Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter calls the NRA's proposal to put armed guards in every school a "completely dumbass idea from the start." A simple and elegant argument.
Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner officially begins debt ceiling negotiation season.
No NRA, guns kill do people. And one hell of a lot of them.
Republicans resort to an old tried-and-failed strategy on the fiscal cliff: brinksmanship. I guess because it worked so well with the debt ceiling and all...
Politico sucks.
Madison residents and former University of Wisconsin students will be saddened to learn that proprietor of The Nitty Gritty and former TV personality Marsh Shapiro has died after a two year fight with brain cancer. He was 74. Marshall the Marshal rides off into the sunset.
Former President George H.W. Bush is moved into intensive care to battle a persistent cough and a fever.
Finally, Hawaii Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz will replace deceased Sen. Daniel Inouye. He's expected to be sworn in tomorrow. This comes as a minor surprise and -- for many -- a greater disappointment, since Inouye's dying wish was that Rep. Colleen Hanabusa would replace him. Seems a little dickish of Gov. Neil Abercrombie to deny that final request.
[cartoon via McClatchy Newspapers]
