Easter in South Carolina

WASHINGTON — The White House says Vice President Joe Biden is heading to South Carolina for Easter weekend. The vice president and his wife, Jill Biden, were to arrive Thursday evening in Kiawah Island, near Charleston. He’s not planning any public events while he’s in town. Biden has strong ties to South Carolina, and spent […]

The media savages Paul Ryan

Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan’s most prominent day in the limelight since he was a vice presidential nominee earned him a stack of some of the most brutal headlines of his political career. From cable television to leading political news sites, the reaction to Ryan’s 10-year budget blueprint was largely aggressive criticism with a slice of mockery. Ryan ”promises to balance the budget in a decade by . […]

Hick’s civil unions good enough?

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was the first major 2016er to pass a gay marriage bill back in the summer of 2011. Eight months later, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley followed suit with his own same-sex marriage signing. Now Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper – a second-tier, potential darkhorse 2016 contender – gets his turn in the […]