Politics: Afternoon Edition: Obama assails GOP budget as ‘radical vision’

If you have difficulty viewing this newsletter, click here to view as a Web page. Click here to view in plain text. Tuesday, April 3, 2012 HEADLINES Obama blasts Republican budget plan as 'radical vision' The president delivered a stinging rebuke in a speech today, charging that his Republican rivals seek to create a form of "social Darwinism" that pits the poor against the wealthy. » Read full article Mitt Romney looks to drop the hammer Polls are open in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Wisconsin, where today's Republican primaries could help Romney land the knockout punch he's been looking for. » Read full article THE FIX: Sarah Palin needs the media. Badly. Her hour guest-hosting NBC's "Today Show" this morning proves it beyond any doubt. » Read full article Congress will investigate GSA scandal Congress will investigate the misuse of federal money by the General Services Administration that brought down the agency's administrator and two of her senior deputies on Monday. » Read full article FACT CHECKER: Santorum's 'kitchen sink' ad slam He lists every charge possible against Mitt Romney in just 30 seconds. It adds up to Four Pinocchios. » Read full article QUOTE OF THE DAY President Obama speaking about the budget plan approved by the GOP-led House last week: "Disguised as deficit reduction plan, it's really an attempt to impose a radical vision on our country. It's nothing but thinly veiled social Darwinism. It's a prescription for decline." Q&A DISCUSSIONS Post columnist Eugene Robsinson was online at 1 p.m. ET to discuss his columns and the latest in political news: Q: I am frankly much more appalled by yesterday's Supreme Court decision that I could be strip-searched for a forgotten parking ticket than I am by the possible demise of the ACA. I'd rather live in a democratic third world country than in an advanced police state. What are your thoughts? Eugene Robinson: The strip-search ruling was stunning. Yet soon, the court will decide whether health care reform impinges too much on our freedom -- as if being strip-searched for a parking ticket does not. » View full Q&A session MULTIMEDIA Video: Can Mitt Romney sweep today's primaries? The Washington Post's Felicia Sonmez discusses what a Mitt Romney sweep would mean for both Romney and Rick Santorum in today's primaries in D.C., Maryland and Wisconsin. 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 ©2012 The Washington Post Privacy Policy