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- The Washington Post reports that President Obama's vow to close the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba is running behind schedule and a plan isn't yet in place to actually fulfill the promise. The clearest indication that the administration's strategy is being rebooted: White House Counsel Greg Craig is no longer in charge of the project.
- Greg Sargent digs through the latest New York Times/CBS News poll and finds a public that is very confused about what it means to be bipartisan: "The poll finds that an overwhelming majority of 64 percent think Republicans are opposing Obama’s health care plans mostly for political reasons. But it also finds that an equally large number, 65 percent, say Democrats shouldn’t pass a bill without Republicans -- even if they think it’s right for the country -- and should instead compromise to win over some GOPers."
- Ben Nelson refuses to say whether he'll vote for or against cloture on health care reform legislation, and his spokesperson is referring the curious to his "voting record." I was going to go through Nelson's voting record, but I think his legislative philosophy is pretty much explained by him being one of two Democrats to vote in favor of massive tax cuts just months after invading Iraq.
- Shorter Michael Gerson: Anonymous commenting on the Internet is like the Nazi propaganda radio. What's striking in this case is that Gerson is comparing hatred being disseminated in one medium to hatred being disseminated in a different medium when he didn't even have to change mediums. You know, there's plenty of hatred being spewed on talk radio in America every single day. It's not anonymous, has national sponsors, and draws significant attention to fringe issues. But apparently the real problem is some illiterate typing in all caps on a message board.
- Remainders: Another local energy concern quits the Chamber of Commerce; Ken Burns is a socialist propagandist; and if I had to do 130 grab-and-grins, I'd probably opt for a corrugated surrogate as well.
--Mori Dinauer
