CNN presents: President McCain

By GottaLaff

I must share this TPM post with you. I'm hijacking it in its entirety:

CNN's Current Headline Story

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if McCain had lost.

Let's hear it for Josh Marshall, who nails it more often than not.

Left out

By GottaLaff

One more from TPM:

[T]he journalistic establishment in Washington, whether it's the Post or the Politico or much of the rest of the journalistic apparatus in the city, is essentially Republican in character -- not necessarily in terms of individual voting habits, though you'd be surprised, but in fundamental outlook about whose opinions matter and how government functions, which is what really counts. And you can see that resurfacing with increasing clarity just in that last week.

He's referring to this, in posts here, here and in the excerpt above. And in related news (well, not news, this is from about a year ago):

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TPM's 2nd Annual Golden Duke Awards

What a year it was!

TPM is pleased to announce the winners of the Second Annual Golden Dukes! The Golden Dukes are given in recognition great accomplishments in muckiness including acts of venal corruption, outstanding self-inflicted losses of dignity, crimes against the republic, bribery, exposed hypocrisy and generally malevolent governance.

The awards are named in honor of Congressman-turned-inmate Randy "Duke" Cunningham.