While Negativity Is Politically Useful, It Is

Christopher Nolan's Astounding Third Batman Feature, 'the Dark Knight Rises,' Represents The True Maturation Of The Superhero Movie - And Provides The Key To Understanding The Bottomless Craving Moviegoers Have For These Films, 34 Years After The Christopher Reeve Superman Gave Birth To The Genre.

For Obama To Save Himself, He Should Be Thinking About The Example Of An Unlikely Republican Predecessor: Richard Nixon.

Imagine His Delight After It 'leaked' That He Will Propose Raising Taxes On The Wealthy By $320 Billion Over The Next 10 Years, Including Increases To The Capital Gains And Inheritance Taxes.

You Know, You Just Know, That After The President Goes Out There And Announces He Wants To Make Community College Free For All Americans - As Though Anything Government Does Is 'free' - Or Is Unilaterally And Unconstitutionally Legalizing Millions Of Undocumented Immigrants, He Comes Back To The Offices, Pulls Out The Presidential Blackberry, And Gleefully Follows Along As The Right Goes Completely Ape Over These Wild Policy Decisions.

I Think Making A Pretense Of Civility Toward Eric Alterman Is Like Making A Pretense Of Civility To A Scorpion.