"I am for overturning this ban," HBO host Bill Maher said about New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's soda ban. "I think this is what makes liberals look bad. This is what makes liberals look like elitist bullies who think they know everything and can tell people what to do." "Of course childhood obesity, in general obesity is a problem, but this i

Tim Carney, Eleanor Clift, Mort Zuckerman and Paul Glastris.

BILL MAHER: Let me just say this, I mean, we have ten years now of somewhat perspective. But that's not a lot of perspective, for any country. If you looked at America in 1786, didn’t look that great. Right? And I also must say, I’ve got to admit, it’s a country that’s standing. I thought it wouldn’t be. It’s actually doing better than

Ann Coulter addresses CPAC 2013 and takes questions from the audience. Coulter on Sandra Fluke: "That haircut is birth control enough." Coulter on sequester cuts: "Even CPAC had to cut back on its speakers this year, about 300 pounds." Coulter: "The keynote speaker at the Democrat National Convention this year was forcible rapist, Bill Cli

DR. BEN CARSON: "Let's say somebody were [in the WH] and they wanted to destroy this nation. I would create division among the people, encourage a culture of ridicule for basic morality and the principles that made and sustained the country, undermine the financial stability of the nation, and weaken and destroy the military. It appears coincidenta

Former Gov. Sarah Palin addresses the crowd at CPAC on Saturday afternoon. PALIN: "Let’s be clear about one thing, we’re not here to rebrand a party, we’re here to rebuild a country. We’re not here to dedicate ourselves to new talking points coming from D.C. We’re not here to put a fresh coat of rhetorical paint on our party. We’re n

WASHINGTON TIMES: Sen. Rand Paul won the 2013 Washington Times-CPAC presidential preference straw poll Saturday, and Sen. Marco Rubio was a close second, easily outdistancing the rest of the field and signaling the rise of a new generation of conservative leaders who will take the Republican Party into the 2016 election.

Charles Krauthammer says the Rand Paul wing of the Republican party won't be the majority of the party.

TUCKER CARLSON: This book is packed with all kinds of interesting information that I have never heard before. This jumped out at me, you talked about the grotesque, really disparity, between black and white unemployment rates. The black unemployment rate is much higher than white unemployment rate, but you say that wasn't always the case. You say t

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich addresses CPAC 2013.

Gov. Scott Walker (R-Wis.): This president and his allies measure success in government by how many people are dependent on the government ... We measure success in government by just the opposite, by how many people are no longer dependent upon the government. Not because we kicked them out to the street. Not because we threw them out to the curb.

Charles Krauthammer, Charles Lane and Jonah Goldberg on aid to Egypt, Mitt Romney at CPAC and missile defense.

MSNBC's Chris Hayes remarks on Senator Rob Portman's change in attitude about gay marriage upon learning that his son is gay, and the role of social justice activists in lending a personal face and story to give movements greater political weight and relevance to politicians.

MSNBC: Before Mitt Romney spoke at CPAC, Republicans like Jim DeMint and Rick Perry stated that the former-GOP presidential nominee wasn’t conservative enough. Chris Matthews asks what the lesson to learn form 2012 is for the GOP - go hard right or move back to the middle – then talks about if anyone cares about Romney anyway with NationalMemo.

White House: President Obama discusses the need to harness American energy in order to reduce our dependence on oil and make the United States a magnet for new jobs. He highlights his all-of-the-above approach to American energy -- including a proposal to establish an Energy Security Trust, which invests in research that will help shift our cars an

BILL O'REILLY: "It is widely believed that the national media is in the tank for President Obama; they generally support his policies, and when he does something wrong the media don't make a big deal out of it. A great example is the national debt. Most economists believe that a nation owing $17 trillion is in trouble, but how many times have you h

GOP: In this week's address, Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) discusses House Republicans' responsible plan to balance our budget in 10 years. Next week, we'll vote on a budget that cuts wasteful spending, fixes the tax code with lower rates and closed loopholes, and clears the way for patient-centered reforms in America's health care sys