Tom Harkin is asking for the public's help in giving Democrats some spine to censure Bush.
"I tell you, we’ve got to get some more backbone to a lot of democrats. We need to hear from people. We need to hear from people. The American people need to know, and to show support for this resolution."
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Steve Clemons thinks this morning's revelations that Bush is the Leaker King might improve chances some for the censure proposal.
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Charles Kuffner tries to figure out whether or not there will be a special election to replace DeLay in TX-22, and who would benefit one way or the other. Democrat Nick Lampson is arguing in favor of a special election, the Repubs seem disinclined.
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Holden at First Draft asks if Joe Klein and Karen Tumulty are acquainted with accused internet pedophile/Homeland Security press flack Brian Doyle. Seems Mr. Doyle worked for 26 years on the Washington news desk at Time Magazine.
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Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi employs his own unique polling methodologies. The Mirror UK reports: ITALY'S PM CALLS SEX CHAT GIRLS
He told party workers at a briefing: "Seven out of the nine young ladies I called said they preferred me, which is very good news indeed."
One aide said: "He was delighted that the women were in favour of him. It certainly perked him up."
But a member of [campaign opponent] Mr Prodi's camp said: "These women say anything to please the desperate men who call them."
(via Joel Bleifuss)
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David Corn posts Bob Woodward's rebuttal to the comparison made between the Manning Memo and Woodard's description of the meeting in Plan of Attack. And then David supplies a surrebuttal. (Basically, the esteemed Mr. Woodward still fails to grasp that his insider access reporting methods - at least in this case for certain - rather severely shaded reality instead of casting it in bright light.)
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