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I regret I agree with Atrios' prediction about the end result of the Democrats' capitulation on the FISA bill:

As I've written before, Democrats will regret embracing the expansion of executive power because a President Obama will find his administration undone by an "abuse of power" scandal. All of those powers which were necessary to prevent the instant destruction of the country will instantly become impeachable offenses. If you can't imagine how such a pivot can take place then you haven't been paying attention.

Indeed.

Former White House Communciations Director Dan Bartlett explains how the radical right wing blogs work:

I mean, talk about a direct IV into the vein of your support. It’s a very efficient way to communicate. They regurgitate exactly and put up on their blogs what you said to them. It is something that we’ve cultivated and have really tried to put quite a bit of focus on.

A new high point for these so-called citizen journalists.

(Hat tip: Talking Points Memo)

Why this headline? Remember this highlight from the president?

The Mock Turtle over at Julie Saltman's blog catches one of the most prominent right-wing bloggers making a prediction that he will likely regret having made.

After commenting on today's excellent Frank Rich column, The Mock Turtle takes a look at right-wing world and writes:

Assrocket over at Powerline has this to say about Rich's column:

Notwithstanding endless hectoring from Rich and his fellows on the fringe, there is only one man whose views about Iraq will really matter for the next three and a half years. His name is George W. Bush, and he isn't going to cut and run.

But the dangerous thing about making statements like this is that they can easily be proved wrong. I'm sure Powerline won't be drawing our attention to this particular prediction in the run-up to the 2006 election when Bush does precisely "cut and run." No need to even argue about this one, John: just wait and we'll see who's right.