Jim Cramer and Joe Scarborough are no match for Jon Stewart. They shouldn't even get in the ring with him. Stewart makes them look like jackasses. Watch Stewart's latest rebuttal to the multi-pronged attack from Cramer and his NBC toadies. We love a good CNBC-bashing here at AMERICAblog. Definitely ...

There he goes again. Barack Obama is following through with another campaign promise. This one is on U.S. trade policy and it is a very big change from the policy of George Bush and Dick Cheney: During the campaign, Obama said he generally supports free-trade policies but also signaled a tougher app...

Good morning. I missed this little gem from the Sunday shows: President Obama’s impending reversal of the restrictions on embryonic stem cell research is meant to distract from the economy, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) suggested Sunday. “There’s a reason it’s coming up this week,â...

Meet Texas Judge Sharon Keller:Judge Keller, 55, has always kept her own counsel; her colleagues at the court have given her the nickname Mother Superior because of her reserved and diligent demeanor and her devout Roman Catholic faith.So, how does a devout Roman Catholic judge in Texas operate:In 1...

David Brooks comes across as a catty bitch in Maureen Dowd's column today. She, on the other hand, captures the essence of our First Lady. People in DC love her (not the smarty-pants pundit types, the real people -- and yes, there are real people in DC): David [Brooks] was not smitten by the V-neck,...

Looks like the shows are all about money, money, money. At least it looks that way with two appearances by Peter Orszag, who heads the Office of Management and Budget. (Note: the guy is pretty damn smart and also writes a blog at OMB.) I can tell you this much: Both John Boehner and Eric Cantor will...

Your president had a busy week, which he discusses in the weekly address: Obama hits on several key issues, including this on the budget and health care:My administration inherited a $1.3 trillion budget deficit, the largest in history. And we've inherited a budgeting process as irresponsible as it ...

Good morning. The poem of the week is the epilogue from Shakespeare's play, The Tempest, which is described by our poet master: In a remarkably contemporary moment at the end of The Tempest, Shakespeare's wizard Prospero addresses the audience directly, breaking down the boundaries of the play. He i...

This morning, I predicted that given Rush's out-of-control ego, pretty soon he'd be trying to move into the White House. But, I was low-balling. Now, he's thinks he's God -- foretelling the death of Senator Kennedy. Just when you think he can't sink any lower, he does. The latest from the leader of ...

Gillibrand was a bad choice for Senator, but what else could we have expected from David Paterson? From all reports, she wanted it. She worked very hard to get the appointment. She even flipped on a number of key issues (gay marriage, guns, immigration), which actually showed that she's a political ...