Sen. Specter (D-PA) seems to be moving from a furtive moonwalk to a downright dash into the Democratic party. Now he’s standing up for Speaker Pelosi and claiming the CIA has a problem telling the truth.
Wow, Wolf Blitzer just told us how President Obama is on the ropes on his counter terror policies and has to steel himself for his big confrontation with DIck Cheney.
Here’s the video.
Sen. Levin (D-MI) open to building ‘Gitmo North‘ in Michigan as source of new jobs in his depressed state.
GOP officially abandons plan to rename Democratic party as “socialist”.
From TPM Reader MR …
As Congressional Republicans make their childish complaints about the possibility of Guantanamo prisoners coming to the U.S. mainland, it’s worth remembering why they were put there in the first place. It wasn’t because they possess superpowers or that America doesn’t know how to lock up dangerous people. It was solely so that they would be outside of the reach of the U.S. legal system.
A few others are chiming in on why we shouldn’t let the banks write down their warrants (get another big taxpayer payday) and generally walk away from the mess. Here’s Barry Ritholtz and here’s David Min from CAP.
Republican Rep. Steve Scalise (LA) raises specter of “Global Warming Gestapo”.
Here’s how pathetically addicted I am to my Kindle. I got a review copy of Adrian Goldsworthy’s new book How Rome Fell for free a month or so ago. But I still waited until it came out on Kindle; and then shelled out cash to buy it.
(Here’s hoping that Kindle will spawn the invention of the Kindle review copy!)
The beginning of the letter just sent out from the DNC from President Obama …
The chance to finally reform our nation’s health care system is here. While Congress moves rapidly to produce a detailed plan, I have made it clear that real reform must uphold three core principles — it must reduce costs, guarantee choice, and ensure quality care for every American.
As we know, challenging the status quo will not be easy. Its defenders will claim our goals are too big, that we should once again settle for half measures and empty talk. Left unanswered, these voices of doubt might yet again derail the comprehensive reform we so badly need. That’s where you come in.
When our opponents spread fear and confusion about the changes we seek, your support for these core principles will show clarity and resolve. When the lobbyists for the status quo tell Congress to hold back, your personal story will give them the courage to press forward.
It feeds the recipient to this page at barackobama.com.