Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda II – The Iceman Cometh

I think other brother Darrell Issa (pronounced “ice-uh”) must have read my post about using Congressional oversight power: California Rep. Darrell Issa is already eyeing a massive expansion of oversight for next year, including hundreds of hearings; creating new subcommittees; and launching fresh investigations into the bank bailout, the stimulus and, potentially, health care reform. [...]

Monday Open Thread

Marc Ambinder has grown too big for his britches: I Am a Blogger No Longer This is my final blog post for The Atlantic. Five years ago, as a way to boost the competitive metabolism of The Hotline, Chuck Todd hired me away from ABC News to create “Hotline On Call.” I was to be [...]

Monday Morning: He’s Baa-aaccccckkkk

Keith Olbermann has returned from exile at MSNBC: Liberal groups had taken on Olbermann’s suspension as a cause. An online petition calling for his reinstatement, run by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, had exceeded 300,000 signatures Sunday, and Michael Moore had tweeted his support. The committee’s Adam Green said Griffin was repeatedly e-mailed updates on [...]