CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: The country is split in many ways on these issues. But I think in the end what Mara is saying is correct, it's not going to make much difference. I'd be impolite and say that these measures are placebos. As a doctor, I did sustained placebos; it doesn't hurt anybody and you feel better. And you know, it's cheap and a sugar pill

MORGAN: Strong words from Vice President Biden who heads the White House task force on guns. My next guest has strong words for me, says I'm off the rails on guns in America. Ben Shapiro is editor-at-large at Breitbart.com and the author of "Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences Americans." So why am I off the ra

FINEMAN: Exactly. Now, interestingly, originally, Joe Biden was not going to report, was not going to make his case to the president until after the State of the Union... MATTHEWS: Yes. FINEMAN: ... until after -- excuse me, until after the inaugural address, and so forth. I think they’re moving up the schedule of this because I think the p

Glenn Beck talks about his offer to buy Current TV from Al Gore.

Last week, RealClearPolitics posted video of WXIX-TV's Ben Swann, a local reporter in Cincinnati, giving the "politically incorrect truth" about the Second Amendment. In his latest his "Reality Check" segment

CHRIS MATTHEWS, MSNBC: What does it mean when we say to a government we don't like, we think you should give up. Don't we have to have an alternative plan for these bad guys? 'Okay, Gaddafi, we'll let you go stay in Sandals somewhere down in the Caribbean for your life.' What are we asking them to do? You can ask Assad this week, he's not giving up

Limbaugh: I just got a note from Erick Erickson, he's the guest spot on CNN, he's at RedState.com. He's written something here, it says, 'mark the date: it isn't going to be long before moderate Republicans start going on television to push the notion that guns are hurting republicans with independent voters and women, just like abortion; just like

CBS News: President Obama is catching some criticism over his cabinet nominations. Scott Pelley speaks with John Dickerson about Mr. Obama's picks and the controversy surrounding them.

MIKE MALLOY: "These goddamn birthers! Will you people please, please get together with your AR-15s in a big circle, pointing circle and on my count, OPEN FIRE!" (January 10, 2013)

Vice President Joe Biden says he will deliver recommendations to the president on steps to curb violence by Tuesday. Biden, who held gun safety meetings on Wednesday, says a consensus is emerging over proposals such as tightening background checks and banning high-capacity magazines. "And so the kinds of things that there's an emerging set of r

MSNBC host and commentator Melissa Harris Perry surprisingly defended the lack of diversity in President Obama's second term cabinet in an appearance on the network this morning. Harris Perry says just because someone is of one gender and not the other or has a certain skin color doesn't mean they are representative of that specific group. Harris P

Joe Scarborough and "Morning Joe" co-host Mika Brzezinski get in an, at times, heated argument over the lack of diversity in the Obama administration and how this would be covered by the media if the president were a Republican. Scarborough rips Obama for not applying the standards that he expects out of other people to his own administration.

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) opines on the paucity of minorities in President Obama's cabinet. CHRIS JANSING, MSNBC: The first black president and he's getting questions about diversity. Are these questions fair? Are you concerned? CHARLES RANGEL: Of course I'm concerned. Any questions are fair and the record does speak for itself. I wonder --

"Daily Show" host Jon Stewart rips AIG management for considering joining stockholders in suing the U.S. government for its handling of the $182 billion federal bailout the insurance giant received during the height of the financial meltdown in 2008.

KWTV Oklahoma City reports: The Taco Bell in Guthrie cuts its full-time employees' hours to avoid mandates under the new health care law. Now, a mother of three who works at that restaurant is speaking out. Under th

Judge Andrew Napolitano believes that because the president doesn’t have the authority to put a gun control law into place without the approval of Congress, Vice President Joe Biden’s suggestion would involve some sort

Elaine Chao, former Labor Secretary under President George W. Bush, talks to Charlie Rose and Gayle King about the criticism President Obama is receiving over his recent cabinet appointments. "I think you can do better," Chao said about the makeup of Obama's cabinet. And "for this president," that's "especially noteworthy," Chao argued, given hi

Bret Baier, Karl Rove and Joe Trippi discuss President Obama's Cabinet nominees.

MSNBC: Our country's use of drones hasn't let up during the Obama administration, and now many are expressing concern over whether the program is really effective. Yet, the president has nominated John Brennan to lead the CIA-- a man who has made the legal argument for targeted killings. Ed Schultz talks with Robert Greenwald, director of "Drones E

Maddow and Steve Kornacki discuss how Senate Republicans are reacting President Obama's Cabinet nominations.

Retired Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) has offered to fill John Kerry's Senate seat if he's confirmed to become the next Secretary of State. He joins MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell to talk about why he's the right man for the job. Frank said the only difference between him and the others who would like the interim senator role is that "I hav

O'Reilly offers his political predictions for 2013.