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Another scary day in the life of Tom Tancredo

Much scarier than Tom Tancredo's Amendment 66 Halloween movie is Tancredo himself. Don't trust me on this. Just ask "Colorado's Karl Rove," Dick Wadhams.

Wrong side of polls, wrong side of history

The polls are really bad for congressional Republicans in the wake of the shutdown crisis, but it's history -- the kind still being written -- that may be the party's biggest problem.

Our final lesson: Chaos is the new normal

The budget crisis may be a huge loss for Republicans, but the suicide caucus didn't lose. A government shutdown, a default cliff-dance, dysfunction. What they wanted was chaos, and chaos is what they got.

Coffman has seen the light — or maybe the oncoming train

Rep. Mike Coffman has seen the light or maybe he's just seen the polls, but now he says he's absolutely, positively in favor of...

Rumor: Mike Kopp entered governor’s race this morning

Mike Kopp enters the GOP primary race for governor. Two questions: Who is he and why is h running?

Down the shutdown rabbit hole: The Tea Party and the hack

It was a powerful image of the shutdown theater at its most absurd: The Capitol Police government officers protecting the people who closed down the government for no good reason.

If you expected any progress, you haven’t been paying attention

Update #2: If you don't know what the government-shutdown boys want, don't be alarmed. Apparently they don't know either, which can make negotiations, well, a little problematic.

The suicide caucus wins, for now

The government, as you may have heard, has shut down. But if you're thinking that at least now things can't possibly get any worse, you might want to think again.

When will it end? Your bet is as good as mine.

Latest Washington game: Get your bets down now on when the madness of the government shutdown ends. It could be a while.

Shutdown looms: Everyone loses, but some lose more than others

Obama's show of backbone changes the stakes in the government shutdown game. If Republicans don't get the new rules, we could be in for a long siege.
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