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WaPo: White House To Steer G.M. Into Bankruptcy
The Washington Post reports that the Obama Administration is preparing to send General Motors into a planned bankruptcy as the end of next week, with the intention to give the company nearly $30 billion more in aid to help them restructure.

Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama will sign the Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act, at 9 a.m. ET in the Rose Garden. At 10 a.m. ET, he will deliver the commencement at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. At 3 p.m. ET, he will return to the Rose Garden to sign the Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act.

Biden's Day Ahead
Vice President Biden is spending the day in Beirut, Lebanon. He is meeting with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Fouad Siniora, and Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri. He will also make an announcement with Defense Minister Elias Murr, on military assistance to the Lebanese Armed Forces.

Senate Votes For $91.3 Billion In War Spending
The Senate voted last night by an 86-3 margin to approve a $91.3 billion spending bill for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The bill will now go to House-Senate negotiations, with an expected final passage some time in June. The three dissenters came from the left and right: Progressive Democrat Russ Feingold of Wisconsin, independent socialist Bernie Sanders of Vermont -- and conservative Republican Tom Coburn of Oklahoma.

U.S. Prisons Already Hold Convicted International Terrorists
The Washington Post points out that, despite all the arguments about whether to bring terror suspects to U.S. prisons, there are already 33 terrorists at the supermax prison in Colorado. Indeed, many of the prisoners there have ties to al-Qaeda, including Ramzi Youself, who headed up the first World Trade Center Bombing in 1993, and 9/11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui.

McCain's Son Graduating From Naval Academy Today
John McCain will be attending the Naval Academy graduation ceremony today -- where President Obama will be delivering the commencement address -- for the graduation of his son John Sidney McCain IV. The younger McCain, commonly called "Jack," is the fourth John Sidney McCain in a row to graduate from Annapolis.

Bush: It's Liberating To Be Out Of Office
Former President George W. Bush gave the commencement address yesterday at Artesia High School in New Mexico, and said how he appreciates his return to the life of a private citizen. "I no longer feel that great sense of responsibility that I had when I was in the Oval Office," said Bush. "And frankly, it's a liberating feeling."


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Morning Joe makes me wanna puke then they only have a bunch of right wingers and have a completely one sided debate. At least they should have had Ventura or O'Donnel on there to shut Joe and Liz up. If these fuckin' producers of these piece of crap shows think they are going to shape public perception into thinking torture is O.K. they can fuck off.

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I gave up on Morning Joe months ago. I couldn't tolerate the lack of a progressive voice who could push back against Scarborough. I guess the "liberal" is supposed to be Mika...but I think she's suffering from some sort of Stockholm Syndrome and can only nod her head in agreement to anything Joe says.

Based on Scarborough's temper tantrum after Maddow slapped him around on Gregory's old show, I think there was conscious decision made to NOT have someone there who could consistently fight back in any sort of relevant way. I just don't think Scarborough wants the competition. They bring on the occassional strong voice, but for the most part that show has turned into the ultimate villager echo chamber.

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Mika is useless - I don't even know where she stands on the issues. I don't watch it but on occasion I have to watch clips from someone's post or article and not once have I heard her say anything eloquent enough to shut down Joe. Her father, is a different story - he makes Joe look like the infant that he is is.

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She is defiantly a Republican. She thinks Palin is competent for one. She's pro torture.

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It's time for George W. to tell Cheney is shut up.

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Enough with the Obama's A Pussy meme.

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The puppet tell the master to shut up? Not likely.

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For polar opposite reasons, like, Carter, Bush's best chance to rehabilitate his presidency is to act like a statesman in his post-presidency. Bitch slapping Cheney would be a good way to pursue that goal. Would it be out of character? Definitely, but legacy is forever.

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Is Bush trying to persuade us that he had felt a "sense of responsibility" at any point in his life?

Seriously?

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Artesia, New Mexico? That is way out in the Oil Patch just down the road from Loco Hills.

Wonder if they presented W with an honorary HS diploma.

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FWIW, McClatchy aired out Cheney's lies this morning.

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"And frankly, it's a liberating feeling."

Wow, I actually have something in common with Bush! When he left office, it was a liberating feeling for me, too!

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