If “House of Cards'” producers wanted to gain street cred by fake-leaking the show’s third season, they should have done so on Medium. Scott Walker dodged questions while in London today, but his use of American sports metaphors while doing so probably suggests something about his foreign policy. And if we looked at our mothers the way Andy Harris looked at his, they’d probably assume we were high. This is HUFFPOST HILL for Wednesday, February 11th, 2015:
HOUSE PASSES KEYSTONE BILL – AP: “The Republican-controlled Congress has cleared a bill approving the construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline. That sets up a confrontation with President Barack Obama, who has threatened to veto the measure. The House voted 270-152 on Wednesday to send the bill to the president. Neither chamber has enough votes to overcome a veto. The vote caps weeks of debate on a top priority for Congress after the GOP took control last month. Supporters are already planning on using other means to secure the pipeline’s approval.” [AP]
DHS? MORE LIKE DOA, AMIRITE? – [Holds hand up for high five… waits… waits some more… lowers hand… lowers head…] Elise Foley: “House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) showed no signs Wednesday of wavering on immigration measures in the funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, even after GOP leaders in the Senate conceded they couldn’t get the House-passed legislation through the upper chamber. ‘The House has done its job,’ Boehner said at a press conference after he met with House Republican members. ‘Why don’t you go ask the Senate Democrats when they’re going to get off their ass and do something other than to vote no?’ DHS funding is set to run out Feb. 27, but the two parties appear no closer to a deal to prevent a shutdown.” [HuffPost]
The Washington Post plotted Boehner’s cuss words on a helpful chart.
AUMF! – It’s not just a word that pops up in big cartoon letters when Batman punches the Penguin in the gut. Jen Bendery: “President Barack Obama said the war authorization proposal he unveiled Wednesday strikes the ‘necessary balance,’ giving him the flexibility to fight Islamic State militants without setting the nation up for another open-ended war in the Middle East. Obama sent a draft Authorization for the Use of Military Force to Congress earlier in the day, outlining the limits he wants in the military campaign against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria, also known as ISIS or ISIL. His proposal would limit military action against the group to three years and allow for limited U.S. ground troops in situations involving rescue operations or intelligence sharing. It wouldn’t put any geographic limits on the military campaign; instead, it would limit military action to countering the Islamic State and associated forces. The AUMF itself would sunset in three years as well. ‘This resolution strikes the necessary balance giving us the flexibility we need for unforeseen circumstances,’ Obama said during brief remarks at the White House. ‘If we had actionable intelligence about a gathering of ISIL leaders, and our partners didn’t have the capacity to get them, I would be prepared to order our special forces to take action.'” [HuffPost]
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@anchorlines: ‘oh, valentine’s day? yeah, i have plans’
*sees house of cards was taken down*
‘wait nevermind come back’
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