Not the actual outlines of the proposal that Obama wants on his desk by August, but the headlines that we can look forward to seeing. Sure will be a relief from all that torture. (h/t Stoo) Preview of 2010? Gordon Brown was dealt another huge blow last night when Labour lost all its remaining county councils in its worst ever local election results. Counties turned from red to blue in

Hahahahahahahaaaaaaahahaaaaaaaaa! *Breath* Ghaghahahaaa!  Bwahaaaaaaaaaa! Republicans ignited a firestorm of controversy on Thursday by revealing some of what they had been told at a closed-door Intelligence Committee hearing on the interrogation of terrorism suspects. Democrats immediately blasted the GOP lawmakers for publicly discussing classified information, while Republicans said Democrats are trying to hide the truth that enhanced interrogation of detainees is effective. GOP members on the Intelligence Committee on Thursday told

Lid coming off Kuchera porkbarrel contracts at the WaPo.

General Motors Corp. has a tentative deal to sell its Saturn brand to former race car driver and dealership group owner Roger Penske, according to two people briefed on the deal. Who were the other bidders? In other mind-blowing news, new NASA study concludes sun heats earth. Disparity in predicted, actual unemployment projection = Homeric. Pablo points out that Penske is a big Republican donor, and he’s quite right; I’d

Megan McArdle on a bogus report concerning bankruptcies due to inadequate medical coverage: Yet even so, their own work shows medical bankruptcies falling in the years between 2001 and 2007, which would seem to invalidate, not support, the claim that half of all bankruptcies in 2001 were driven by medical events beyond the household’s control. Elementary googling reveals that the two doctors who co-authored this study are prominent spokespeople for

Story at News Busters. Remember, it’s not writing the sick thing that’s bad, it’s pointing it out. Caleb Howe fired on same pretext. Congratulations, AOL, you just became relevant again, as a prime example of journalistic douchebaggery.

See what you bought, America? Rep Barney Frank (D-Mass.) won a stay of execution on Thursday for a General Motors plant in his district that the automaker had announced it would close. No other lawmaker has managed to halt the GM ax. As chairman of the House Financial Services Committee Frank oversees the government’s bailout program, known as TARP. Frank’s staff said the lawmaker spokes with GM CEO Fritz Henderson

Absence of Bush, presence of Obama to blame. Gay groups get huffy grow impatient with Obama. “Consistent with my goal to increase transparency and ensure greater accountability to the public, please take all steps necessary to ensure that the quarterly Statement of Disbursements be made available online free of charge to the public and on a suitable House website,” Pelosi wrote yesterday in a letter to the chief administrative officer

Via Moe Lane: Kill Bill and Kung Fu star David Carradine has been found dead in a Bangkok hotel room. Thai police told the BBC the 72-year-old was found by a hotel maid sitting in a wardrobe with a rope around his neck and body on Thursday morning. The US star was in Thailand filming his latest film Stretch, according to his personal manager Chuck Binder. Erm. I will leave

Like Dan Spencer at Red State, I have a few problems with Obama’s speech, namely: Let me also address the issue of Iraq. Unlike Afghanistan, Iraq was a war of choice that provoked strong differences in my country and around the world. Although I believe that the Iraqi people are ultimately better off without the tyranny of Saddam Hussein, I also believe that events in Iraq have reminded America of