Barack Obama’s chief Veep vetter, James Johnson has resigned, though Obama said just yesterday that Johnson wasn’t working for him.  That sounds confusing, which may be why the official word is that Johnson did not want to be one of those “distractions” Obama really does not like. On the short list to replace Johnson?  How about Zoe Baird, Kimba Wood, Lani Guinier, Bobby Inman or Henry Foster?  Ah yes, it’s

Regular pw vistiors know that one of my hobbyhorses is the lack of nuance many have when it comes to interpreting public opinion polls.  Sadly, HotAir’s Allahpundit — a top blogger by most any measure — is a serial offender in this regard (though I sometimes wonder if the pessimism is synergistic with the directive to drive traffic). Today, Allahpundit blogs on McCain’s actually innocuous comment about a US troop presence

Excitable Andy comes right out and admits that he cannot follow the ongoing dispute over the electronic surveillance orders that were approved pursuant to the 2007 Protect America Act, and just laps up whatever conclusion Marty Lederman spits out. Lederman takes issue with a piece by Eric Lichtblau in the New York Times: With Congress at an impasse over the government’s spy powers, Congressional and intelligence officials are bracing for the possibility

TalkLeft’s Jeralyn Merritt passes along an e-mail from from the DNCC: To kick-off Convention week in a spirit of unity, the DNCC, in conjunction with the Democratic Party’s Faith in Action (FIA) Initiative, will host an interfaith gathering on Sunday, August 24th, beginning at 2:00 PM at the Wells Fargo Theater located in the Colorado Convention Center. This is the first time a celebration of this nature has been part