bernie Is So Not Done

If you're feeling bereft, take note: Bernie Sanders is still here loudly fighting the good fight, this week blasting the avarice of Big Pharma so persuasively he sent their stock prices plunging to a seven-month low. After battling Big Pharma for decades - pillorying the makers of the emergency allergy injection EpiPen for obscenely jacking up their prices, recently calling out another company's price hikes on leukemia drugs, and campaigning this fall to stop price-gouging by seen by many as Ground Zero for drug companies and their 1,266 D.C. lobbyists - Bernie isn't letting up.

Are the Republicans Going the Way of the Whigs?

One often hears commentators argue that the Republican party is in danger of following the Whig party into oblivion. The implication is that the Whig party was as out of place in the modern world as the Stegosaurus, and that the contemporary Republicans resemble them in their quaint archaism.

Alcoa’s new spinoff Arconic taps ex-Cornyn chief of staff as lobbyist

Alcoa signage displayed on a monitor on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 21 Aluminum giant Alcoa's spinoff into two companies is slated to take effect Tuesday - and the new spinoff, Arconic, already has a Washington lobbyist. Arconic has tapped Russ Thomasson, former chief of staff to Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn , to serve as the company's first hired gun on K Street.

Nothing Matters Now But Getting Out The Vote

I ran into an old friend, a Democratic operative, the other day. He's kind of Old School and when I asked him why contributions this late in the cycle-- after all there are only 10 days until all the ballots have been counted-- are important, his response was sickening.