The man is a blogging machine. Salon's Blog Report, The Carpetbagger Report, weekend duties at TPM, and now vacation duty for Kevin Drum? It would be one thing if he were simply cross-posting one set of posts everywhere, but with the exception of Carpetbagger, his mothership, he's not.
Beyond simply being impressive, it is also frustrating. He cover's so many different topics in a day that half of the time, by the time I get around to blogging, he's already said half of what I wanted to say. Now sure, I imagine that if I woke up before 4pm, I might be able to beat him to the punch every once in awhile. But really, let's not get crazy here, OK?
Anyway, he has a bunch of great posts today, so be sure to check them out.
+ I'm absolutely in agreement with both him and Ken Silverstein about the need for more real investigative reporting in DC. And why Howie Kurtz is bothered by Silverstein's use for deception to get the story is beyond me. Some of journalism's finest moments have come about only because reporters were willing to conceal their identity to get the story. What's next? Is Howie going to suggest that cops should stop going under cover to catch criminals? Or that the CIA should stop using covert agents to track down terrorists?
Given that most major media organizations can't seem to cover even the most basic and straightforward story, you would think Kurtz would be calling for some sort of change. He's not, which I suppose only proves Silverstein's point about the relationship between DC political and media elites.
+ Benen's point about the connection between Iraq and the recent London car bomb plot is spot on. Iraq has become one giant terrorist training camp. But unlike the previous camps in Afghanistan, this camp doesn't have to pretend to be a war zone. It is one. And now, having spent five years learning, they are beginning to export what they've learned around the world. Not only is our adventure in Iraq not preventing them from "following us home," its actually both encouraging and training them to do so. And yes, if this comment came in its own post, it would once again have the headline of "entirely predictable."
+ Major media organizations like the NYT are finally beginning to understand why the US Attorneys scandal is so damaging to our country. This past week saw the conviction and sentencing of former Governor Siegleman (D-AL), a prosecution that has Karl Rove's fingerprints all over it. Like a case in Wisconsin before it, there's plenty of evidence to suggest that the prosecution was driven entirely by politics, and not a need for justice. The New York Times, thankfully, has picked up on this, and is now calling for congressional investigations.
+ And last but not least, Benen highlights this great piece by Media Matters about the dustup between Coulter and Edwards. Here's the chronology:
MSNBC invites Coulter on Hardball. Elizabeth Edwards calls in to Hardball to confront Coulter about, among other things, accusing the Edwards family of trying to profit politically from the death of their son. Coulter goes bonkers, accusing her of attempting to deny her right to speak.
Coulter then goes on Scarborough's MSNBC show the next day to discuss the confrontation.
Meanwhile, Edwards goes on CNN to give her side of the story.
And then, an anchor at MSNBC accuses Edwards of being responsible for giving Coulter more publicity.
I'm beginning to think that one of the requirements for being a news anchor is possessing an inability to reason clearly.
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