Reso Condemning MoveOn Passes Overwhelmingly, With Lots Of Dems  —  The GOP-introduced resolution condemning MoveOn just passed by a huge margin, 72-25.  Roughly half the Democrats in the Senate supported it.  —  A couple of the more interesting votes: Jim Webb, who just yesterday was a Netroots hero …

Obama Betrays Us, Of Course  —  In Dante's Inferno, the Opportunists were "the people who refused to take sides on the whole good vs. evil thing, but just looked after themselves.  As a result, they're doomed to forever run after a banner while being stung by wasps and hornets... These people aren't technically in hell.

AHMADINEJAD SAYS HE WILL NOT PUSH TO VISIT GROUND ZERO; 'AMAZED' GESTURE WOULD INSULT AMERICANS  —  Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will not press his plan — just denied by New York City Police for security reasons — to visit Ground Zero in New York City, he tells 60 MINUTES' Scott Pelley …

How Dare You!  —  Goodness gracious. oh, my paws and whiskers.  Some of the meanest, most ornery hombres around are suddenly feeling faint.  Notorious tough guys are swooning with the vapors.  The biggest beasts in the barnyard are all aflutter over something they read in the New York Times.

Wes Clark Interview, Part One: The Petraeus Ad  —  If anyone can recommend an audio hosting service, please email me at stoller at gmail.com so I can post the audio file of the interview.  —  I just did an interview with Wes Clark, and there's a bunch of newsworthy stuff in there …

Sanders changes mind on gay marriage  —  Mayor supports effort to overturn state ban  —  A tearful Mayor Jerry Sanders made a dramatic shift yesterday, explaining that he can no longer oppose same-sex marriages because he does not want to deny justice to people like his daughter, who is a lesbian.

Poll: Clinton's lead grows, Thompson tops Giuliani  —  Other Candidates Still a Long Way behind  —  ROCHESTER, N.Y. — After officially declaring his candidacy, U.S. Senator Fred Thompson moves ahead of former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani in the race for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.

GENERAL BETRAY US?  —  THE ANTI-WAR GROUP MOVEON.ORG ATTACKED GENERAL DAVID PETRAEUS IN A SEPTEMBER 10 FULL-PAGE ADVERTISEMENT IN THE NEW YORK TIMES, ACCUSING HIM OF BEING "CONSTANTLY AT WAR WITH THE FACTS."  HERE IS AN ANNOTATED FACT CHECK OF MOVEON.ORG'S BROADSIDE AGAINST PETRAEUS.

A Journalistic Farce  —  Today is the two-month anniversary of Franklin Foer claiming that he and The New Republic would run an honest investigation into the claims made in a story written by Scott Thomas Beauchamp: … Editor Foer has also argued on July 26 that the article …

Courage for Dan Rather  —  Gee, just when I was all excited about Wednesday's big premiere of the new CBS cultural triumph Kid Nation, my old friend Dan Rather went and blew my whole evening out of the water by filing a massive lawsuit against the company.  —  Here we go again.

Countdown Special Comment: The President Of Hypocrisy  —  In light of President Bush's disgraceful presser today, Keith Olbermann decided to make a Special Comment on tonight's Countdown and wow, did he make the most of it.  Olbermann blasts the president for his cowardly and un-American behavior …

Press Conference by the President  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  In just 10 days the State Children's Health Insurance Program, known as S-CHIP, is set to expire.  This important program helps children whose families cannot afford private health insurance, but do not qualify for Medicaid to get coverage they need.