The stupidity in Politico can be traced to those who fund and run it....hardcore right wing, scandal ridden Repugs and their flunkies.

Even more reason for US Senate term limits; this shameful, unethical, conflict of interest misconduct by a Democrat who also shamelessly supported his birds of a feather colleague, guilty of being bribed, GOP former senator Ted Stevens (yet another good reason for term limits).

Why exiled Honduran President Zelaya's actions were legal and constitutional and the coup has drawn condemnation from other American nations.

Just one example of the useless and  weak US Senate Democrats aka GOP lite.

A logical, fact filled explanation of why legalizing 12 million undocumented immigrants would help the US economy that debunks the usual prevaricating, irrational, anti-immigrant diatribes bigotry.

McCain's potential Treasury Secretary, former Senator Phil Gramm, corporate shill who helped kill Glass-Steagall and setting the stage for the economic meltdown may have been instrumental in helping 52,000 US tax cheats.

Citigroup that received all that taxpayer's money arbitrarily raised rates for 15 million cardholders before law to prevent such abuse goes into effect.

GOP members of the FEC try to kill that commission. 

Obama's national security advisor tells US generals in Afghanistan: no more troops; while not the same as fewer troops, nonetheless, startled the generals.

For those who like graphs and charts, these show that the health insurance industry lobbying aka special interest money means longer odds for public option.