He’s the least popular man in the Senate with the public: only 24% of Connecticut voters say they’d vote for him again. His sheer bottom-scraping numbers are causing likely opponents to drool at the thought of challenging him. But in the House of Lords, they love him. Politico reports “Senior Democrats” are urging Joe Lieberman to run again

It’s been clear for some time that President Obama made the political calculation that he does not want any of the Bush tax cuts to expire.  He doesn’t want to be the guy in 2012 running for President on having “raised taxes during a time of recession.” But the President also doesn’t want the political [...]

Ryan Grim and Sam Stein have an excellent piece on the coordinated efforts of various groups to support Bill Halter’s challenge to Blanche Lincoln.  It represents the evolution of the efforts behind the Ned Lamont and Donna Edwards races, and now that the election is over, deserves some discussion. Accountability Now grew out of the [...]

The Hill is claiming Majority Leader Harry Reid has reached some sort of secret deal with Joe Lieberman (I-CT). Sen. Joe Lieberman has reached a private understanding with Majority Leader Harry Reid that he will not block a final vote on healthcare reform, according to two sources briefed on the matter. [...] sources said Reid’s staff [...]

Glenzilla:

It’s quite amazing to watch the very same people who endorsed every policy that drove anti-American hatred to sky-high levels — the attack on Iraq, torture, Guantanamo, etc. — insist that these photos must be suppressed because anything that increases anti-American sentiment will endanger the lives of The Troops.

But how did YOU vote, Dianne?

Keeping Joe in the caucus, letting him keep his seniority and committee memberships: Magnanimous.

Letting Joe keep the chairmanship of a pivotal oversight committee where he’s done absolutely nothing to hold the Bush administration accountable on Katrina or anything else; making a mockery of party discipline by not imposing any consequences at all for actively slandering and campaigning against Democrats: Foolish.

Joe the plumber turns out not to be quite who he said he was, and his business plan for getting eligible for that tax increase has a few holes.

These guys were dining on pricey entrees at “opulent” hotel Saturday night while bailout talks continued

When John McCain appeared on stage at the Saddleback Church last Saturday, he gave the audience of 5000 evangelical Christians the answer they wanted to hear on abortion: