We’ve posted the CBO’s preliminary analysis of the new House health care bill.
Compare Sen. Lindsey Graham’s obnoxiously aggressive cross-examination of Judge Sotomayor today with his obnoxiously obsequious questioning of Judge Alito in 2006.
Obama’s approval numbers sagging under the weight of bad economic news? Alan Abramowitz looks at the latest Gallup data and finds that Obama’s 2008 coalition is holding up almost perfectly.
Among those emails from media outlets to Gov. Sanford’s office during his “hike” on the Appalachian Trail is one from ABC’s Jake Tapper criticizing rival NBC’s coverage as “slimy” and “insulting.”
Late Update: Jake has been twittering this morning about the email. Not good.
I’m often asked why the right doesn’t have a muscular online news presence that mirrors the reporting-intensive, fact-heavy websites that have emerged on the left. The explanation is complicated, but one part of the answer is very simple: Most of the right-wing “news” sites have no interest in being journalists. That’s not what they’re about and that’s not what they see as their primary function, which is advocacy.
You see it in the emails from right-wing media outlets (and others) to Gov. Mark Sanford’s office — while he was still “missing” — offering friendly venues for the governor upon his return and ridiculing the critical coverage from other outlets.
The State newspaper in South Carolina, which obtained the emails from the governor’s office through public records requests, has a new batch out this morning, and they’re especially telling in one respect. Read More
Pics from Obama’s appearance last night at the MLB All-Star Game (where the National League lost failed to win for the 13th straight year … grumble).