The wisdom of Digby

Thanks to Daily Kos, I found a post by the brilliant blogger Digby at the Campaign for America's Future. It's late and I haven't read the whole thing, but based on the Kos excerpt it will be at the top of my list for tomorrow. Recommended when you're hungry for some food for thought.

BTW, if you don't know Digby I recommend her highly. Her blog is called Hullabaloo and the URL is digbysblog.blogspot.com

Fox's "fair and balanced" take on Obama

Whether you support Clinton or Obama, you might be interested in this video from Brave New Films on Fox's dispassionate (heh!) view of Obama. How do they get away with this stuff??

Kay Rogers graduates to new level of corruption

Remember when Kay Rogers was best known locally for filching competitors' lawn signs and reducing her supporters' property taxes? Well thanks to Cathy Stoker, here's the latest on some higher eschelon corruption for which she's ENTERED A GUILTY PLEA!

Genetic testing and health insurance

Kevin Drum has a short post that says a lot about the health insurance industry.

First ad of the fall campaign?

From Talking Points Memo, a handy video summarizing John McCain's primary platform. Let's hope the Democratic nominee, whoever it is, makes use of this.

Where in the world are all the Iraqi exiles?

Courtesy of Eric Umansky, a map showing where they've fled.

Voter suppression: One Republican's view

This recent TPM post is a must read! If you ever wonder "Why can't we all just get along?" think back to this swell guy.

SOTU v. thesaurus

Thanks to James Wolcott, I'm happy to bring you the ultimate State of the Union description. It's by Barry Crimmins and I'm sure you will appreciate, love, adore, luxuriate in and savor it.

Rejecting Reagan Revisionism

In the Washington Post, Michael Kinsley has responded to the McCain and Romney claims that they are the second coming of Ronald Reagan. For some ammunition on how the claims of Reagan's policies stack up to his actual performance, check out his column. You may be able to tuck away some helpful factoids to use during the coming campaign.