A Morning quarterback is a person who passes judgement on and criticizes something after the event (the Oxford Dictionary).  We take a look at the Sunday talk shows and more

The past week's political events that help shape the American  politics.

Acontecimientos políticos de la semana pasada que ayudan a conformar el cuerpo político estadounidense.

The political magazine with a full cup of Coffee and a few polling numbers in between the refills.

La revista política con una taza llena de café y algunos números de las encuestas entre las recargas.

Governor Deval Patrick has picked William “Mo” Cowan, his former chief of staff, to serve as the state’s interim US senator until the successor to John F. Kerry is chosen by the voters in a June 25 special election. William “Mo” Cowan, the new senator (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

“He has been a valued ally to me and our work on behalf of the people of the Commonwealth,” Patrick said at a news conference. “In every step, he has brought preparation, perspective, wisdom, sound judgment, and clarity of purpose.”

Cowan said he was “honored and humbled” to get the temporary post, which will make him the first African-American to represent Massachusetts in the Senate since Edward Brooke held the seat as a Republican from 1966 to 1978.

"A call for action can now be heard coming from all across America," Obama said, speaking to an estimated 2,000 people inside the gym at Del Sol High School. "Now is the time. Now is the time. Now is the time."

President Obama laid out three principles for reform: smarter border enforcement, a pathway to "earned citizenship" and improvements to the legal immigration system to allow more university-educated immigrants to stay in the United States to contribute to the economy, for example.

“I encourage others to step out in faith, jump out of the comfort zone, and broaden our reach as believers in American exceptionalism, .That means broadening our audience. I’m taking my own advice here as I free up opportunities to share more broadly the message of the beauty of freedom and the imperative of defending our republic and restoring this most exceptional nation. We can't just preach to the choir; the message of liberty and true hope must be understood by a larger audience.”Sarah Palin

A Morning quarterback is a person who passes judgement on and criticizes something after the event (the Oxford Dictionary).  We take a look at the Sunday talk shows and more

The past week's political events that help shape the American  politics.

Acontecimientos políticos de la semana pasada que ayudan a conformar el cuerpo político estadounidense.

The political magazine with a full cup of Coffee and a few polling numbers in between the refills.

La revista política con una taza llena de café y algunos números de las encuestas entre las recargas.

Defense Secretary  Panetta plans to announce Thursday a lifting of the ban on female service members in combat roles, a watershed policy change that was informed by women’s valor in Iraq and Afghanistan and that removes the remaining barrier to a fully inclusive military, defense officials said.