Tuesday Stuff

Norah O'Donnell is a bubblehead; I'm not featuring this clip to give undue attention to her or Andrea Mitchell, but to set up some other stuff.

Yes, this is the New York Times editorial noted in the report. Yes, Daschle majorly screwed up on his taxes, but he made amends, as did Tim Geithner. Can someone explain to me what "the rules" are in situations like this so we'll know the next time they're abused by a Repug?

Oh, and O'Donnell conveniently mentions Zoe Baird and Kimba Wood as the most recent individuals who've had to bow out of cabinet positions for some sort of impropriety, during those supposedly terrible Clinton years, of course. Which is only right, because this stuff only happens to Dems...sure it does.

Finally, if anyone out there has an urge to criticize Obama over this, read every word of this terrific post by DarkSyde at The Daily Kos before you do...



...also, I must tell you that this post today from eRobin (h/t Avedon Carol at Eschaton) has been much on my mind; the last time I saw our corporate media cousins slinging this much BS over the stimulus was in the aftermath of the "bitter, guns, clinging" nonsense, and they can generate it faster than we can throw it back at them (this fine post from Arianna Huffington notwithstanding).

Most of us know people who are suffering. Many of us are worried we might be next. And still more of us think that it's time more of our elected representatives started acting like Barney Frank and less like Jim DeMint.

And with all of this in mind, I heard this song on my way home tonight and thought it was appropriate ("Right Now," by Van Halen; I think Sammy Hagar did a good job, though of course David Lee Roth cast a long shadow - and please disregard the last :48).