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Obama, Republicans In Tax Face-Off At White House
Reuters reports: "President Barack Obama faces off with Republican congressional leaders over taxes on Tuesday in a test-of-wills that could foreshadow how the White House works with the opposition party in the coming two years."
Obama's Day Ahead
President Obama and Vice President Biden will receive the presidential daily briefing at 9:45 a.m. ET, and meet with the bipartisan Congressional leadership at 10:30 a.m. ET. He will meet with Nobel Laureates at 4:05 p.m. ET, and he and Vice President Biden will meet with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Topics: 2012 elections, Barack Obama, DSCC, Joe Biden, Joe Scarborough, Patty Murray, Pres '12, Roundup, Sarah Palin
MSNBC
Scarborough, Buchanan Also Made Political Contributions
Pat Buchanan and Joe Scarborough
MSNBC suspended host Keith Olbermann today, following revelations that he made campaign contributions to three Democrats in the elections -- a violation of MSNBC policy.
But a search of OpenSecrets.org reveals that MSNBC host Joe Scarborough and MSNBC contributor Pat Buchanan have also made contributions to political campaigns. Here's what we found...
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (0)Topics: 2010 elections, Joe Scarborough, Keith Olbermann, MSNBC, Pat Buchanan
Anthony Weiner
Joe Scarborough Fights With Anthony Weiner On 9/11 Responders Bill (VIDEO)
The bill to provide health care to 9/11 rescue workers has so far caused Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) to furiously rant on the House floor and to angrily debate Rep. Peter King (R-NY) multiple times.
Weiner's latest showdown was with Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough on MSNBC today. Scarborough accused Weiner of using theatrics to distract from the fact that the Dems used a procedural trick that was ultimately the cause of the bill's failure.
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (1)Topics: Anthony Weiner, Joe Scarborough, Peter King
Public Option
Lamont: Lieberman 'Has Shown He's Not Working Hard For Democrats'
Fmr. Greenwich Selectman Ned Lamont
Ned Lamont, the man who made Joe Lieberman an Independent, said today that Democrats in Connecticut are fuming about Lieberman's public option posturing in the same way they were about the Iraq war back in 2006. That was the year Lamont soundly defeated Lieberman for the Democratic senate nomination, only to lose to him when Lieberman reentered the race as an Independent.
"National Democrats said [our race] was all about the war in Iraq," Lamont told TPMDC this morning. "They said that except for that, Joe was a good Democrat."
But with the health care vote and other matters, Lamont said, Lieberman has "not been working hard with Democrats to get universal health care as he promised. He's been sort of obstructionist."
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (3)Topics: Joe Scarborough, Ned Lamont, Public Option
NJ-GOV
Scarborough Tells Christie: If You Can't Handle My Show, You Can't Handle New Jersey
Former U.S. Attorney Chris Christie, the Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey, was just attacked this morning by MSNBC host Joe Scarborough, for being afraid to come on Morning Joe.
Scarborough, who is himself a former Republican Congressman from Florida, was interviewing Christie's rival, Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine today.
"And by the way, we always get flooded with e-mails, whenever we have the Governor on -- why don't we have Chris Christie on? The answer's very simple: 'cause he won't come on," said Scarborough. "We've asked him, and we ask you again, Christie. I don't know -- I mean, my God, if you can't handle us, you can't handle Mike Barnicle, you sure as Hell can't handle the state of New Jersey."
PERMALINK | COMMENTS | RECOMMEND RECOMMEND (2)Topics: Chris Christie, Joe Scarborough, Jon Corzine, NJ-GOV
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