General's Anti-War Turn Thrills Dems

Joe McGinniss needs to get a life; Pelosi's on the warpath

(NEWSER) - Two of the most divisive women in US politics took to the Sunday shows today, with Sarah Palin dismissing a recent poll that showed 50% of independents viewed her unfavorably. "If I believed everything I read or heard in the media, I wouldn't like me either," she said on Fox, adding that many people don't know "what my record is." Nancy Pelosi, meanwhile, took on GOP depictions of her as a monster, saying, "We welcome that campaign" in November. "Because this is funny, it attracts attention, but they have nothing to say about what they want to go for," she said. Elsewhere on Politico's Sunday dial: More»

Former general speaks out in new book, describes lies and 'total BS'

(NEWSER) - Early mistakes in Iraq—and the extent of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's involvement in them—are the subject of a Time excerpt from a book by the former commander of US forces in Iraq, Gen. Ricardo Sanchez. Sanchez details an effort by Rumsfeld to get him to agree, on paper, that Rumsfeld had been out of the loop on the premature drawdown of strategic command forces that led to disarray—a claim Sanchez vehemently denies. More»

Speaker, Karl Rove also slam PAC plan to attack Jeremiah Wright

(NEWSER) - John Boehner today took to ABC's This Week to offer his characteristically blunt assessment of JPMorgan, and promptly asserted that Dodd-Frank wouldn't have averted the bank's $3 billion blunder : " There's no law against stupidity . No law against stupid trades. As long as there's no risk of a taxpayer bailout—they should be held accountable by the market and their shareholders. And they are." Boehner also offered his take on a super PAC's scrapped plan to bash President Obama over Jeremiah Wright, calling it "nonsense (that) shouldn't happen. The election's gonna be about the economy. ... And I think Gov. Romney's prescriptions are much better." Elsewhere on your Sunday dial, as per Politico : More»

Gay marriage vote prompts outrage

(NEWSER) - Thousands of angry progressives are demanding the DNC pull the Democratic National Convention out of Charlotte in protest of North Carolina's vote to amend its constitution to ban same-sex marriage. A Change.org petition advocating the move has already drawn more than 27,000 signatures, and the same sentiment is lighting up Twitter feeds, the Raleigh News & Observer reports. "As an LGBT Democrat married in Iowa, I wouldn't set foot in North Carolina," read one typical tweet. More»

Also, Paul Ryan says he'd be open to vice president slot if asked

(NEWSER) - Republicans watched Rick Santorum's convincing victory in Louisiana last night, eyed his burgeoning numbers in Wisconsin, and ... took to the Sunday talk shows today to concede that Mitt Romney would win the nomination, and that they are OK with that. A look around your Sunday dial, as per Politico :

• Lindsey Graham : "I think the primary is over. Romney will be the nominee. The fat lady hasn't sung yet. But she's warming up. I'm very comfortable with him. He'll get to 1,144. The last thing I want is a brokered convention."