Bill Moyers is not a man to be trifled with, and you can learn that by watching him utterly embarrass O'Reilly Factor producer Porter Barry after a failed ambush attempt. This is one of the best things I have seen on TV, possibly ever.

Oh hey, it looks like Obama could raise as much as $100 million in June. I'm not even sure what to say about that, other than, "Oh hey, it looks like Obama could raise as much as $100 million in June."

The headline alone is enough: Republicans Block Extra Taxes On Oil Companies

Last Thursday the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence released Phase Two of its report on prewar Iraq intelligence.
In the report, the committee analyzes speeches by Bush, Cheney, and other key officials, and compares them with intelligence reports released before March 2003.

Now that the presidential race has been pared down to the stark reality of only two candidates, HuffPo's Thomas Edsall writes that party insiders feel a little uneasy about the Mac Attack's chances in November.

Those Bushites are sure big on loyalty, aren’t they? Scott McClellan, President Bush’s second press secretary, has written a scathing book about his White House years. While stunned folks still working for the president call McClellan disgruntled, the former designated liar says the book is a way for him to learn from his mistakes, be true to his Christian faith and become a better person.

Despite leaving Austin yesterday at six, we're still not home yet. Diana and I were simply too exhausted to drive all the way to Denton, so when we stopped at my mother's house in Weatherford to pick up the dogs, we stayed the night. As I mentioned in the convention tracker, Boyd Richie was re-elected as state chair on the first ballot with an enormous share of the vote. Here is some other coverage for you, from this morning's papers:

Boyd just asked all of the new first time delegates to stand up. The ratio can only be described as 'most'.

Howdy folks! While Josh and George keep you up-to-date on the goings on in Austin, I'm writing to you today from Lawrence, Kansas. While I am here for decidedly unpolitical reasons, I don't think that someone who is fascinated with Texas politics can avoid being fascinated with Kansas politics. While Kansas is thought of as a deeply red state, it has a female Democratic Governor (Kathleen Sebelius) and two of Kansas' four seats in the House of Representatives are held by Democrats Nancy Boyda and Dennis Moore.