Monday, February 03, 2014    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. Snookered By Their Own   E.J. Dionne Jr.: Is the GOP abandoning the tea party? Greg Sargent: GOP leaders are stiff-arming the nativists on immigration Greg Sargent: The nightmare scenario for Republicans on immigration Dave Weigel: Quick, Republicans! Look Busy! The Voters Are Coming! Paul Krugman: The GOP's Delusions of Obama's Failure Brian Beutler: GOP offers Obamacare replacement - and it's a mess Yglesias: The GOP's new health care replacement plan is the beginning of a surrender GOP Quietly Alters Its Obamacare Alternative To Scrap Huge Tax Hike Kathleen Geier: The GOP's lies about Obamacare, part the infinite Republicans face deep & worrisome turmoil heading towards 2016 Super Recap   Seahawks dominate Broncos in Super Bowl rout Super Bowl 2014: Best and Worst Commercials Coca-Cola's Multicultural Super Bowl Ad Really Angered Conservatives Eight Super Bowl ads you'll want to watch again President Obama, Bill O'Reilly spar in combative pre-Super Bowl interview The O'Reilly-Obama Interview: Troubled, Disrespectful, And Filled With Ignorance Pres. Obama to O'Reilly: These Lies Keep on Surfacing Because You and Your TV Station Promote Them Michael Tomasky: The Obama and O'Reilly Interview Was Actually a Super Snore Indicting The Right Christie Knew About Lane Closings, Says Ex-Port Authority Official David Wildstein Christie Hits Back: Bridge Official Will 'Say Anything To Save' Himself Another Chris Christie aide resigns before answering state subpoena on bridge scandal Documents in Bridge Scandal Set to Start Pouring In Christie aides face subpoena deadline in bridge scandal probe New Christie questions emerge: Why a last-minute revision to Sandy project's press release? Energy, Climate & Environment Five takeaways from State Department's review of the Keystone XL pipeline Opponent's Response to State Dept. Environmental Report on KXL Pipeline Opponents' Hopes Now Rest Largely on Kerry Environmental groups call 'all hands on deck' for rallies to oppose Keystone XL Severe Drought Has U.S. West Fearing Worst Train Full Of Hazardous Waste Fuel Oil Derails Near Mississippi Mobile Home Park  Nations In Turmoil Syrian government air raids kill scores in rebel-held Aleppo Al-Qaeda disowns ISIL rebel group in Syria Car Bombings in Iraq Kill at Least 13 People Libya's Cache of Toxic Arms All Destroyed International News EU Commission: Corruption across EU 'breathtaking' Iran foreign minister: Permanent nuclear peace deal possible within six months Midwest Roundup Neb. Gov & Leg. Approp. chair disagree on suggested tax cuts Republican Charlie Janssen quits Neb. governor's race In Iowa's U.S. Senate race, GOP candidates gear up for primary Iowa Gov. Branstad may review incentives for extending broadband to rural areas Snake Oil & Surrender Now that the ads have all aired, the halftime show music ended, and the Super Bowl game - which was effectively a surrender by the Denver Broncos - is done, the season of football in America is finished, at least for another few months. That means you can get back to some news about a few topics that you might have missed - including another major "collapse" in America, which is already in progress. The ongoing deception we're focusing on today actually became fairly obvious to us quite a while ago, but like the old-time story about the traveling snake-oil salesman and the rubes he's conning in the small rural towns, the people getting cheated are usually the last ones to know it. Paul Krugman perfectly noted this deception on healthcare insurance by Republicans in this morning's New York Times. Some in the media began to publicly admit seeing this GOP chicanery a week ago today, when Senate Republicans proposed yet another so-called alternative to Obamacare. As both Brian Beutler and Matt Yglesias pointed out, while the "alternative" plan was sold in right-wing media as another attempt to replace Obamacare, it was really the first serious sign that Republicans in Congress may finally be ready to abandon the tea party... To continue reading... click here. And now, for your Daily Felltoon preview for February 03, 2014 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) Jobs & The Economy  Unemployment insurance and jobs now dominate large parts of Congress' upcoming agenda Victoria McGrane: The Downside of Lower Unemployment Wall Street Watch   Janet Yellen sworn in as Federal Reserve chair in brief ceremony on Monday morning Understanding Falling Unemployment To Drive Yellen' s Early Agenda At Fed Economic Inequality The Middle Class Is Steadily Eroding. Just Ask the Business World. Budget Battles GOP's Thune Sees Senate Raising Debt Limit Without Strings Health Care Checkup  Continuing Glitches in Some State Health Exchanges Give G.O.P. Yet Another Cudgel HealthCare.gov still can't handle appeals of enrollment errors | Study Finds Abortions Significantly Declining in U.S. U.S. abortion rate lowest since Roe v. Wade - but not because of anti-choice restrictions Immigration: Reform Coming? Key Congressional Republicans say immigration deal is far from certain, push 'security first' approach | Congressional Republicans iscussing Reform, Still Vague on Citizenship Question Ethics & The Media 'Real Time with Bill Maher' aims to oust incumbent lawmaker in 2014 Matt Levendusky: Are Fox and MSNBC polarizing America? Media Matters Well-known conservative Bill Kristol joins ABC as a commentator More forward progress: FCC to boost fund for broadband in schools Here It Is! Your HuskerNutz Preview for February 03, 2014 (Click the preview cartoon above to see the full version of the cartoon) White House Update   President Obama takes action to address long-term unemployment Jonathan Chait: Obama's Plan to End Discrimination Against the Long-term Unemployed | President Obama poised to designate public lands in New Mexico, California as off-limits to development WH says Keystone report not final step as pressure mounts for action News From Capitol Hill Some Senate Democrats breaking from Obama on key issues David Drucker: House GOP in a bind as debt ceiling approaches Money in Politics Rove's 2012 election crash & burn closed donor wallets on the right Vogel, Parti, and Tau: 2016 contenders off and running in the money race On The Left Hillary Clinton backs Obama on Iran sanctions On The Right CPAC Extends Speaking Invitation To Chris Christie After Last Year's Snub We hope you enjoy "The Daily Felltoon" every business day. 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