Video: A Message to The Blue Dogs

Fireworks Over Nancy: Ed Schultz on Morning Joe

I think I heard Mika squeal a little bit.

The Day In 100 Seconds

Wednesday, Swiping Reform, Credit Card Bill Of Rights, Mr. Credit Card Company, Great Day For Consumers, Chicken Little, Dead Beats, On The Defensive, Gauntlet Hurled, Disqualified Herself, New Speaker, Lack of Respect For, Dangerous For The Country, Sense Of Confidence, Left-Wing Congresswoman, San Francisco, Weird Views Of Your Constituents, Hummuhna-Hummuhna-Hummuhna, Third In Line, Who Wants It, I'll Take It, Crazy People On The Left, Reputations Defended, Honor Defended, Haven't Been Attacked, Good Enough For Me, President Speaking, Getting Out Front, Energy Efficient, Remain Competitive, Electric Car, Three Tries, Big Problem, Roller Blades, Hot Digidy Dog Zigidy, I'm Excited

Unfortunate Sense

Bob Herbert talks some unfortunate sense regarding the Grand Old Party. I'm actually rooting for the Republican party to return, minus the nah nah nuh boo boo politics.

It’s not a party; it’s a cult. I’m no fan of Arlen Specter, but if I were a Republican, I wouldn’t be shoving him out the door and waving good riddance. This is the party of Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, Newt (“I’m trying to rise from the ashes”) Gingrich, and the dark force who can’t seem to exit the public stage or modify his medieval ways, Dick Cheney.

It is losing all credibility with the public because it is not offering anything — anything at all — that could be viewed as helpful or constructive in a time of national crisis. And it has been unwilling to take responsibility for its role in bringing that crisis about.

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The First 100 Days: The Republicans

ThinkProgress's Victor Zapanta compiled a video report on the radical right's 100 days of opposition. Watch it:

Op Ed: Don't Mess With Obama

Example: Taking the joy out of a moment

Scary Picture of the Day

Karl Rove, Newt Gingrich, and Joe the Plumber. Photo illustration by Darrow.

Vanity Fair

Inflating your tires enriches big oil? Huh? Is Newt Gingerich losin' it?

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Gingrich Claims Tire Inflation Lines Big Oil’s Pockets»

Last night on Fox News, host Sean Hannity and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-GA) returned (as they often do) to Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-IL) recent suggestion that Americans inflate their tires properly in order to save energy costs.

Seeming to outdo his previous false attacks on this issue, Gingrich claimed that Obama’s idea is actually encouraging Americans to “enrich Big Oil” because selling air has “a higher profit margin than selling gasoline”:

GINGRICH: Well, I got a very funny e-mail from a retired military officer in Tampa who pointed out that most tire inflation is done at service stations and you pay for it. And it’s actually a higher profit margin than selling gasoline. So Sen. Obama was urging you to go out and enrich Big Oil by inflating your tires instead of buying gas.

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