By a razor thin margin New Yorkers think it’s a good idea to try the 9/11 plotters in our city.

How do you sway conservative Democrats in the Senate to unite in voting for health care reform? Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) tells TPMDC:

There’s potentially a dynamic that works in all of this that as you get closer and closer to the vote, you say–you really do say–we’re going to make or we’re not going to make history, and it takes on another dimension, psychologically. I mean I’ve been through that myself. I’ve gone downstairs thinking maybe I’m not going to vote for that, and then suddenly I see its dimension, think of it in large terms, and then vote for it.

More here.

It’s starting to seem like everything we’ve reported so far about the implosion at Washington’s conservative paper, The Washington Times, was only the pre-implosion. The OpEd page editor is now filing complaint with EEOC alleging religious discrimination — one of the allegations contained in which was being forced to attend a Moon mass wedding. And it seems like this may only be the beginning of the fireworks. More soon.

The 140 Army suicides so far this year equal the total from all of 2008 — and almost equal the 142 U.S. troops from all the services killed in Iraq so far this year.

The White House has just responded to the news of new settlement activity in East Jerusalem …

We are dismayed at the Jerusalem Planning Committee’s decision to move forward on the approval process for the expansion of Gilo in Jerusalem. At a time when we are working to re-launch negotiations, these actions make it more difficult for our efforts to succeed. Neither party should engage in efforts or take actions that could unilaterally pre-empt, or appear to pre-empt, negotiations. The U.S. also objects to other Israeli practices in Jerusalem related to housing, including the continuing pattern of evictions and demolitions of Palestinian homes. Our position is clear: the status of Jerusalem is a permanent status issue that must be resolved through negotiations between the parties.

DC city government partially revokes property tax exemption for C Street crashpad used by philandering (and some non-philandering) conservative congressmen.

Reid tells Dems he expects to hold first procedural votes on the health care reform bill later this week or possibly this weekend. But no promises.

TPM Reader CN:

Let me get this straight: we kept KSM and his buddies in Gitmo for eight years, no trial, no process, under harsh conditions including torture — and now that we’re finally giving them a trial in civilian court, NOW Al-Qaeda wants to retaliate? NOW they’re going to kidnap the mayor’s daughter and demand that KSM be released? It doesn’t even make sense on its own terms.

Rep. John Shadegg (R-AZ) is now apologizing for his remarks about a terrorist trial in NYC leading to Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s daughter being kidnapped: “I apologize for the insensitivity of my remarks with respect to the mayor or his family; however, I think it is important to note that this decision involves potential risk to innocent people.”

Obama administration to oppose former Gov. Siegelman’s Supreme Court appeal.