http://www.thedailybeast.com/voxbox/michael-tomasky.rss.xml http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/18/advice-for-obama-forget-bulworth-try-rambo.html Advice for Obama: Forget “Bulworth.” Try “Rambo.” By Michael Tomasky. politics Sat, 18 May 2013 08:45:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/18/advice-for-obama-forget-bulworth-try-rambo.html Michael Tomasky Alex Wong WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 07: U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference with South Korean President Park Geun-hye at the East Room of the White House May 7, 2013 in Washington, DC. President Park is on a visit in Washington to hold talks with the Obama Administration on the crisis with North Korea. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Bulworth, Barack Obama, U.S. Politics http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/17/will-abc-finger-the-liar.html Benghazigate isn't Benghazigate anymore. It's ABCNewsgate. Fri, 17 May 2013 13:04:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/17/will-abc-finger-the-liar.html Michael Tomasky benghazi, ABC News http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/16/the-benghazi-emails-and-the-dark-hole.html The Benghazi emails reveal nothing important, but the "scandal" will never stop. Thu, 16 May 2013 15:25:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/16/the-benghazi-emails-and-the-dark-hole.html Michael Tomasky benghazi http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/16/how-to-stop-a-scandal.html Washington’s understanding of damage control is all wrong, says Michael Tomasky. Thu, 16 May 2013 08:45:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/16/how-to-stop-a-scandal.html Michael Tomasky Pool photo by Olivier Douliery WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 15: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Attorney General Eric Holder attend the 32nd annual National Peace Officers' Memorial Service at the West Front Lawn at the U.S. Capitol May 15, 2013 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama delivered remarks at the event, invoking the law enforcement officers who worked to bring the Boston Marathon bombing suspects to justice. (Photo by Olivier Douliery - Pool/Getty Images) Internal Revenue Service, benghazi, Barack Obama http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/15/rob-portman-s-really-bad-guess.html After backing gay marriage, Rob Portman figured he couldn't possibly back gun control too. Wrong! Wed, 15 May 2013 13:26:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/15/rob-portman-s-really-bad-guess.html Michael Tomasky gay marriage, Ohio, United States, Gun Control http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/14/the-death-of-deficit-scare-mongering-please.html The deficit is vanishing. Obama should seize the opportunity to talk some economic sense. Tue, 14 May 2013 19:32:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/14/the-death-of-deficit-scare-mongering-please.html Michael Tomasky Obama Administration, economy http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/14/were-the-incriminating-emails-doctored.html Looks as if the incriminating email that "showed" the WH covering for State may have been doctored. Tue, 14 May 2013 18:52:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/14/were-the-incriminating-emails-doctored.html Michael Tomasky benghazi http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/14/obama-should-ask-holder-to-resign.html The DoJ/AP flap: Now's not the time for letting a process play out. It's time for Obama to act. Holder should go. Tue, 14 May 2013 13:13:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/14/obama-should-ask-holder-to-resign.html Michael Tomasky Eric Holder, Barack Obama http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/12/the-coming-attempt-to-impeach-obama.html Impeachment would be insane, but Republicans will probably try anyway, predicts Michael Tomasky. politics Sun, 12 May 2013 08:45:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/12/the-coming-attempt-to-impeach-obama.html Michael Tomasky Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP President Barack Obama gestures as he speak during his visits Manor New Technology High School, Thursday, May 9, 2013 in Manor, Texas. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) U.S. Politics, Barack Obama http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/09/the-new-mccarthyism.html The New McCarthyism: Make a presidential nominee answer an absurd number of questions. Thu, 09 May 2013 18:42:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/09/the-new-mccarthyism.html Michael Tomasky US Environmental Protection Agency http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/09/the-benghazi-hearing.html Yesterday's Benghazi hearings gave the GOP less (phony) ammo against Hillary than against Obama. Thu, 09 May 2013 17:00:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/09/the-benghazi-hearing.html Michael Tomasky benghazi http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/09/is-rubio-trapped-on-immigration-reform.html He’s stuck between Republicans who want to water down the immigration bill and Democrats who don’t. Can he find a way out? Michael Tomasky doesn’t like the odds. politics Thu, 09 May 2013 08:45:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/09/is-rubio-trapped-on-immigration-reform.html Michael Tomasky Jacquelyn Martin/AP Sen. Marco Rubio, (R-Fla.), talks on his cell phone inside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. immigration reform, Marco Rubio, U.S. Politics http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/08/pol-pot-and-me-and-guns.html Some of my fan mail on the topic of guns. Wed, 08 May 2013 15:44:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/08/pol-pot-and-me-and-guns.html Michael Tomasky Gun Control http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/08/mark-sanford-s-win.html Mark Sanford's win re-proves an old adage: He may be a creep, but he's our creep. Wed, 08 May 2013 11:26:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/08/mark-sanford-s-win.html Michael Tomasky Mark Sanford http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/07/keynes-s-gift-to-posterity.html John Maynard Keynes may have been childless, but he did plenty for posterity, says Michael Tomasky. politics Tue, 07 May 2013 08:45:00 GMT http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2013/05/07/keynes-s-gift-to-posterity.html Michael Tomasky Getty John Maynard Keynes, Niall Ferguson, U.S. Politics