I've been in communication with the Obama transition team since last week, unsuccessfully seeking an answer to the question, "Will an Obama administration make passage of the Employee Free Choice Act a top priority, and will it use all resources at its disposal to persuade lawmakers to pass it?" Representatives...

Pachacutec blogs at Firedoglake.

That means you too, Rahm Emanuel.

Headline from New York's election results last night:

"New York Democrats Say License Issue Had Little Effect"

And in Virginia, here's the headline:

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As much as I admire Chris Dodd's efforts to preserve the Constitution and oppose the circumvention of the courts as they examine whether or not U. S. telecoms broke the law by aiding the administration as...

[Right, that's crime boss Randall L. Stephenson, CEO of AT&T]

Monday I shared a train ride with Jane. She was headed to New York to make an appearance on a panel at NYU,...

Marisa Treviño has done a great job of covering the opposition to the Texas border wall among the border communities for us at FDL. These border towns now have Tancredo's pale ass pretty...

Via the New York Post, we learn that the architect of several famous boy bands, Lou Pearlman, has allegedly taken something more than a professional interest in the talent he's, er, mentored, over the years....

We have an unconfirmed citizen report from inside the fatuous bubble that is Sten Hoyer (Bush Dog Pack Leader - MD):

I attended a fundraising luncheon on Sept. 13, hosted by Representative Keith Ellison featuring...

The open war on brown people in America is about to kick into high gear. Unsurprisingly, Mr. self styled "Big Thinker," Newt Gingrich, breaks the news:

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Tuesday he is...

I figure a lot of people missed this terrific discussion from Sunday night, where an Iraqi medical relief worker, Dr. Maryam, who cares for war orphans, told us bluntly:

Stop telling lies to yourself...

  Matthew Dowd, photo from PBS. 

Personal responsibility?  Not much.  Cry me a bloody (Tigris) river (emphasis added):

AUSTIN, Tex., March 29 — In 1999, Matthew Dowd became a symbol of George W. Bush’s early success at positioning himself as a...

Ruben Navarratte, Jr. writes the following about Abu Gonzales and the overthrow of the rule of law at DOJ:

The nation's first Hispanic attorney general is being pressured to resign by -- pick 'em -- Democrats trying to make hay,...

So, Dick Cheney yelled a big fat militaristic "Boo" at the AIPAC Conference, clearly jumping the shark.  We've heard this mushroom cloud, dissent stomping crap before, but Cheney's credibility is long gone.  The only cloud left rests over Cheney, Bush and...

 Photo by Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images 

People around here know me.  They know I've never been entirely comfortable with the shouts of "Fitz!" as a community cheer in our comment section.  My belief is we should not wait for the courts to...

So, I saw this headline for an article in the New York Times:   The Defendant Isn't the Only Player With a Personal Stake in the Libby Verdict.

"Whoopee!," I thought to myself.

Finally, the establishment media is going to write about how...

How else are we to explain the editorial decisions to propel Byron York's inept and hapless crayon scribblings yesterday, followed by the propagandistic, defamatory rantings of longtime Barbara Comstock sister in crime  Victoria Toensing today?  Barbara Comstock...