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I’m no fan of Chris Matthews — not by a longshot — but we need more of this (video via TPM). When some pinhead — and I don’t care if he’s from the left, right, or center — goes on and obviously doesn’t know what the hell he’s talking about, he needs to be called on it.

I don't have much to say on this that hasn't been spewed through the tubes already, so I'll just link and quote.

So Mark Penn said earlier today that Bill Richardson's endorsement was no longer "significant."

"The time that he could have been effective has long since passed," he said.

Long since? Actually, it must have passed awfully fast.

Via TPM:

Indeed, we must make the world safer for telecommunications technology and rule without law.

CNN is reporting that John Edwards will officially bow out of the race today.

Ironically, CNN is giving Edwards more coverage now than they have over the previous six months. As an astute Eschaton commenter noted, “maybe he should drop out every day.” Heh.

I am supremely sorry to see Edwards gone. I liked his populist ideas, and with him in the race I think he effectively kept Hillary Clinton and Barack

I’m the “liberal” who reads conservative Andrew Sullivan to keep an eye on how the other side is thinks (OK, maybe I’m NOT a liberal, and it’s Kos and TPM that I’m reading to see how the other side thinks… Still, I’ve never voted for anything but a Democrat for President, but Hillary

This caught my attention at TPM, but Russ Feingold (D-WI) seems to really have it in for John Edwards. Feingold attacks Edwards’ credibility here (via TPM Election Central), and it’s not the first time he’s done it.