POLITICO: Democrats launch counterattack to save Harry Reid’s career. Meh. Dems calling Republicans racist. Dog bites man.
Related: Harry Reid: Hey, maybe I chose my words poorly.
UPDATE: Baldilocks: Why Harry Reid Can Say What Republicans Can’t Say. “You’re allowed to ‘abuse’ black people with one hand if you’re giving them things out of the other.”
NOW WHERE DID I PUT MY SCISSORS? Health Care Overhaul Bill Is ‘Hanging by a Thread’.
SOME BRIAN WILLIAMS GATECRASHER FUN.
Much more here.
HUGO AWARD NOMINATIONS are open.
STEPHEN GREEN: Don’t Start The Revolution Without Me.
BEATING THE GOALS: Brown raises $500,000 in single day, now pushing for $750,000. Plus this: “An aide from the DNC is headed to Massachusetts to lend Coakley a hand, but The One himself has decided to take a pass this time. Is that because they know victory’s in hand and don’t need him on the trail, or is it because they think victory’s not in hand and the White House doesn’t want to repeat the humiliation of Obama stumping for losers like Corzine and Deeds on their way to defeat?”
I like the way they’ve handled the graphic.
PAYING OFF THE PRESS? Is Washington Telling GM Where To Spend Its Advertising Dollars?
RAMESH PONNURU SAYS HARRY REID IS NO TRENT LOTT.
UPDATE: Reader John Torbett writes:
While people seem intent on comparing Reid’s statement to Trent Lott’s, I think a better analogy would be Rush Limbaugh’s comment about the press several years ago. When Rush stated that the press had built up Donovan McNabb as a great quarterback because they wanted to see a black quarterback succeed, he was obviously commenting on the political correctness endemic to the main stream media. Limbaugh explained that McNabb was an average quarterback who had benefitted in previous years from the Eagles’ dominating defense (which was no longer dominant). Yet, liberals claimed that it was a racist statement against McNabb. As recently as last fall Democrats were mis-characterizing that statement in order to undermine Limbaugh’s bid to buy the St. Louis Rams. Now, Democrats can appreciate that Reid was merely expressing his perception of the American people’s tolerance for a black political leader and the characteristics that he believes a black man must have in order to appeal to the American electorate. It seems that they can see nuance when the offender is a Democrat, but they scream racism when it is a conservative.
There does seem to be a double standard, doesn’t there?
ANOTHER UPDATE: Comparing Harry Reid and Geraldine Ferraro.
POPULAR SCIENCE: Best of the Consumer Electronics Show.
A REPORT, WITH VIDEO, FROM THE Tea Party March at the Detroit Auto Show Today. You’ve got to admire folks who are willing to come out in that kind of weather.
UPDATE: More here.
BOSTON HERALD ENDORSES SCOTT BROWN.
BIDEN AS GOOFBALL: Obama Blew His First Important Decision. “Well, we knew Joe Biden was a loudmouthed buffoon. Indeed, most people knew that before he was selected as Obama’s VP. His gaffes were well known, his penchant for cringe-inducing boasts was no secret, and he was, after all, bounced from one presidential campaign for appropriating Neil Kinnock’s life account as his own. But here’s the thing: Obama selected him anyway. So what is the real message here — that Biden was a goofball, or that Obama showed atrocious judgment in making the most important personnel call, one that cannot be reversed until 2012?”
HEY, KIDS: Grammar Can Be Fun! Love the cover illustration . . . .
THE PRESCIENCE OF Victor Davis Hanson.
PALIN SIGNS WITH FOX: A while back Andrew Breitbart suggested that she was perfectly suited to become “the Red State Oprah.” Seems that he was right . . . .
FRANK J. FLEMING ON TOLERANCE AND TERRORISTS. “Typical intolerant America. Any day now, there’ll probably be a proposal for separate drinking fountains for terrorists.”
SEVEN SMALL COMPANIES with big innovations.
THEY’RE NOT VAMPIRES, they’re just hemoglobin-challenged.
BACKSTABBING: “Once upon a time there was an unwritten rule in politics: When you go to work on a campaign – especially when you serve in the capacity of campaign manager – you are essentially like a lawyer or doctor, meaning you are expected to be discreet and keep things confidential (at least, for a while). Today, a new ethos has arisen: cash in, write a book, trash other people’s books, cover your own backside, even at the expense of your ex-candidate. Unfortunately, this is the school Schmidt has enrolled in.” Two questions: (1) Why don’t candidates make people sign nondisclosure agreements? and (2) Does Schmidt expect to get more work now? From whom, exactly?
THEY’RE RUNNING A Scott Brown Moneybomb campaign today.
UPDATE: More thoughts from William Jacobson.
COOL, BUT IT COULD BE PRETTIER: Volkswagen Compact Coupe “concept” blends sport and hybrid.
TUNKU VARADARAJAN on tea parties and the political class.
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