Via TBogg, we find a headline over at MSNBC:The Case for Joe Biden:

A long time political consultant argues that the senior senator from Delaware is the Democrat’s best shot.Whenever anybody asks what should be done first when the revolution comes — take out the punditry class (like Joe Klein) or the the political consultant class (like Bob Shrum) — I am always torn.

AOL wants to know what you think. So does MSNBC.

Update: Just so everyone knows — The Crooks & Liars servers are down. They should be up soon with all kinds of Olbermann O’Reilly ass-kicking goodness.

John McCain clapped like a trained monkey. Cindy Sheehan got herself arrested:WASHINGTON – Activist Cindy Sheehan, who was invited to
President George W. Bush’s State of the Union speech, has been arrested, according to CNN.

Sheehan, who was invited to attend the address by California’s Democratic Rep. Lynn Woolsey (news, bio, voting record), was reportedly already seated in the House chamber when she was detained, CNN said.

A Capitol police official reportedly said

SOTU open thread (Think Progress has the text). Pay special attention to fawning bloviators, I expect they will really outdo themselves tonight.

Someone will say something ungodly stupid before this evening is over, and my cable just went out (big storm here in Oregon, dogs are terrified) so please let me know what I’m missing.

I like to think of it as one of God’s random acts of kindness.

Update:

So how come CNN has three conservatives and one “progressive” commenting on the SOTU? Personally I’d rather hear Bill Bennett opine about pickin’ the ponies.

And over at Orcinus, David Niewert writes a letter to Maria Cantwell withdrawing his support after her vote on Strip Search Sammy. Good on him. They call it “vote trading.” We call it “betrayal.” Hardly seems like we’re speaking the same language any more.

Update:

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How much money does the National Review pay Rich Lowry to be deliberately obtuse? I mean, honestly? Where do I sign up for a job where all I do is repeat talking points and don’t ever fully question what I am told by my Master Karl?Democrats want to portray the FISA regime as readily stretched to encompass the spying program in order to accommodate their NSA Straddle.

The vote has concluded in the Senate — Alito is in as Associate Justice by a margin of 58-42. Four Democrats voted for him, one Republican voted against.

Here’s the roll call list:

REPUBLICANS:
Alexander (TN)-Y
Allard (CO)-y
Allen (VA)-y
Bennett (UT)-y
Bond (MO)-y
Brownback (KS)-y
Bunning (KY)-y
Burns (MT)-y
Burr (NC)-y
Chafee (RI)-n
Chambliss (GA)-y
Coburn (OK)-y
Cochran (MS)-y
Coleman (MN)-y
Collins (ME)-y
Cornyn (TX)-y
Craig (ID)-y
Crapo (D)-y
DeMint (SC)-y
DeWine (OH)-y
Dole (NC)-y
Domenici (NM)-y
Ensign (NV)-y
Enzi (WY)-y
Frist (TN)-y
Graham (SC)-y
Grassley (IA)-y
Gregg (NH)-y

DEMOCRATS:
Akaka (HI)-n
Baucus (MT)-n
Bayh (IN)-n
Biden (DE)-n
Bingaman (NM)-n
Boxer (CA)-n
Byrd (WV)-y
Cantwell (WA)-n
Carper (DE)-n
Clinton (NY)-n
Conrad

From reader Rayne, in the comments, I find this brilliant yet simple idea. I got off the phone with Senator Levin’s office at 5:30 PM.

THEY CALLED ME.

Holy crap, that’s twice in a month that his office CALLED ME.

Stay on this, you guys. It doesn’t take much, really. You need to call both of your Senators’ offices and find out when they are going to be in your area next, find out

Coretta Scott King passed away in her sleep last night at the age of 78. She was a tireless advocate of civil rights and nonviolent protest, and a testament to the notion that a single individual can help to move a mountain.

Mrs. King had a grace and an outward serenity that masked a steel core and a deep faith in justice and individual libterties.