Good video

Courtesy of Eschaton, here's a Ted Lewison compilation of McCain's comments on the Iraq war from 2002 to the present. Has he been a critic of Bush's execution of the war all along? You decide.

The Dark Side

Fair warning, this interview is a hour long. And worth every second. It's from C-Span, a talk at the New America Foundation with Steve Clemons interviewing Jane Mayer, author of The Dark Side, a chilling account of Dick Cheney's takeover of the country's foreign policy after the Sept. 2001 attacks. Riveting would be an understatement.

Must-Watch You Tube

A Declaration for Our Times is the best use of You Tube yet.

Swiftboaters return

According to TPM, the big donors from the anti-Kerry swiftboating are back at it. They've found a way to skirt the law: donate to the Repubican Governors group. It's a 527 with no cap on donations. Interestingly, an anti-McCain wing of the group has sprung up and posted this article from the English Daily Mail about how McCain acted after he was released from his Hanoi prison. It's the back story to how Cindy became his "lovely wife" and might not endear him to the pro-Hillary women whose votes he's courting.

The McCain Housing Bubble

Remember how the press declared John Edwards too eletist to be president because he owned an expensive house? Maybe they'll check out this entertaining tour featured on the Huffington Post: a Jed Lewison Google Earth look at the McCain real estate holdings.

The Big Picture

Via TPM, here's a compelling Boston Globe op-ed by historian Andrew Bacevich about the global effect of the Bush doctrine.