As their event swirls toward oblivion, the organizers of the Tea Party Nation convention in Nashville have lashed out in a lengthy email at critics, backstabbing former associates and sundry other cretins, defending the convention and insisting: “We Never Did This To Be Rich And Famous”

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We review the key moments on the way toward the Health Care Reform #epicfail.

GOP compromises, back half-way purity test.

Check it, from the Orlean Parish coroner’s race.

Start your weekend right with some classic mash-ups by TPM’s Ben Craw, whose last day is today.

James O’Keefe to do his first post-arrest interview on Hannity on Monday.

Conan O’Brien teaming up with Robert Reich?

Is Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) moving into opposition to President Obama.

What, you say the cable nets’ coverage of the SOTU was completely predictable? Hard to believe, I know. But Jon Stewart says so. Watch.