Politics from a moderate-leftie in a U.S. now proudly moderate-left! http://www.samueljohnson.com/blog/ but I love reading a good take-down of Andy McCarthy. He provides http://www.samueljohnson.com/blog/archives/1003b.html#12a http://www.samueljohnson.com/blog/parchives/100312.html Glenn Beck's show with Eric Massa is just going to be one of those recurring jokes. Too. Damn. Bad. Here's Jon Stewart... http://www.samueljohnson.com/blog/archives/1003b.html#11b Over at The Nation, John Nichols say that 83% of MoveOn Members Back Obama on Health Reform. That's a pretty stunning figure, if you think about it; it's kind of surprising that the leaders of MoveOn aren't on the news shows more often, as they, too, support the bill. Last night Ed Schultz interviewed a young woman, all of age 24, who owes $280,000 in medical bills. http://www.samueljohnson.com/blog/archives/1003b.html#11a at the Montauk Club http://www.samueljohnson.com/blog/parchives/100311.html http://www.samueljohnson.com/blog/archives/1003a.html#10b Don't know if you saw this yesterday, but the latest anti-Census rant from the wing nuts is that it asks people their race. (It's been asking this for several go rounds, of course...) The first to be mortified seems to have been the Corner's Mark Krikorian, who suggests checking "other" and writing in 'American.' It was picked up here and here. http://www.samueljohnson.com/blog/archives/1003a.html#10a http://www.samueljohnson.com/blog/parchives/100310.html The Trashcan Sinatras were just there. http://www.samueljohnson.com/blog/archives/1003a.html#9c Did you see it? I only caught the last ten minutes or so, as I had to find Fox News on my system. But it looked like Massa was doing some back pedaling, and resorting to nonsubstantive lines (people should get involved and vote, for instance). Said he wasn't forced out by the party, he chose to leave the House on his own. When Beck asked him, point blank, if Rahm Emmanuel threatened, intimidated, or harassed him, Massa didn't confirm, instead opting for a line like "do I look like the kind of guy who could be intimidated?" Right about then Glenn Beck looked at the camera and apologized to the audience for having wasted their time. http://www.samueljohnson.com/blog/archives/1003a.html#9b