Friday's Daily Brief: Boehner's 'Plan B' Fails in the House

Friday, December 21, 2012 End of the World POLITICS The Real Reason Boehner's Plan B Failed CRIME One Week After POLITICS WATCH: Obama Responds To White House Gun Control Petition MEDIA WATCH: Joe Scarborough Destroys Conservative Congressman WORLD LIVEBLOG: End Of The World 2012 BLOG POSTS Arianna Huffington: Huffington This Week: After Newtown This week's issue of Huffington largely focuses on the tragedy in Newtown, bringing together essays and moving photos to capture the horror and heartbreak of that day. Peter Goodman writes of the natural tendency, and the folly, of trying to make sense of such violence. And as we move forward as a country, the urge "to grieve and hold our children close," as Lisa Belkin puts it, is not enough. Robert Reich: Boehner's Failure and the GOP's Disgrace This has become a party of hypocrisy masquerading as principled ideology. The GOP talks endlessly about the importance of reducing the budget deficit. But it isn't even willing to raise revenues from the richest three-tenths of one percent of Americans to help with the task. Sen. Claire McCaskill: It's Time for the NRA to Come to the Table I'm a former Jackson County prosecutor who's seen gun violence. And more importantly, I'm a mom and a grandmother. And I'm delivering a message to the NRA this week: Come to the table to prevent this from happening ever again. Doug Bandow: Neocons Against Chuck Hagel: The Independent Senator Who Wouldn't Genuflect Maybe Chuck Hagel isn't the right man to head the Defense Department. If so, it isn't because he is an anti-Semite. Let's have an honest and civil debate over his qualifications for the office. Israel loses when its American supporters resort to demagoguery allegedly on its behalf. Sean Penn: Breached Piñatas I have had a front row seat to many of our State Department's diplomatic efforts and can offer unequivocally as one American voice, enormous pride and gratitude for this administration's extraordinary Department of State. Most recently, I draw your attention to the case of Jacob Ostreicher.

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