The Unending Gitmo Nightmare
Conspicuously absent from Obama’s State of the Union was any mention of Guantánamo Bay or the 166 detainees still stuck there. Eli Lake reports on the president’s broken promise.
State of the Union 2013 Live Chat
Chat live with The Daily Beast’s team of political columnists as we watch President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union. We’ll kick things off Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. E.T.
The Daily Beast’s whip-smart team of political columnists will be here this Tuesday a touch after 8:30 p.m. E.T. to chat while we watch President Obama's 2013 State of the Union. Join John Avlon, Michelle Cottle, Mark McKinnon, Michael Tomasky, Howard Kurtz, and your fellow Beast readers in the chat box below.
Beast Reax
How'd He Do?
Obama Pivots Left on Economy
The president pivoted from deficit reduction to increasing demand—with a call for a higher minimum wage, says Daniel Gross.
STATE OF THE UNION
Shootout Nearly Upstages Obama
GUN CONTROL
‘They Deserve a Vote’
His Turn
The GOP Response
Rubio Was Winsome
In response to Obama, Marco Rubio put a nonscary (and nonwhite) face on the GOP, seemingly battling dry mouth in his reach for water, says Michelle Cottle.
Friends of Michelle
Inside the Guest List
Friended by the First Lady
How do you snag a seat next to Michelle Obama at the State of the Union? Be a walking manifestation of the president’s agenda.
Boehner: Bored And Bothered
Speaker John Boehner could barely be bothered to stand up and clap, let alone shake the grimace from his face during the State of the Union.
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