Jane Hamsher

Karl Rove on John McCain: "Mr. McCain is the most private person to run for president since Calvin Coolidge in the 1920s. He needs to share (or allow others to share) more about him." Yeah, he probably needs to start talking about that POW thing he never wants to bring up. .

Yesterday Emily's List issued a statement denouncing the vicious ad released by Harold Ford's machine candidate Nikki Tinker against Blue America candidate Steve Cohen (which has now been yanked from YouTube). The primary is today, and as Howie noted yesterday, Cohen's request for help from Nancy Pelosi and the DCCC fell on deaf ears.

The much more realistic counterpart to the left's online organizing efforts are probably to be found with the Ron Paul conservatives, who are disgusted at the fact that their principles of smaller government, civil liberties and no foreign intervention have been sacrificed to the highest bidder.  Their online organizing efforts are likewise nacent, but their counter-convention in Minneapolis seems a lot more interesting than an effort to boil Exxon's messaging down to 150 characters so a bunch of people can repeat it with sheep-like accuracy.

Face it, fellas.  You're still getting pwnd. 

Ted Stevens wanted to make the deal less attractive by stipulating in a military spending bill that foreign-owned carriers couldn't be used to fly military equipment or troops, but McCain, as head of the Commerce Committee, objected. His campaign released a statement, citing the need for "providing the best return to American taxpayers, irrespective of narrow and protectionist concerns."

New CBS poll says 30% think the choice of VP running mate will have "a great deal of influence on their decision," twice what it was for Bush/Gore 2000.

Gives a whole new meaning to the term "sitting Senator." (video by CTBob)

Representative Rush Holt, Chairman of the House's Select Intelligence Oversight Panel, spoke with Glenn Greenwald on his new radio show and expressed his support for an independent Congressinal investigation into the unresolved questions about the Anthrax attacks. So Accountability Now is launching a petition that will be delivered to the Democratic leadership in Congress who could make it happen: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

If Obama picks Iraq war hawk Evan Bayh as his VP, he's certainly ceding the high road he gained from his early opposition to the war.

And speaking of the low road -- Lieberman was on WPLR radio yesterday for an interview with Chaz & AJ. Evidently Joe was conducting the interview on the toilet, and the sound of flushing could be heard in the background.

Fans of the show might want to call in and tell them to relive the glory (they make note of it on their website and are known for "beating a gag to death," according to one of their loyal listeners.)

Joe blabbing on the shitter.  That would certainly give the Fox & Friends crowd something to chat about, eh?

Brian Ross. He's the new Judy Miller.

The NRSC put together a commercial that's supposed to scare the bejesus out of everyone at the thought of EFCA (the Employee Free Choice Act) passing under an Obama administration, but I couldn't have made a better one myself.