Seventy one years ago today, Social Security Board member Mary (“Molly”) Dewson went to speak to the Women’s City Club of Boston MA. Dewson was an industrial economist, and reading her remarks today makes it obvious that some wingnut myths have been with us for a long, long time.

When it was announced Sunday that President Obama had decided against appointing an “Auto Czar”, instead opting for a panel of Administration financial experts including, but not limited to, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers and Ron Bloom, it pretty much signaled that the Administration was going to continue to work with GM as an existing, functioning entity instead of forcing them into bankruptcy. Monday night, that was confirmed.

First he brags to the Wall Street Journal that as one of the leaders of the Blue Dog caucus, he could join with either Republicans or Democrats to pass legislation, which is pretty much an open threat to House leadership.

Then he boasts that his first vote against the House stimulus package was done at the encouragement of the White House, who urged him to stand up to Nancy Pelosi.

So much for that message discipline and failure to leak tour, Karl. Dickie Boy is peeved: In the waning days of the Bush administration, Vice President Dick Cheney launched a last-ditch campaign to persuade his boss to pardon Lewis (Scooter) Libby – and was furious when President George W. Bush wouldn’t budge.

It is ON, beyotches.

• How powerful is Rush Limbaugh? Not very.
• Bankruptcy in Detroit.
• And California!
• And the Donald!
• Another adult contemplates mistakes.
• Let the rich make their money, then tax ‘em.
• The Taliban, who George W. Bush defeated, update.
• But…but…the war will pay for itself.
• A review of the new HOB/Pelosi doc.

Donald Trump, yet another bankruptcy filing for one of his businesses.

Featuring Bat For Lashes televised debut of Moon and Moon.

I hope everyone who voted for the recall, and for tax cuts, and for Republicans is happy: they’ve succeeded in turning CA into a third-world country.

At least he managed to beat his father this time.

Michelle Obama boldly introduced young, new designer faces onto the fashion scene with her high profile choices for inauguration week, like Jason Wu (above). That, and the fact that she’s a tall, athletic black woman in the White House seems to have everyone projecting their own anxieties onto her.

Danielle Belton responds…