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How a gay hipster became a right-wing smearmeister

“Flat-out deranged.” That’s how The Denver Post’s editorial board described 26-year-old libertarian politico Jonathan Lockwood’s comments last month about Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet’s vote...

Wiretap: Congress resumes: Let the jousting begin

Show down And so it begins. As Cruz and Trump hit the GOP leadership in an anti-Iran-deal rally, the House conservatives -- the really conservative...

Littwin: Bennet votes for Iran deal after slogging toward a lose-lose...

Update – September 4, 2015, 10:02 I've always thought it was a matter of time -- or should I say timing? -- before Michael Bennet...

Wiretap: Obama wins final vote in Iran nuclear deal

Obama wins Barbara Mikulski is the 34th vote in the Senate, assuring that an Obama veto on the Iran nuclear deal would be upheld. But...

Colorado delegation splits on Obama’s Iran deal

In about two weeks, Congress is expected to vote on whether to back the deal regarding Iran’s nuclear weapons proposal. Congressional Democrats are beginning...

Wiretap: What the Planned Parenthood video actually shows

Real impact? What does the Planned Parenthood video actually show, and could it have any real impact on the abortion debate? Via The Atlantic. Hit piece If...

Littwin: Brother Jeb’s lesser Iraq disaster

THE QUESTION we are facing now is as obvious as a mission-accomplished sign: If Jeb Bush knew now what question he was going to...

Wiretap: Culture wars: When one battle ends, another flares up

One step forward For those Democrats suddenly convinced the culture wars are over, Heather Digby Parton writes, they're not. They'll never be over. If one...

Wiretap: California inmates injured in gun-range gas blast

Collision Course A natural-gas pipeline exploded in a tower of white flames on Friday near Fresno, California. The explosion took place at a gun range...

Wiretap: New York Times slams Senate Iran bill supported by Bennet,...

Bad Deal The New York Times editorial board rips the Senate bill on Iran (co-sponsored by Michael Bennet) as a "reckless act," in which Congress...