Thanks to Tim and War Room for giving Senator Dodd some space about his background. It increases my respect for you that you have been willing to cover the story of Jefferson's investigation and to give attention to all candidates who announce their candidacy for the presidency.

There are a few major left wing blogs out there are ignoring both issues, and also ignoring the news of Kennedy's gaffe a few weeks ago, when you know if it were a Republican congressman, it would have received major attention.

So thanks from all the liberals who want to see "fair" coverage from our news sources!! It increases your credibility in the eyes of your readers and in the general public.

Angelyn

After the Steven Colbert pillorying the press at the White house affair, why is anybody surprised? The Press is sucking up and the exception like the veteran reporter Helen dont write for the likes of the Washington Post or New York times.

Senator Dodd is also one of the few presidential hopefuls to have a Star Wars character named after him:

http://www.starwars.com/databank/character/lottdod/

Unless our favorite Former Senate Majority Leader throws his hat in, looks like Dodd can depend on the Jar-Jar vote.

"Dodd . . . voted against Clinton's impeachment in 1999."

Senators don't vote for or against impeachment. By the time the case came before Dodd, Clinton had already been impeached by the House. Dodd voted against convicting Clinton in his impeachment trial.

Does Bill Frist have a license to perform veterinary surgery in the Distric of Columbia, especially on endangered gorillas? Is there a research protocol in place for study of heart disease in these animals? Why does a supposedly gifted surgeon have "his gloves [turn] red with gorilla blood" when he administers a simple IV (which should bleed only minimally, certainly not enough to stain a persons hands completely red)? This is the basic problem with our interaction with the government WE elected and employ. Instead of asking legitimate questions which have perfectly straightforward answers, assuming everything is kosher, we get hagiographic and soft-core pornographic descriptions of Frist's "hairy, toned biceps". Tripe, pure and simple (minded)...

...after reading the description of Bill Frist's arms--and that yet another major media outlet thinks it's a slow-news period and has nothing better to write about.

Thanks again, Tim, for being a real journalist. You and Helen Thomas are my heroes.