Obama's Running Mate  —  Mitt Romney's ObamaCare problem.  —  Mitt Romney travels to Ann Arbor today to deliver what his campaign bills as a major address laying out his “2012 principles for health-care reform.”  These are likely to be sensible, but what we'll be listening for is how he explains …

GOP Freshmen On Medicare Attacks: Let's Let Bygones Be Bygones  —  House Republican freshmen admit that their so-called “MediScare” attacks on Democrats helped them win a big majority in 2010.  Democrats had voted for the health care law, which included $500 billion in “cuts” to Medicare …

Florida Senate fails basic biology, accidentally outlaws sex.  —  Question: If your elected officials fail basic taxonomy, promote anti-science curriculum, and consistently attempt to undermine the fundamental unpinning of all biology, what happens when they start trying to legislate from this flawed view of reality?

WikiLeaks Threatens Its Own Leakers With $20 Million Penalty  —  Julian Assange.  Photo: Wikimedia Commons  —  WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange now makes his associates sign a draconian nondisclosure agreement that, among other things, asserts that the organization's huge trove of leaked material is …

Members of Congress see bin Laden photos  —  Washington (CNN) — More members of Congress are seeing something cleared for only a select group of Americans: Photos of Osama bin Laden's corpse.  —  Republican Sen. James Inhofe told CNN's Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday he saw about 15 photos of bin Laden's body …

Catholic Academics Challenge Boehner  —  A group of prominent Catholic academics have signed a letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner, on the occasion of his forthcoming commencement address at the Catholic University of America.  I will provide commentary later today …

May 12'ers taking over NYC!  —  Leading up to Thursday, the On May 12 Coalition has been paying surprise visits to JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and House Speaker John Boehner!  —  The momentum for Thursday's On May 12th actions to hold big banks and corporations accountable for crashing …

Two Men Arrested in New York Terror Case  —  Two men who the authorities said intended to carry out a terrorist attack in New York City were arrested late Wednesday, two law enforcement officials said.  —  Details were not immediately available, and the identities of the men were not released.

Rand Paul: If You Believe In A Right To Health Care, ‘You Believe In Slavery’  —  Conservatives have slung all kinds of hyperbolic, outlandish, and phony attacks on attempts to provide health care to all Americans over the years, but tea party darling Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) …

Guantanamo Bay detainees' family members may be allowed to visit  —  The Pentagon is considering allowing the families of detainees at Guantanamo Bay to visit them, an unprecedented step to ease the isolation of inmates who in some cases have been held at the U.S. facility for close to a decade, according to congressional aides.

Survey: 85% of New College Grads Move Back in with Mom and Dad  —  The kids are coming home to roost.  —  Surprise, surprise: Thanks to a high unemployment rate for new grads, many of those with diplomas fresh off the press are making a return to Mom and Dad's place.

Palin: ‘Easy’ to criticize W.H. show  —  Sarah Palin threw some more fuel onto the fire of the Drudge Report-led controversy swirling around the White House's decision to host the rapper Common at a celebration of poetry.  —  “It is just too easy,” Palin said of criticizing the decision …

Governor Lynch's Veto Message Regarding HB 474  —  By the authority vested in me, pursuant to part II, Article 44 of the New Hampshire Constitution, on May 11, 2011, I vetoed HB 474.  —  States should not interfere with the rights of businesses and their employees to freely negotiate contracts.

Obama plan for health care quality dealt a setback  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's main idea for getting quality health care at less cost was in jeopardy Wednesday after key medical providers called his administration's initial blueprint so complex it's unworkable.

After approving NBC buyout, FCC Commish becomes Comcast lobbyist  —  Meredith Attwell Baker, one of the two Republican Commissioners at the Federal Communications Commission, plans to step down—and right into a top lobbying job at Comcast-NBC.  —  The news, reported this afternoon …

Rep. Lungren blasts Obama's joke about moats and alligators for border security  —  Rep. Dan Lungren (R-Calif.) on Wednesday night said he is “disappointed” that President Obama chose to mock those who are demanding tighter border security in his Tuesday speech in El Paso.

Why Not Charge People to See Bin Laden's Death Photo?  —  The proceeds could help fund America's wars abroad and other efforts in the war on terror or even a scholarship for 9/11 victims  —  People want to see photos of the shot-out face and body of Osama bin Laden?  People want to see a wrapped body dumped into the ocean?

Huntsman's pro-civil unions stance breaks with GOP orthodoxy  —  In the days after he was nominated as U.S. ambassador to China, congratulations poured in to former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr., including one from Bob Page, a North Carolina businessman.  —  “I write to thank you for your leadership …

Authorization For Libyan War Set To Expire Next Week, Don't Expect Anyone To Do Anything About It  —  According to the provisions of the War Powers Act, the 60 day authorization that went into effect when President Obama committed American forces to the United Nations/NATO mission in Libya will expire sometime next week.

ACORN's Bertha Lewis Sings ‘Wal-Mart Sucks’ at Church Service  —  This defies any further explanation.

Am I Running?  Ask My Wife  —  More than 1,000 Republicans will pack an Indianapolis ballroom Thursday night to catch the state's most anticipated political speech in years.  —  The speaker?  Not Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, but his wife, Cheri, a woman who famously hates politics and has long shied from the political spotlight.

Obama way ahead of Republicans for 2012 election  —  (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has a wide lead over potential Republican rivals for the presidential election in 2012, but faces serious doubts about his handling of the U.S. economy, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found Wednesday.

Hamas accepts 1967 borders, but will never recognize Israel, top official says  —  Speaking to Palestinian news agency Ma'an, Mahmoud Zahar says recognition of Israel would deprive future Palestinian generations of the possibility to ‘liberate’ their lands.  —  Hamas would be willing to accept …

Economic Downturn and Bush Policies Continue to Drive Large Projected Deficits  —  Economic Recovery Measures, Financial Rescues Have Only Temporary Impact  —  Some lawmakers, pundits, and others continue to say that President George W. Bush's policies did not drive the projected federal deficits …

Removing the Boot from the Throat of American Businesses  —  President Obama has the opportunity to prove that he cares about keeping jobs for working class families in America.  He can speak up about his appointees at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) who have their boots on The Boeing Company's neck.

I Feel Like a Black Republican  —  David White picks up on the Common piece and expounds a bit: … I think that first paragraph captures a lot of what I meant when I asked “Who will they accept?  This is different from \"Who will they agree with?  " I think Liz Cheney's attacks on Eric Holder …