We're always complaining that no one takes us seriously, and that the media ignores our devotion to fact in favor of misdirection and gossip. Well, I can't think of a bigger sign that all that is changing than this. The exciting word: unscripted. Thousands of Little People like you and me, all of us with our computers and databases of quotes, bills, policies...I'm salivating.

Yes, it was Iraq and the liberal blogisphere today on Meet The Press.

First observation: General Barry McCaffrey talks almost as fast as Markos Moulitsas does.

skippy that would be, one of our all-time favorite bloggers.

Yes, skippy is there with Mrs. skippy, and he's live-blogging from Las Vegas. Some random samples:

like moths to a plame

plame panel live blogging number 666

christy hardin smith, recovering lawyer:

which brings us to karl rove. the investigation is ongoing. she says that because she heard pat fitzgerald say "the investigation is on going." and the judge presiding over the libby case said "the investigation is on going." so, she guesses the invesigation is still ongoing. (many chuckles in the room).

plame ol' common sense

larry richard johnson:

he's not a leftist or liberal, he's a conservative. but he's not sure what a conservative means anymore in this administration. he's puzzled watching other conservatives defending the administration.

look! up in the sky! it's a bird! it's a plame!
plame panel live blogging cinco:

marcy wheeler, emptywheel of the next hurrah:

emptywheel, she started covering this story because she didn’t want this story to have happen to it what happened to the iran contra story…it faded away and poindexter came back and started a data base on americans. she wants these guys to be held accountable.

All this and more can and should be found here.

thank-you, skippy.