Marc Ambinder reports that it wasn’t national security differences that did Greg Craig in (even though he provides evidence of that), it was Craig’s inability to get people confirmed by the Senate.

The New York Times reports that the liberal Dems “urged Mr. Reid not to back down from his decision to put a government-run insurance plan, or public option, in the major health care legislation that he is working to finalize.”

But…but…even the Japanese think Obama’s bow was inappropriate. President Barack Obama’s deep bow to Japan’s emperor has been castigated by US critics as kowtowing to a foreign leader, but experts in Japanese etiquette praised it as an appropriate show of respect. [...] While some conservative commentators on US talk shows charged that the gesture bespoke [...]

How serious problems are ignored for the sake of stupefying foolishness.

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Oh, Sarah. It’s no wonder you so dislike your daughter’s baby daddy — he reminds you of a younger you, back in the day when you were hopping from college to college, first honing the art of the grift. Playgirl spokesman Daniel Nardicio has released a statement blaming Levi’s manager Tank Jones. “He did not [...]

Activists from Firedoglake, CREDO, and Democracy for America have placed hundreds of calls to progressive Members of Congress to organize opposition to a final health care bill that has triggers to delay a public option, or that allows states to opt their citizens out of choosing the public health insurance option. Reps. Raul Grijalva and Michael Capuano both committed to opposing such a bill last week.
Can you call progressive Members of Congress and find out where they stand on triggers and opt-outs? Click here to get their numbers and report your calls.

The news here isn’t that the US Chamber wants to buy off economists to sabotage legislation. It’s that they got caught this time.

Pearl Jr’s documentary The Trial and Triumph of the King of Pop is not a traditional documentary, rather a compilation of clips from her public access program TRUTalk which reached over a million homes. Thanks to her media savvy, Pearl was able to secure press credentials for Michael Jackson’s 2005 trial on charges child molestation, which she attended daily.

John Yoo has a panicked op-ed in the WSJ trying to claim his torture will be exposed at the KSM trial. He ought to be worried, instead, that they’ll manage to do the whole thing without torture.