At the end of the day

Nevada primary recap -- Clinton 51%, Obama 45%, Edwards 4%. For the GOP, Mitt 51%, Paul 14%, McCain 13%, Huck and Fred tied at 8%, Rudy 4%. CNN "[T]wo out of three Nevadans who caucused chose a Democrat instead of a Republican for president." NVDems

GOP primary in SC -- McCain 33%, Huck 30%, Fred 16%, Mitt 15%, Paul 4%, Rudy 2%. The Democratic SC primary is Jan. 26. CNN

UPDATED analysis of both primaries without M$M spin from Blue Girl and Pale Rider.

In the end, GOP-wise, it's how many delegates that Mitt can get. Well said, Matt Yglesias (h/t Atrios). Same is true on the Democratic side.

Don't let elections interfere with holding Cheney to account. Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) accepts no excuses. ITMFA!

Isn't bipartisanship overrated? Kevin Drum questioned it. Blue Girl likened bipartisanship with aWol to Democrats getting date raped. Gadfly called it simply bullshit and for good reasons.

More Plame -- A missing email "uber-timeline" from Emptywheel.

Violence exploded in Iraq: Trouble with Moqtada al Sadr... Iraq's national security advisor was taken hostage but later released. Police stormed a "booby-trapped mosque on the outskirts of Nasiriyah the day after its members attacked police in Nasiriyah, killing more than 100 people and injuring more than 200 in the two cities" when including Basra attacks. Suicide bombers hit police in Ramadi, killed 6, injured 13. In Tal Afar, a rocket killed 7. The "worst violence in months in Basra." McClatchy

SCOTUS yesterday: Slackers! "Last term, the Court heard argument[s] in 71 cases, the lowest total in the Court’s modern history." The current caseload so far, 70, subject to change. In-depth on types of cases, "Circuit Scorecard" at the linkie.

In other news -- The SCOTUS will hear two job discrimination cases -- "One case concerns protection for employees against retaliation for reporting the discriminatory actions of a supervisor. The other involves age discrimination suits when the employer says that it took an action like laying off a worker for legitimate reasons not related to age." NYT

Look who's whining -- Tom DeLay: "If McCain gets the nomination, I don't know what I'll do. I might have to sit this one out." Someone call the bug thug a waaahbulance! Tim Grieve from yesterday.

Krugman called out McCain's tax-talking dipshittery, the media's la-dee-dah attitude, and the Bush "tax family" con. Plus a smackdown of Bush economic policy. George must be a Chicago fan: Da bears win.

Intel Dump advised retired Gen. Tommy Franks what he could do with the $100,000 he received from a veterans charity scam.

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Impeach Cheney ad buy

Rep. Robert Wexler (D-FL) of wexlerwantshearings.com just sent out an appeal to contribute to blog advertising (see example at the left) and a Google ad buy for folks who search for Dick Cheney. He has already invested in advertising with the objective of expanding the effort over the next two weeks.

In his email update, he states:

It is time to reach beyond those that are regular readers of the political blogs, and expand the number of people mobilized to help push for impeachment hearings. The truth is that the number of Americans who support our efforts is immense and we need to do everything possible to reach out to them and maximize our strength.

When Congress reconvenes on January 15th I will deliver the hundreds of thousands of names we have collected to my colleagues on the Judiciary Committee and I will do everything I can do to convince them to support immediate impeachment hearings. I will also be entering all of the collected names into the Congressional Record and present them to the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee.

The mainstream media has not done enough to cover this effort but with your help we will force the issue into the national dialogue.

I can't argue with his reasoning especially the Google ad buy, which would "reach beyond" the Netroots. He has collected nearly 180,000 signatures at the time of this posting with a goal of 250,000 with less than two weeks left.

How many of us will contribute to Wexler's advertising push? I dunno. But if you're so inclined, click this link.

If you haven't signed the letter in support of Cheney impeachment hearings, sign here. And spread the word.

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Calls to impeach Cheney attract media

An update from Robert Wexler of wexlerwantshearings.com...

This morning, The Philadelphia Inquirer published the complete editorial written by U.S. Reps. Robert Wexler (D-FL.), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) calling to Impeach Cheney now. Previously the NYTimes, Washington Post, LA Times, USA Today, and Boston Globe had rejected the op/ed. But, with more than 140,000 people having signed the petition for impeachment hearings, a few mainstream media outlets have begun to awaken to public demand to hold Cheney accountable. The opening grafs of the editorial:

Last month, the House of Representatives voted to send a resolution of impeachment of Vice President Cheney to the Judiciary Committee. As members of the House Judiciary Committee, we strongly believe these important hearings should begin.

The issues at hand are too serious to ignore, including credible allegations of abuse of power that, if proven, may well constitute high crimes and misdemeanors under the Constitution. The allegations against Cheney relate to his deceptive actions leading up to the Iraq war, the revelation of the identity of a covert agent for political retaliation, and the illegal wiretapping of American citizens.

On Tuesday, Dec. 25, the Miami Herald ran an article, Wexler calls for Cheney impeachment, that was picked up in syndication by several other newspapers -- Detroit Free Press, Philadelphia Inquirer, Fort Worth Telegram, Contra Costa Times, Sacramento Bee, Houston Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, NC News & Observer, and more. A Miami Herald broadcast partner, CBS4-TV, also spread the news. A snip from the Miami Herald:

Wexler, who now calls his 2002 vote to authorize Bush to attack Iraq a ''mistake,'' told listeners of Florida Progressive Radio last week that Congress "is way behind the rest of the country on the [impeachment] issue.''

But he suggested that he had to be convinced.

ISSUE IN DISTRICT

''When I first heard about the effort I did not fully appreciate that the beliefs being expressed were not simply beliefs of people on the fringe,'' he said. "But the last two times talking to people in my district, I was convinced that this, in fact, is a mainstream issue.''

His 19th congressional district, which is heavily Democratic, stretches along the South Florida coast and includes parts of Palm Beach and Broward counties.

OMG! You mean a member of Congress finally, finally listened to his constituency? And they're in line with the DFHs of the blogosphere, imagine that! Maybe a ''huge uphill battle" for Wexler and his colleagues to buck the party leadership, but what if this democracy thing finally caught on? I won't hold my breath but I will voice my support for Wexler's efforts.

If you haven't signed the letter, click here. The goal is 250,000 signatures by January. Wexler plans to present the signatures to the House Judiciary Committee and ask them to lend their support and sign, too.

Are you listening Steny Hoyer and Madam Speaker? How much longer will you continue to ignore the will of the people?

Put impeachment. Back! On. The. Table!

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