Does America want politicians who promise puppy dogs, unicorns and chocolate sprinkles? Todd Gitlin sure hopes not.

Joe Lieberman’s reality: Public is equally fed up with both Dems and Republicans.

If there’s an example of a model U.S. attorney for this administration, it’s Bradley Schlozman, who was until recently the interim U.S. Attorney for Kansas City.

Schlozman indicted a handful of ACORN voter registration workers right before Election Day last year. And the more you look at that case, the more obvious it is that he rushed those cases to land just in time.

Did the FBI ever really investigate the Niger/Uranium forgeries? That’s our topic in today’s episode of TPMtv …

Update: For a summary of today’s episode, click here.

“You can’t veto the truth.”

A new TV ad hammering Bush is already on its way to national cable channels and will begin running the moment Bush vetoes the Iraq withdrawal bill. Take a look.

Tom DeLay’s notorious ARMPAC goes where crooked PACs go when they die.

The bill crafted by Congressional Dems to end the Iraq War is now on its way to the President.

Oh, good. Alberto Gonzales is due to have another congressional hearing next week.

Here are a couple more questions he probably won’t answer.

Shock of the Day: Bush Interior Department appointee resigns rather than face an oversight committee hearing next week. It’s Julie MacDonald, deputy assistant secretary for fish, wildlife and parks at Interior. For your reference, she’s the one who, in addition to sharing government reports with industry lobbyists, also shared confidential Interior Department documents with a “virtual friend” she met on an internet chat site. MacDonald reportedly commisserated with said “virtual friend” whose opinions she trusted over those of government scientists.

Sen. Webb (D-VA) on the president’s veto: “We won this war four years ago. The question is when we end the occupation.”