Sometimes the raw talent all rises to the top at once.  Over at Scrutiny Hooligans, the front page is worth an able-bodied whorin' over here at MyDD.  Click over for:

Writ of Summons on Hillary:  

"Thank you, Mrs. Clinton for the Cold War history lesson!  And since you had those eight years in the White House (happening after the Cold War), of course you're right!  If the Pashtoons or Taliban give us enough trouble, we can nuke the bastards if we want to."

My rundown of Day One at Yearly Kos

Drama Queen went to the Cannon Building in D.C. to ask Rep. Pat McHenry for a list of questions he didn't answer during his online town hall event earlier this week:  

"It was very sad. His intern/greeter dude could only give me an inch of water; that's all they had. Maybe I should make it into a postcard that says: "I visited my Congressman and all I got was an inch of water in a plastic cup."

Yes, there's even more!

CQ Politics posted an interesting analysis of Democratic Party Unity since regaining the majority.  Here's the bit on Congressman Shuler:

Heath Shuler, North Carolina's 11th District (West -- Asheville)

* Party Unity Score: 82.9 percent (4th lowest)

* 2006 result: Shuler 54%, Rep. Charles H. Taylor 46%

* 2004 President: Bush 57%, Kerry 43%

Shuler, who takes conservative positions on some social issues, voted against the bills to promote embryonic stem cell research and to classify certain violent offenses as "hate crimes." He also voted against a defeated bill, backed by 169 Democrats and two Republicans, that called for the full withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq within 180 days.

When Congressman Shuler took office, I was prepared for him to vote against Democrats and progressives on issues of gay rights, stem cell science, and a range of other "social issues".  What I wasn't prepared for was the poor reasoning and outright intolerance in casting those votes.

Follow me after the jump for analysis of this Mixed Bag Democrat.

The Democratic Party grew a set of common sense testicles in Nevada and told right-wing spewchannel Fox that No Hell Way would they willingly submit to a Fox flogging.

WNCNN Interview of Elizabeth Dole

Western North Carolina News Network sent Johnny Joe Rockslide to interview Senator Elizabeth Dole as the first in a series of intimate looks at the woman who lost the Senate.

Via BlueNC and Scrutiny Hooligans

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Yesterday it was Sy Hersh explaining that the Bush administration is funneling money to radical Sunni groups to combat Iranian Shiite influence as the DoD draws up a 24-hour rapid attack strategy.

"The Saudis and some in the Administration have been arguing that the biggest threat is Iran and the Sunni radicals are the lesser enemies. This is a victory for the Saudi line."

Today it's news that Pakistan has dismissed the idea of doing any more to catch bin Laden or rein in terrorists within their borders while test firing a ballistic missile with a 1,200 mile range.  The missile is nuclear capable.

In a competition that ought to get red-meat Republicans in steel-cage match feuds for the next two years, Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) has just entered the Presidential field along with Tom Tancredo (R-Col.) and Duncan Hunter (R-Cal.).  Barring some chimeric fusion resulting in a Hunter Tanback Browncredo, the puritanical right has a fight on its hands to determine who will be the

Most Likely To Make One Of The Front Runners Look Electable.

Sam Brownback has staked out the position of the most fervently anti-choice candidate while Tancredo has sole ownership of the most unforgiving anti-immigration stance.  Hunter, whose website campaign slogan is "America: The Strength of Freedom", is a strong-on-defense fiscal watchdog.

Here's my liveblogging of the Debate That Wasn't

LINK to original post at Scrutiny Hooligans

Matt Mittan of local station 570AM thanks other stations who are carrying the debate. Mittan explains that Shuler had an hour on the show on Wednesday and that Taylor appeared on Thursday. Heath Shuler is in the studio while Taylor, at 12:30, is in the studio at WHKP in Hendersonville. Mittan explains why he is out of compliance with the debate agreement.

AC-T's John Boyle:

"Congressman Charles Taylor and Democratic challenger Heath Shuler will debate this political season - on the radio.

It will be the first debate Taylor, an eight-term incumbent, has granted a debate since a televised exchange with Maggie Lauterer in 1994.

The men will face off against each other on Matt Mittan's talk show from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday on WWNC-News Radio 570 AM, according to News Director Jerri Jamison. The show will be simulcast on WMXF-1400 AM in Waynesville, which is also owned by Clear Channel Communications. The debate will also be Podcast through the radio station's Web site: www.wwnc.com"