VIDEO: The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell -- Rewrite: We are all Socialists now

Great "Rewrite" tonight from Larry.

HOCHUL WINS N.Y. 26!

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MSNBC: Democrat wins House election on Medicare issue

Congratulations to Kathy Hochul (D-NY) who won the New York 26 special election!  How is that Ryan budget plan working out for Republicans now?

Chrysler pays government back for bailout loans early

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NPR: Chrysler to repay government loans Tuesday

Looks like some of those evil "socialist" ideas are actually working.  Who would have thought?

Chrysler plans to pay the U.S. and Canadian governments $7.5 billion today.  In addition, Chrysler has reported a $116 million profit in the first quarter...its first since the bailout in 2009.  Chrysler will save millions in interest by repaying its loans.

VIDEO: Minnesota House signs off on a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage

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Minnesota voters will decide on gay marriage ban

The heavily Republican Minnesota House voted to approve a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.

The Examiner:

"State law already prohibits gay marriage, but supporters of the proposed amendment said it was necessary to prevent judges or future lawmakers from making gay marriage legal in Minnesota. Critics said the plan is divisive and such an amendment would put discrimination into the constitution."

Maddow: Federal government: No defunding Planned Parenthood

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Federal government:  No defunding of Planned Parenthood

New York Times:

"Federal law prohibits federal Medicaid dollars from being spent on abortion services. Medicaid does not allow states to stop beneficiaries from getting care they need — like cancer screenings and preventive care — because their provider offers certain other services. We are reviewing this particular situation and situations in other states."

Um...I'm pretty sure liberals have been telling conservatives this for a LONG time.  It's a shame it had to come down to the federal government getting involved.

VIDEO: TP -- GOP congressman says don’t raise the debt ceiling unless we abolish Department of Energy and education

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GOP congressman says don't raise the debt ceiling unless we abolish Department of Energy and education

ThinkProgress 

 BROUN: I want to make this clear. I will not vote to raise the debt ceiling unless we have major cuts in the size and scope of the federal government. 

MULTIPLE CONSTITUENTS: Can you define major? 

BROUN: I propose getting rid of the Department of Education. I’d like to get rid of the Department of Energy as well.

Screw world calamity; we need to cut the evil, evil education spending.  How dare we try to educate our future so we can keep up with the rest of the world.  We need that money to subsidize big oil.  This is the same town hall where he defended big oil subsidies.  

When are we going to wake up and realize who these guys are working for?  Just look at big oil spending.

VIDEO: ThinkProgress -- Lecturing Americans to ‘reread’ Constitution, Herman Cain confuses it with Declaration of Independence

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Lecturing Americans to 'reread' Constitution, Herman Cain confuses it with Declaration of Independence

This is why we shouldn't have corporate executives in the White House...let alone politics.