Michelle Malkin jeers at Democrats in Congress for giving up on another battle -- the fight to extend the State Children's Health Insurance Program. The Republican minority and President Bush have proved to be an effective tool.
Glenn Greenwald follows Sen. Joe Lieberman's (Ind., Conn.) appearance on MSNBC's
Hardball with Chris Matthews. None of the Democratic presidential candidates wanted Lieberman's endorsement. Ouch.
Issues
Captain Ed cheers Congress for passing relevant legislation. He notices that the recently approved omnibus spending bill included a toughened Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that penalizes government agencies for not fulfilling requests.
Steve Clemons discusses the Castro surprise: Fidel Castro plans to step down and phase in new leadership. He wonders how the presidential candidates will respond to the news.
Juan Cole can't help but wonder whether Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to Kurdistan was deliberately sabotaged. The administration must have known that Turkey planned to invade the Kurdish region in Iraq. What happened?