That’s right, a guy who pocketed $300,000 to shill for Freddie & Fannie, ran up a six-figure tab at Tiffany, and who’s been part of the Washington establishment for 32 years — this is the guy Teabaggers want to put in the White House.

• A shooting death near Occupy Oakland.
• Senate helps veterans…with tax cuts.
• Krugman once more on the crisis in Europe.
• Nixon’s Watergate testimony released.
• Threats and intimidation from the Pizza Guy.

At last night’s GOP presidential debate, after the candidates all took turns blaming the Bush Administration big gubmint for the financial crisis, John Harwood asked Newt what he did to earn $300,000 from Freddie & Fannie in 2006.

I don’t think anything needs to be added to “Oops.”

Yep, it’s Anita Hill all over again.

Wingnuts: gleefully rejecting facts and empirical evidence since 1342.

Wonder what the State Department will find?

This is what Liz Cheney’s “victory” looks like: since Obama took office in 2009, 262 Americans have been killed in Iraq. And with regards to the other war her father screwed up, we’ve lost another 1,201 men and women.

• Here comes the tank.
• It’s not over until we say it’s over, Pizza Guy.
• Krugman, on solar power.
• Five arrested at ATL OWS crackdown.
• 12K surround White House.

Gosh, where would anyone get that idea?