Barack Obama is bad and he’s nationwide. And he’s got a new ride. NASCAR was at the White House today; Obama could learn some lessons from them.

The CIA orders up an attempt to push back against Congressional oversight. Again. But it is transparently bad.

When Chris Christie said, months ago, that he’s “got a group of AUSAs sitting in Newark,” he probably wasn’t expecting we would learn he has an “ongoing financial relationship” with one of those very same AUSAs.

Henry Waxman is not fucking around. And that’s so much fun to see.

Rahm and Messina? Is that you, getting Ceci Connolly to spin your story again?

Novak brings many secrets to the grave about his role in the Plame outing. Here are some of those secrets.

Why did “everyone” in the US Attorney’s office know about Christie’s loan to a subordinate, but Christie didn’t declare it?

This will just be a hodgepodge of details to follow up on this story, the news that former NJ US Attorney and current GOP candidate for Governor, Chris Christie gave one of his top AUSAs a mortgage loan for $46,000.

Christie Has Made Other Loans

Check out the original NJN report on this–around the 5:48 mark.

Hal Turner’s FBI claims become more clear.

In a weird article, Barton Gellman gets the whole logic of the Plame leak wrong. But he does provide nice stenography for Cheney’s views.