memeorandum: "Buying The War" — I noticed this odd omission this morning too. (Digby/Hullabaloo)

2:05 PM ET, April 26, 2007

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One Choice in Iraq — Last week a series of coordinated suicide bombings killed more than 170 people. The victims were not soldiers or government officials but civilians — innocent men, women and children indiscriminately murdered on their way home from work and school.

Discussion: Hot Air, Captain's Quarters, TalkLeft, Ezra Klein, PoliPundit.com, Booman Tribune, The Washington Note, The Strata-Sphere, Cliff Schecter, Matthew Yglesias, THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS, Blue Crab Boulevard, Ace of Spades HQ, Daily Kos, State of the Day, Neptunus Lex and Rising Hegemon

Rich Noyes / NewsBusters.org:

CNN's Ware: Troop Pullout Debate Is 'Delusional,' Would Hand Iraq to al Qaeda — Left-wing blogs loved it when CNN's Michael Ware rebuked Senator John McCain a few weeks ago, after McCain suggested he could safely walk through areas of Baghdad. But this morning on CNN …

Discussion: Ace of Spades HQ, TAPPED and Confederate Yankee

New York Times:
War Bill Passes House, Requiring an Iraq Pullout

Discussion: Jules Crittenden, neo-neocon, Associated Press, The Moderate Voice, Captain's Quarters, The Belmont Club, First Read and THE ASTUTE BLOGGERS

Nancy A. Youssef / Real Cities:
U.S. officials exclude car bombs in touting drop in Iraq violence

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report, MyDD, NION, Taylor Marsh, Greatscat!, Hoffmania!, The Heretik and Angry Bear

David S. Broder / Washington Post:

The Democrats' Gonzales — Here's a Washington political riddle where you fill in the blanks: As Alberto Gonzales is to the Republicans, Blank Blank is to the Democrats — a continuing embarrassment thanks to his amateurish performance. — If you answered " Harry Reid," …

The Agonist:

Bush Approval Rating Falls to 28%, Lowest Level So Far, in Harris Poll — Wall Street Journal - President Bush's approval rating slipped to new lows in the most recent Harris Interactive survey, but he's not alone: For the first time since the series began, all of the political figures …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, The Huffington Post, Taylor Marsh, Redstate and Liberal Values

Paul Begala / The Huffington Post:

David Broder Is a Gasbag — One of the few regrets I have in life is that I allowed Ann Devroy of the Washington Post to talk me into apologizing for calling David Broder "a gasbag" in 1995. My admiration for Devroy trumped my contempt for Broder. Ann, sadly, is gone, but Broder remains.

Discussion: TAPPED, AMERICAblog and TalkLeft

Bob Geiger:

Senate Passes Emergency Supplemental Bill — Just moments ago, the Senate followed the lead of the House of Representatives by passing the $124 billion supplemental spending bill containing a provision that mandates a withdrawal of all U.S. troops from Iraq by this time next year.

Mike Allen / The Politico:

McCain calls for Gonzales to resign — MANCHESTER, N.H. — Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) told The Politico that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales should resign, becoming the most prominent Republican to desert the White House over the bungled firing of U.S. attorneys.

Discussion: Personal Democracy Forum and Suburban Guerrilla

Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Journalists and John McCain: Is The Honeymoon Really Over?

Discussion: First Read and Right Wing News

Associated Press:
McCain's humor draws criticism again

Discussion: The Carpetbagger Report

New York Times:
McCain Launches Candidacy With Bush Critique

Discussion: TIME and Brendan Nyhan

R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:

Political Briefings At Agencies Disclosed — White House officials conducted 20 private briefings on Republican electoral prospects in the last midterm election for senior officials in at least 15 government agencies covered by federal restrictions on partisan political activity …

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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Today's Must Read

Discussion: Firedoglake and Daily Kos

PBS:

APRIL 25, 2007: "Buying the War" — BILL MOYERS: Four years ago this spring the Bush administration took leave of reality and plunged our country into a war so poorly planned it soon turned into a disaster. The story of how high officials misled the country has been told.

Discussion: The Huffington Post, A Tiny Revolution, Big Brass Blog, Romenesko, Rising Hegemon and The Democratic Daily

Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The Bill Moyers documentary on our failed and barren press

Discussion: Public Eye, The Democratic Daily and Colin McEnroe

Financial Times:

Industry caught in carbon 'smokescreen' — Companies and individuals rushing to go green have been spending millions on "carbon credit" projects that yield few if any environmental benefits. — A Financial Times investigation has uncovered widespread failings in the new markets for greenhouse gases …

Discussion: Hot Air, Althouse, Samizdata.net, Don Surber, Sister Toldjah and European Tribune

Jonathan Adler / The Volokh Conspiracy:
CAN CARBON OFFSETS BE CONFIRMED? Many celebrities have sought …

Discussion: NewsBusters.org

William Glaberson / New York Times:

Court Asked to Limit Lawyers at Guantánamo — The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to impose tighter restrictions on the hundreds of lawyers who represent detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and the request has become a central issue in a new legal battle over the administration's detention policies.

Discussion: TalkLeft, Balkinization, the talking dog, The Swamp, Liberty Street, WSJ.com, Shakesville, cab drollery and On Deadline

HTML Mencken / Sadly, No!:

Ace: 'I'm not a homo, but vaginas are icky' — No, really. — While making nervous fun of a stupid ABC 'News' article on how to tell if your husband is gay — he is a bit too emphatic, a bit too sarcastic with his 'well, duhhhs' if you know what I mean, and I think you do — Ace offers the following in an illuminating aside:

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns and Money, Whiskey Fire, Ace of Spades HQ and Pandagon

Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:

The Fog Of War — A reader writes: … A friend of mine sat me down last night over a glass of wine and made me watch "The Fog of War", the McNamara documentary that won an Oscar a few years ago. What it brought home was how the war in Vietnam became a moving target …

Discussion: Political Animal