Today on the Dish, McCain corrected the record on torture, and asked General Mukasey to do the same. Ackerman summoned a final review by the 9/11 Commission, and the Taliban tweeted. Conor Friedersdorf demanded Congress authorize or end the war in Libya, and Andrew stayed dismayed by the imperial implications. Qaddafi may be shacking up in the journalists' hotel, cutting aid to Pakistan is complicated, and violent standoffs continued in Yemen. Uganda continued to persecute its gays, and the internet made Tanzanians cynical about elections.
Andrew went another round with Josh Green on Palin's threat level, but maintained she's the same as she ever was. We calmed the masses about Common, remembered his incendiary Gap ad, and were calmed by the fact that Palin knows the words to 'Rapper's Delight'. Ezra Klein flipped through Romney's new healthcare proposal, the WSJ attacked, and unlike Obamacare, Romneycare does cover abortions. Newt's mother revealed his penchant for name-calling, and Weigel reviewed Newt, the Amazon book reviewer. Republicans and Dems found some green common ground, Drum fixed social security, and Annie Lowrey advocated for skilled immigrant labor. The housing market still struggled, Kevin Drum redrew the tax chart, and readers defended chicken shit in the tax code. Readers defended the IUD and vowed not to sit while reading the Dish, and Tom Friedman harassed more street vendors.
Mural of the day here, hathos alert here, chart of the day here, Malkin award here, powerful ad watch here, beardage watch here, quote for the day here, VFYW here, MHB here, and FOTD here.
–Z.P.
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