Talking Points Memo: You're gonna need a shower after you read this sordid tale of the Republican party's ongoing anti-American dirt baggery. It's been pretty clear for weeks that vote caging is at the heart of the whole US Attorney scandal. Serving as Turd Blossom's errand boy and then pretending to be a lawyer apparently qualifies Tim Griffin for a job with Fred "Law & Order" Thompson. These people are scum.
TalkLeft: Is Carl Bernstein a sexist? Maybe, but his book does directly contradict a key charge in Gerth and Van Natta's book
Brian Beutler: If Harold Meyrson keeps writing such smart columns for the WaPo, he might lose his job
Libs Earth Watch: There is an "unprecedented effort to strangle clean energy" underway.
The Mahablog: A jerking knee is no substitute for a thinking brain
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