This won't be too long of a Diary. I just watched Robert Gibbs go back-and-forth (with less time, btw) with a McCain robot. And it just drove me to write something I hate to do - an email to the campaign criticizing and "stepping into their shoes". I directed this to Bill Burton, as I could not find an email for Robert Gibbs. Below is my email.

Senate Backs Wiretap Bill to Shield Phone Companies
By ERIC LICHTBLAU 5:07 PM ET

Barack Obama was among the 69 senators voting to broaden government spy powers and give immunity to phone companies that aided in secret wiretapping.

This is the current web story at www.nytimes.com. This is on the front page. What sane person can read that headline, and think - "That sounds okay to me" ?

I'm a fairly recent convert to Obama. I was for Edwards until he dropped out... Before that, of course, I was for Al Gore getting in. Held that hope out until right before Iowa.

Anyway, that's not important. Here's this article, Obama's Is an Appalachia Problem, Not a Whites Problem. (more after the jump!)

from AP

The White House says President Bush will veto legislation on Saturday that would have barred the CIA from using waterboarding — a technique that simulates drowning — and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects.

Just hitting the wires now. The primary, at this point, is going to take care of itself. I've voted already and it's out my hands.

This veto is just beyond the pale.

Bush will not can him, and he will not allow his resignation. Gonzales has been with Bush since 1994, at least. There may be bodies that Rove knows about, and he that he doesn't; but he knows everything Bush does, at least. Alberto Gonzelas is<> the Inner Circle. It's been Bush, Rove, and Gonzelas for a very long time. This is where Rove, and Bush, draw the line. They can not give up the RNC emails. And that is the direction this is going after today. Nobody really believed anything Gonzales said today, but he did tell the truth at least once - the controversy is not going to end with his resignation.

I don't often write, I'm a lurker normally. Probably one of thousands in the shadows, just reading and taking it in and forming my opinion of this world. I enjoy reading the comments. Not just here but elsewhere, too.
Reading this post at Swampland I realized why a lot of pundits find the left blogosphere "mean", while ignoring the blather on the right.

On IMDB.com's "hard news" entertainment section, they have a story of advertisors pulling out of Nip/Tuck...

(yes, this is a media rant)

I didn't see this earlier, so don't know if anyone has covered it. But it looks like the California Secretary of State took the recommendation.

Gen. Wes Clark was in Superior, Wisconsin today, doing a little rally at the local tech school. I decided to go rally... I thought I'd give my opinion of the event. Warning - I'm wordy.