It would seem that in addition to now railing against outrageous bonuses guaranteed in a package he supposedly put together (or at least reviewed), our esteemed President was the past recipient of a rather tidy sum from AIG. But no worries. He’s on the case now, Obama is, having recovered his mojo. Or at least, that’s what the JournoList wants us to think. Just as Barney Frank is going to

But, so what? No conflict of interest there. Right Ezra?: Journolist is meant to serve a very specific purpose that’s actually related to my experience building this blog. The work of this site has always been to illuminate standard political reporting with expert policy commentary. In that, I’ve been helped by the many experts who have adopted the medium as their own: Mark Thoma, Brad DeLong, Paul Krugman, Matthew Holt,

boy: “Hiya, boy.” dog: … boy: “Good boy.” dog: … dog: … boy: “You’re not wagging your tail. Anything wrong, boy?” dog: “Yeah. Bring me a fucking bone. Then sod off, racist.”*

James Pethokoukis, US News and World Report: There has been a lot of push back against the idea that the Community Reinvestment Act nudged banks to give mortgages to people who should have not gotten them. But then here comes this fantastic story, courtesy of the Boston Business Journal, about East Bridgewater Savings in Boston: Bad or delinquent loans? Zero. Foreclosures? None. Money set aside in 2008 for anticipated loan

Leftwing journalist cabal confirmed. From Politico: For the past two years, several hundred left-leaning bloggers, political reporters, magazine writers, policy wonks and academics have talked stories and compared notes in an off-the-record online meeting space called JournoList. Proof of a vast liberal media conspiracy? Not at all, says Ezra Klein, the 24-year-old American Prospect blogging wunderkind who formed JournoList in February 2007. “Basically,” he says, “it’s just a list where

Not who we thought he was.

Shelby Steele, “Why the GOP Can’t Win With Minorities.” Discuss. And don’t be afraid to point out that you’ve heard it all before — even if you did hear it from one of the worst writers and thinkers EVAH! Ahem. (thanks to sdferr)

Even as President Obama’s tries to push through a number of neo-Marxist-flavored initiatives intended to, by force, create “social justice” (as he’s defined the term), some of his base is apoplectic that in addition to not having taken advantage of his mandate, well — he’s just not the Obama they thought was. Asks Jane Hamsher, without a hint of irony, “Who Stole Our Country, and How are We Going to

Or not. Maybe you like uniforms and “campuses” and a surrender of your sovereignty to a guy who tells you to sacrifice even while he’s able to grow orchids and throw big celebrity parties in his nice new White House…

Of course, OUTLAWS don’t follow rules, so I expect that if you want to talk, you’ll talk.