Politics News & Analysis: Politicians ride bombastic rhetoric to the bank

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Monday, June 20, 2011 Top Stories Politicians ride bombastic rhetoric to the bank Dan Eggen and T.W. Farnam 1. Politician blurts out something incendiary. 2. The remark goes viral. 3. Fundraisers man the phones. Bachmann: Obama wants Medicare to go broke PostPartisan: Bachmann's attack on Obamacare Candidates talk tough at GOP conference PostPolitics Headlines Silver lining for Obama on jobs front? FTC vs. National Gallery Alito, Sotomayor give voice to court split Progress on disability benefit backlog disputed EPA deal calls for haze-reduction at Western coal plants The Fix 2012 Fix Face-off! The Decision: Rick Perry edition The Fix: Pawlenty takes on Romney again 44: Politics & Policy Obama faces bipartisan war fatigue First lady visits Africa Obama impersonator pulled offstage Ezra Klein Wonkbook: Is Obama secretly the greatest Republican ever? Why the rich want to get richer Weekend question: What if there were a Democratic primary? More Headlines With executive pay, rich pull away from America U.S. envoy counters Karzai's criticism NATO confirms strike killed Libyan civilians Iraqis see hope in the 'big gun' New Egyptian party struggles to take off Opinions Rigging the election Fill those vacancies The wrong target Tell Assad to go WhoRunsGov A Dose of Tough Love White House communications director Dan Pfeiffer got a chilly reception from progressives at the Netroots Nation conference on Friday. The story | Pfeiffer's profile Behind the showdown Newsletter | Click here to sign up for the Behind the government showdown newsletter. Congressional votes database Browse every vote in the U.S. Congress since 1991. Explore the database House votes Senate votes Get The Washington Post, your way. Want to stay on top of the latest news, features, commentary and more? Here's how: Mobile: Alerts: Social Media: Applications Web site E-mail SMS RSS Feeds Facebook Twitter SEND TO A FRIEND UNSUBSCRIBE E-NEWSLETTER CENTER GET HELP Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, D.C. 20071 ©2011 The Washington Post Privacy Policy