▼ Author Community Vote yesterday Greg Sargent Birth control may now be wedge issue against GOP - — At his press conference this morning announcing the new shift in contraception policy, Obama said: “I understand that some folks in Washington may want to treat this as another political wedge issue. But it shouldn't be.” 2 days ago Greg Sargent Schneiderman: Settlement deal a 'small' but 'significant' step towards real accountability - — Since details of the big foreclosure settlement began leaking out, liberals have been watching to see how New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman would react, as a sign of whether the deal … 3 days ago Greg Sargent Liberals, Dems approve of drone strikes on American citizens abroad - — The Post has just released some new polling that demonstrates very strong support for Obama's counterterrorism policies, including 83 percent of Americans approving of his use of drone strikes against terror suspects overseas. 4 days ago Greg Sargent Proposition 8 is overturned, and Obama catches a break on gay marriage - — In a big win for gay rights and common decency, a federal appeals court has pronounced Proposition 8 unconstitutional, arguing that there's no “legitimate reason for the passage of a law that treats different classes of people differently.” 5 days ago Greg Sargent Ari Fleischer and Komen - — On Friday, Think Progress reported that former Bushie Ari Fleischer had “secretly” been helping to guide Susan G. Komen Center for the Cure's media response to the Planned Parenthood public relations disaster that has engulfed the organization. 8 days ago Greg Sargent Faced with good news about economy, Romney dissolves into incoherence - — Since Mitt Romney announced his candidacy last June, he has continually made two core claims about Obama's economic record, each of which contradicts the other. Depending on the moment, Romney has said either: 8 days ago Greg Sargent Komen caved. Or did it? - — As you may have heard, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation just announced that it was reversing its decision to ban Planned Parenthood from applying for grants to cover breast cancer screenings — after a massive outcry that spread from women's groups to social media to Capitol Hill. 9 days ago Greg Sargent Breaking: Two dozen Senators call on Komen to reverse Planned Parenthood decision - — The pressure on the Susan G. Komen For The Cure Foundation to reverse its decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood for breast cancer screenings for poor people — a decision which has caused … 9 days ago Greg Sargent Romney: Context for me, but not for thee - — Get this: At a press gaggle just now, Mitt Romney defended his gaffe this morning — in which he said he's “not concerned about the very poor”— by pleading with reporters to look at the larger context of his remarks: … You've got to take the whole sentence? 10 days ago Greg Sargent The Morning Plum - * Romney: "I'm not concerned about the very poor" ... - — * Romney: “I'm not concerned about the very poor”: Before we get to last night's results, this quote from Mitt Romney on CNN will prove to be important: … Romney seems to have meant that the “very poor” have a safety net while the middle class doesn't, and that the latter will be the focus of his campaign.

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