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23%

Bush's latest approval, in LA Times/Bloomberg poll. 73% disapprove, which is the highest for any president in a poll, I believe.

Obama campaign sets record straight

• Fight the Smears

An important site.

Another rat deserts the sinking ship

Wow. Scott McClellan, as the Bush press secretary, stood at a podium for a couple of years telling lie after lie, and now he turns around and writes a book called “What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception”?

In the words of Tony Soprano, where does he get the balls?

They do! Shifting the tax burden to the poor and middle class, perpetual war, voter disenfranchisement...

...dismantling the entire governmental regulatory system, protecting  corporate interests at the expense of  individuals,  cowtowing to the values of conservative white men, ostracizing gays and lesbians...The list goes on and on.

-The GOP must stand for something  (Karl Rove, Wall St Journal)

Susan Faludi on Hillary

In today's Times: The Fight Stuff

Very interesting analysis, except for persistent references to a methaphorical "umpire" as the officiant in a boxing match. Considering the topic of the article, this is an ironic and almost incredible mistake. I wonder if some copy editor at the Times meant to undermine her by letting this stand. (For those who don't know, it's a referee who oversees a boxing match, an umpire officiates at baseball games.)

Another milestone for Bush

Bush beats his previous disapproval mark of 69% with an even worse 71% in a new poll. That's worse than Nixon right before he resigned.

The crux of the matter

Why Obama won't win, in my opinion:

• What's the matter with Kentucky? (Talking Points Memo)

Bill Moyers interviews Jeremiah Wright

Fascinating interview last night, and I have to say Jeremiah Wright came off as thoughtful, intelligent, compassionate, and above the fray. In fact, he's one of the few religious guy I've ever heard that makes any sense to me.

It's official

Bush is the most unpopular president in the history of polling.

Geraldine Ferraro

What an assholetrix!