Wednesday, November 13, 2013   Published Weekday Mornings   To see the full version of today's cartoon, click on the preview graphic of the cartoon (below the Commentary) to be taken to the full version in your favorite web browser. A Turkey Of An Idea Richard Cohen: Christie's tea party problem Washington Post Columnist's Bizarre Passage About Interracial Marriage and 'Gag Reflexes' Ezra Klein: No, gagging over interracial marriage is not the 'conventional view' WaPo Editor: I Should Have Edited 'That One Sentence' In Cohen's Column 'More Carefully' Dylan Byers: Was Richard Cohen's column really racist? Richard Cohen Defends Column: 'Word Racist Is Truly Hurtful' Ed Kilgore: Richard Cohen Discovers Iowa Weigel: Richard Cohen Insists that the Tea Party Hates Race-Mixing The Fight To Vote Voter ID plan by Nebraska Secretary of State Gale would only apply to narrow group of citizens Texas' Stringent Voter ID Law Makes a Dent at Polls Dallas County to spend up to $275,000 fighting Texas voter ID law Plaintiffs challenge voter ID laws claiming racial discrimination Health Care Checkup Troubled HealthCare.gov unlikely to work perfectly by end of November White House Says Fixing Healthcare.gov by the End of the Month Is Still Doable Six Reasons Why Obamacare Enrollment Is Going Better Than You Think Sarah Kliff: It's not quite time to freak out over Obamacare's enrollment number Klein: Why did Obama promise people could keep their health insurance? Blame Bill Clinton. Jonathan Cohn: Bill Clinton Is Wrong. This Is Really How Obamacare Works. Danny Vinik: GOP House Now Proposing Obamacare Bill That Would Be An Even Bigger Mess Than Repeal Sahil Kapur: How The GOP's 'Keep Your Health Plan' Bill Disrupts Obamacare Brian Beutler: GOP about to hurt itself again, as new ploy to kill Obamacare will blow up in their face. Yes, It's All Political: GOP Playbook Looks to Capitalize on Obamacare Woes Frustrated Obamacare Shoppers Asked To Try Again Face Of HealthCare.gov Speaks Out, Says She Was Victim Of 'Cyberbullying' Marriage Equality Hawaii Senate approves same-sex marriage bill Hawaii governor set to sign gay marriage bill into law today Energy, Climate & Environment In Philippines, typhoon survivors desperate for food; aid workers say progress is still brutally slow The Damage of Typhoon Haiyan, before and after images New warnings of potential problems with Keystone pipeline Ryan Cooper: Time to kill the corn ethanol mandate Nations In Turmoil Syrian Kurds make fresh military gains after declaring self-rule Bombings target Iraq police, pilgrims, killing 19 Limited scale fighting in Yemen risks deepening sectarian divisions International News Palestinian peace talks delegation resigns Israel halts West Bank settlement plan under international pressure Factories tied to U.S. corps. close amid Bangladesh wage protests; 100 workers hurt in clashes Kevin Rudd to Quit Australian Politics After Twice Serving as Prime Minister Money in Politics FEC To Approve Bitcoin Political Donations National Politics The cure for retailers ruining Thanksgiving? A federal blue law. States Of Confusion Democrats appear to sweep Virginia; Recount certain David Cay Johnston: New York falls for gambling boondoggle Midwest Roundup Fremont calls for special election on landlord/immigration ordinance IA Gov. Branstad, business leaders join to recruit veterans for jobs Sports Notes Sally Jenkins: Richie Incognito interview explains a lot about Jonathan Martin episode Cobb County, Georgia GOP chairman concerned about "those people" coming to Braves games A Turkey Of An Idea We've all had those moments when we get an idea that seems great when it first flashes through our cerebral cortex - and upon further inspection seems incredibly stupid. Around this time of year, the legendary Thanksgiving stunt of tv's "WKRP in Cincinatti" comes to mind, along with far too many stories we've heard over the years of people bringing live turkeys to their holiday gathering. Richard Cohen of the Washington Post apparently had one of those kinds of ideas on Tuesday, when he wrote a piece focusing on New Jersey Governor Chris Christie's tea party problem. Unfortunately for him, Cohen's own writing was full of both racism and stupidity. The column inevitably drew lots of media attention, for reasons Cohen hadn't intended - which is a shame when a much better column about Christie had already been published by Cohen's colleague, Ryan Cooper. Still, it's obvious that Cohen was attempting to get attention for his work, even if he wasn't happy it was the wrong kind. In a similar way, some legislators at state levels are beginning to look at things they can do in their current offices to get voters looking towards the 2014 elections to give them a second look. We have to say, some of those ideas are real turkeys. Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker agreed with our position on Tuesday, warning Republicans once again that they should pick their battles heading into 2014. She might even have been talking specifically to Nebraska's Republican Secretary of State John Gale, who last month decided to... To continue reading... click here. And now, for your Daily Felltoon preview for November 13, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) Jobs & The Economy Consumers Get Relief at Gas Pump, As Falling Gas Prices Offer Hope for Holiday-Shopping Boost Obama Stock Market Levels Among Best Ever After Re-Election David Cay Johnston: Big Majorities Of Americans Now Favor Progressive Tax Policies, Polls Show Neil Irwin: It looks like the economy might recover in 2014. But will it? Wall Street Watch Justice Dept. set to approve merger of American Airlines, US Airways Starbucks to Pay $2.76 Billion to Settle Grocery Dispute Sen. Elizabeth Warren challenges Obama to break up 'too-big-to-fail' Wall St banks Johnathan Chait: How Elizabeth Warren Can Bring Wall Street's Nightmare to Life Economic Inequality Billionaire wealth worldwide has doubled since 2008 financial crisis Stephen Gandel: Why Wal-Mart can afford to give its workers a 50% raise, without hurting its stock price War on Workers Josh Eidelson: Scalia's chance to smash unions - The huge under-the-radar case WI Supreme Court considers stay in case on rights for public unions Immigration: Reform Coming? Immigration Reform Backed By Voters In Republican-Led Swing Districts, Poll Shows The "death" of immigration reform? Boehner bails on bipartisan legislation Benjy Sarlin: Republicans prepare for immigration fallout Advocates for Immigration Bill Decide To Take a New Tack Crime & Courts Death of 19-year-old woman shot on Detroit porch ruled homicide Ronald Kirby, top D.C. region transportation planner, slain in Alexandria home NYC Mayor-elect Bill De Blasio Agrees To Settle 10-Year-Old Central Park Five Case Legendary Boston mobster 'Whitey' Bulger to face likely life sentence Ethics & The Media Paul Waldman: Why Lara Logan Won't Lose Her Job: CBS doesn't fear liberals like it does conservatives | 60 Minutes Still Hasn't Mentioned Their Own Benghazi Conflict Of Interest Media Matters Scripps Howard News Service Will Close Down After 96 Years  Communications Breakdown Gap widening in U.S. between those who use Internet & those who don't Did You Miss It On Monday? Here It Is Again! Your HuskerNutz Preview for November 13, 2013 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) White House Update Obama Approval Rating Also Hits New Low In Quinnipiac Poll; Congress' Rating Still Far Lower | Caroline Kennedy sworn in by White House as new ambassador to Japan News From Capitol Hill Repubs in Senate Escalate Potential Nuclear Showdown By Filibustering Another Top Obama Judge Senate Majority Leader Reid still lacks the votes to go nuclear Jen Bendery: Why Do Senate Repubs Have A Problem With These People? | Historic Pro-Choice Bill To Be Introduced In Congress Bipartisan House Movement Stalls Momentum of Questionable Trade Pact Gallup: Congressional Approval Sinks to Record Low - Again On The Left Greg Sargent: Elizabeth Warren and the future of the Democratic Party John Nichols: Candidate or Not, Elizabeth Warren Has the Right 2016 Message Francis Wilkinson: Why Elizabeth Warren won't split Democrats Katrina vanden Heuvel: 'Democratic wing' of the party awakes On The Right Kathleen Parker: Republicans get another 'second chance' Many House Republicans, focused only on their extremist base say: What GOP crisis? Beutler: The right deludes itself again - It still cannot do healthcare policy Decker: Like Past Outreach Efforts, GOP's Latest Is Doomed To Failure We hope you enjoy "The Daily Felltoon" every business day. Thanks for continuing to be a member! Paul Fell Shawn "Smith" Peirce Paul Fell Cartoons, Inc.