by David Neiwert [courtesy of Firedoglake]

Awful news from the Northwest: Darcy Burner's home burned to the ground this morning. Video here.Fortunately, no one was hurt (except, perhaps, the family cat). The fire appears to have started near the bedroom of her 5-year-old son.This disaster has befallen Darcy just as she was gearing up her fight to replace that faux moderate Republican, Rep.

by Phoenix Woman [courtesy of Firedoglake]

It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it. -- Upton Sinclair, on numerous occasions. This could be why it's so difficult to get accurate mainstream reporting on Republican activists nowadays.