"It doesn't seem likely with those numbers that she would run. And it doesn't matter that 'oh, it's the media's fault' and that they attacked her and saw her as a threat. All of which I believe is true. "Nonetheless and still it has worked -- most Americans don't want Sarah Palin for president. But she's become sort of the Obama of the tea party

Columnists say blaming Republicans for economic woes is game plan for Obama's reelection campaign. Howard Fineman And Richard Wolffe on what the Democrats, more specifically the Obama team, will have to do to shape the President's poor approval rating and shift blame of economic woes squarely on the Republicans. Fineman: Democrats t

"The President and the Democrats are trying to demonize the Tea Party movement and then everything Republicans do, just like they said my forum was a Tea Party forum. Tea Parties weren't involved with organizing the forum. Everyone who disagrees with the President now is a Tea Party member. The problem he has though, Sean, is 60% of Americans think

GOP Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney unveiled his own job creation plan, which he claims would cut taxes and spending, shrink government and create 11.5 million new jobs during his first term. Specifics of the plan include capping federal spending, reducing individual and corporate tax rates, eliminating taxes on interest, dividends and capital g

CNN reports President Obama is to unveil $300 billion jobs package on Thursday night. New spending will be offset by proposed cuts.

Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio): "Should President Obama have a challenge? I say he should. I think it would make him a better president if he received a Democratic challenge in the Democratic primary. Will I be that candidate? No."

Rush Limbaugh on Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa's "let's take these son of bitches out" violent rant a union rally yesterday. Rush Limbaugh: "That's a call for violence. It's a call for violence, folks. From Don

White House press secretary Jay Carney was asked by ABC's Jake Tapper to give a response to Teamsters President James Hoffa's controversial comment at yesterday's union rally in Detroit, Michigan in which President Obama also attended. Tapper asked for the White House's reaction in light of President Obama calling for civility in political rhet

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid brought the Senate to session after the chamber took off several weeks for the late summer recess. Reid opened the session with a partisan speech slamming Republicans as obstructionists who use stall tactics. Reid also used one of the left's favorite lines, and accused Republicans of holding the Democrats' jobs

"It's the way he throws down his gauntlet," columnist Jonathan Alter said about President Obama's upcoming jobs plan on MSNBC. "Chris, he's got to say 'my party and I are for rebuilding America, if you don't agree you're against rebuilding America. You are against jobs.' He needs it to be jobs first. You're either for more jobs or you're not. Jobs

"It's absolutely a war. They declared war on us. We didn’t declare war on them. They’re the ones that introduced right to work in 14 states, and went after public employee bargaining rights in both Wisconsin and Ohio. We’re fighting them across the board. They want to roll the clock back to about 1900," Teamsters President James Hoffa told AB

This Ron Paul campaign ad tells voters that Ron Paul stood with Ronald Reagan even when "the establishment called him extreme and unelectable." The ad also attacks Rick Perry for supporting Al Gore's 1988 presidential campaign of higher taxes and "liberal values."

This Huntsman ad says that Utah was first in job creation when Jon Huntsman was governor, and that Massachusetts was 47th when lead by Mitt Romney. The ad also says that Huntsman was the record and temperment to beat President Obama

Host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Joe Scarborough repeatedly asked why the media is ignoring Jimmy Hoffa's violent rhetoric at an event yesterday where President Obama was also a speaker. "Seriously, w

The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel joins Morning Joe to discuss why it's important to address the “hemorrhaging of jobs at the state level,” why the country needs to stop bashing teachers and government workers. Katrina says attacking government workers is a "fundamental problem."

"They'll back Michael Vick over Barack Obama. They'll back anybody. They want an opponent that can win," Chris Matthews said this afternoon on MSNBC. "Governor [Ed Rendell], I know you like Michael Vick, Governor. Isn't it true Republicans would run -- they'd go with anybody against this president."

DNC Chairman says not only did the stimulus work but it "helped to turn the economy around." Here's what she said on "Morning Joe" this morning: Willie Geist, MSNBC: "You mentioned infrastructure. You're talking about a huge stimulus program, rebuilding bridges, roads, and schools, and everything else. We already had a stimulus packa

"The way the country is going right now, a lot of people are profoundly concerned. And if you're given a choice between Rick Perry and a new Republican party which is moving in a good direction at least, but you don't like what Perry does, are you going to say, 'let's go four more years with Barack Obama?' That's the problem is that people are goin

DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz appeared on "FOX & Friends" this morning and ducked answering a question about Jimmy Hoffa's "take these son of bitches out" comment. Host Gretchen Carlson asked several

Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons agrees with Jimmy Hoffa's controversial comment made yesterday at a union rally where President Obama served as the keynote speaker. Hoffa instructed his union friends to "take these s

Eugene Robinson: "I don't see how Rick Perry can win a general election given what he wrote in his book last year. Not even a full year ago. Given the views that he's going to tell people about because that's who he is."

"I've always had a soft place in my heart for the Teamsters," MSNBC's Joe Scarborough said. "This isn't about him (Hoffa). This isn't about [Vice President] Joe Biden. This is about the President of the United States. If he's going to go around lecturing us on civility, he's got to hold his own people -- especially people who introduce him," Sca

Presidential candidate Mitt Romney calls for a repeal of Obama's healthcare policy and defends his own policy. “It’s bad law, it’s bad medicine and on day one of my administration, I’ll direct the secretary of health and human services to grant a waiver for Obamacare to all 50 states,” Mitt Romney said at Sen. Jim DeMint's (R-SC) presi

"I'm not going to focus on that only because it's someone else's decision, so what's the point of answering that question?" Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) says about being picked to be the GOP nominee for vice president. "I'm focused on doing my job right and that's so far away and it's out of my control so I just don't spend my time worrying about it

"Because what many people are saying, and I happen to agree with this, the time for nice speeches is over. You know, President Obama is very good at really laying out a comprehensive, very detailed plan. He's a very good speech maker. And that's okay. But this is a different time, and a different place. He's got to be specific, and I do believe he'

"I’m looking at the candidates with a fresh look, so I have not decided who I’m going to endorse and I haven’t ruled anyone out,” DeMint told CNN's John King.