First Things First

Gorbachev: Obama Deserves Peace Prize

In an interview with Radio Free Europe, former Soviet premier Mikhail Gorbachev commented that President Barack Obama deserved to win the Nobel Peace Prize. Gorbachev, who also received the prize, said: "I won it unexpectedly and he won it unexpectedly. America means a lot [to the world] and will continue to do so for a long time... That's why [we have to] support a president of such stature, who gave his own country and the world such a strong push forward. And it's already showing real effects. That's honorable."

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Health Care Reform: Choice or No Choice

Obama & The Nobel Peace Prize

Geir Lundestad, Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, explains why President Barack Obama's creation of a new climate in international politics closely fulfills the statues of Alfred Nobel's will.

Obama Reacts To Nobel Peace Prize

Obama reacts to the decision of the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision to select him as the 209 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Republicans: Whatever It Is, I'm Against It

Groucho Marx certainly never had the current Republican leadership in mind when he sang this tune in 1932. But the lyrics certainly do correlate to the politics of Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky), Rep. John Boehner (R-OH), and Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA).  

To capture today's spirit, the "Party of No" needs a new theme song. What tune could be more suitable than Groucho's "Whatever It Is, I'm Against It!"

And, one more thing ... what better way to dramatize Republican opposition to the "politics of hope" and the optimistic beat of the Democratic theme song, "Happy Days Are Here Again!"

Fox's Shep Smith Favors Public Option

Fox News' Shepard Smith says that a vote against the public option is a vote for the insurance company. Watch the following exchange:

The Right Is Simply Wrong

Republicans Cheer America's Loss

Who would have thought it would become fashionable to cheer America's failure to have Chicago become the venue for the 2016 Olympics? Certainly no one ... until the Republicans made it their cause for celebration.

Rockefeller: Health Care Trumps Profit

Michael Moore Warns Dems: Get With It!