"It couldn't be more clear that Republicans want to end Medicare as we know it and yank the safety net out from under our senior citizens, deny them affordable health care. And Democrats want to make sure that we can sit down around the table with Republicans, work to save Medicare, make sure we can add more to the long-term security of Medicare, l

Paul Ryan sits down with Bret Baier to defend the GOP budget and he compares it to the president’s plan. He gets into some specifics and responds to Harry Reid’s claim that "the plan makes the rich richer and sick sicker." When asked about his plans for 2012, Rep. Ryan made it very clear that he was not running. In fact, he said he'd be bett

CHRIS MATTHEWS: "Even when it is to fighting public employees, we have championed their cause on this network. They're popular. Someone says get rid of bureaucrats. Chris [Cillizza] even get rid of bureaucrats in city hall. The drones in city hall, the drones down there hanging around drinking coffee all day or booze or whatever. Now that it comes

Laura Ingraham tells her audience she "thought so little" about Ed Schultz calling her a "right-wing slut" on his radio program. On his MSNBC television program last night Schultz gave a

FOX NEWS: Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) addressed rumors that the White House has researchers digging up dirt on the New Jersey governor. Christie told the press that Obama and his administration "won't have a chance to use it, because I'm not going to be the president or vice presidential candidate in 2012."

Tim Pawlenty answering a question about Iran policy, however he confuses the country with Iraq in his explanation: REPORTER: U.S. foreign policy towards Iran [unintelligible] how would you address contradictions in the U.S? On the one hand we are opposing Iranian policy, but on the other hand by U.S. reconfigurating that part of

"So anyway, I told them before you got here, I said I’m glad we won this race in New York. I hope Democrats don't use this as an excuse to do nothing," President Bill Clinton said to Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) last night at an event on the nation's debt. Clinton's parting words: "Give me a call."

The heavy-hitters on "The View," Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar were all okay with MSNBC's Ed Schultz using the word "slut." In fact, right after Whoopi introduced the segment, the 81-year-old Walters joke

Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) blasted Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on the Senate floor late Wednesday night. Reid called Rand Paul's opposition to the renewal of the PATRIOT Act "political grandstanding." However, that wasn't the worst thing Reid accused the freshman Senator from Kentucky of. "When the clock strikes midnight tomorrow, we will be gi

RealClearPolitics' Scott Conroy discusses the possibility of Sarah Palin running for president and a new feature length film on her. Conroy says the film "tries to reintroduce her to people who may have already written

FOX News: Since announcing his run for president, many critics have taken a stab at GOP hopeful Herman Cain, downplaying his chances of being a viable candidate in the 2012 election. However, a new positivity ranking poll puts Cain at the top of the list above all other announced candidates so far. On Thursday's Fox and Friends, Cain resonded to

Rep. King says if Rudy Giuliani does run, his handlers need to "let Rudy be Rudy." King confirmed several times in the interview that the former NYC mayor is seriously considering a bid to drink tonight.

Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) says he is going to wait until the current legislature is out of session to make a final decision.

Charles Krauthammer says getting John Edwards for breaking campaign finance laws is like getting Al Capone on tax evasion. Also on the panel: Jonah Goldberg, Charles Lane

Eugene Robinson, an MSNBC analyst and columnist for The Washington Post, discusses the public's reaction to Paul Ryan's Medicare-ending budget plan and its greater impact on the election on The Last Word. (MSNBC)

Bill O'Reilly: The election on Tuesday in Western New York shows that some voters simply do not understand that Medicare has to be reformed.

MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell says "faux defenders of Israel" are "afraid of a Palestinian state." O'Donnell also says those attacking President Obama over his position on Israel is a "disgrace to their cause."