Huge NRA Convention.. McCain Surprise.. What Pelosi's Praying For

May 3, 2013 Subscribe · Forward NRA Kicks Off Huge Confab AUSTIN, Texas -- Fresh off a huge victory over President Barack Obama on gun control, the message from the National Rifle Association is clear: The fight has just begun. Continue reading... McCain Gets Unexpected Surprise What Nancy Pelosi Is Praying For Presented by HuffPost Politics GOP Senator Declines To Meet With Gun Victim's Widow Lawmaker Claims Shocking Proof Boston Bombing Was Government Plot Karl Rove Issues 2014 Warning Obama Decision Sets Off Firestorm From Allies Science Loses In Louisiana, Again Are Active Shooter Drills In School Too Real? Landrieu, Hagan Get Higher Numbers After Gun Vote Lawmaker Claims Shocking Proof Boston Bombing Was Government Plot Poll: Surprising Amount Of Voters Think Armed Revolution Could Be Necessary JARED BERNSTEIN April Jobs Report Comes in Better Than Expected Payrolls increased by 165,000 last month and the unemployment rate ticked down to 7.5 percent, in a jobs report that painted a considerably brighter picture than last month's version. Continue reading... MATTHEW DOWD Presidents Bush and Obama, and the Faith Divide Both men speak of God and the Bible and faith in many of their speeches and conversations. And both men are self-professed Christians, but for some reason many doubt the faith and commitment of President Obama while never doubting the same of President Bush. Why is that? Continue reading... RITA F. PIERSON WATCH: This Will Make You Appreciate Your Elementary School Teacher In the spring of my career, I found myself questioning the choice of my life's work. The students did not appear to be motivated, the paperwork was overwhelming and the constant change of educational direction was discouraging. But, I just could not seem bring myself to do anything else. Continue reading... MARTHA BURK Gals, Guns and the Gender Gap With the next election 18 months away, senators who bucked 90 percent of the public on the recent vote to expand background checks for gun buyers probably think time will fade the memory for voters. But if anything, it's energized the overwhelming majority that favors more controls. Continue reading... JONATHAN RAUCH DENIAL: Homosexuality Is a "Choice," Right? I am always bitterly amused when I hear people say that homosexuality is a choice. I could only imagine, as a prepubescent boy, the relief I would feel when nature finally flipped that hormone switch, when at last I would begin to slaver and tremble over pictures of boobs in dog-eared copies of Playboy, stashed lovingly under my bed. Truly, I looked forward to it. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003