The president gets tough and the public is with him

White House Photo, Pete Souza

According to a new Quinnipiac University poll, voters are not buying the Republican mumbo jumbo on the debt talks. The numbers strongly favor President Obama and his positions. So much so, he should roll the study up like a news paper and smack Eric Cantor upside the head with it.

President Barack Obama is finally getting tough and pushing back on debt ceiling negotiations. Yay! On Wednesday, he went all commander-in-chief on Eric Cantor, giving him a good rhetorical spanking in front of everyone over his unwillingness to compromise. Cantor promptly covered his ears, closed his eyes and started chanting "nah, nah, nah, nah..."

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker should polish up his resume over his summer vacay. After taking a blow torch to union rights last winter and pissing everyone off, voters are gearing up to send him a pink slip in 2012.

The "Morning Joe" crew chatted with Sen. Claire McCaskill (D.-Mo.) this morning about the debt talks. She conceded that Senate Leader Mitch McConnell (R.-Ky.) has "lost his mind." You know it's bad for the Republican position when even Mr. Morning Joe (Scarborough) is agreeing with a Democrat. Loop holes! Loop holes! Loop holes!

Cenk Uygur, the Young Turks/MSNBC host shares some clips of Michele Bachmann's husband making some truly head-scratching comments about homosexuality. Here at the Cafe, we're taking bets on how long it takes for Mr. Bachmann to come (or be pried) out of the closet.