Senators Grill General Patraeus

David Shuster reports that during today's hearings, senators from both sides of the aisle laid into General Patraeus about his plan to continue the war in Iraq for years to come.

Republican Sex Crime Recap

On tonight's Hardball, David Shuster reported in depth on the Senator Larry Craig case, adding statements from the arresting officer and past allegations of Craig involving gay sex with congressional pages (you know, the same kids Senator Mark Foley was chasing...). Shuster also added a recap of some of this year's conservative republican sex crime highlights. And I swear you can hear Shuster nearly crack up as he reads the report.

My only complaint: he forgot Florida state legislator Bob Allen, who was arrested for doing the exact same thing in a public restroom just last month.

De-Catapulting the Propaganda

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David Shuster bitch slaps Bush on his ignorance about the Vietnam War, as well as history and foreign policy in general.

Proof Gonzo Lied Under Oath

MSNBC's David Shuster reports that FBI Director Robert Mueller's notes show that Attorney General Alberto Gonzales lied under oath during his Senate hearing.

DC Pajama Party

If you haven't already heard, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is having an all-night session tonight! Details of the event are in the clip below from Hardball.

So, as a salute to this aggressive move from the Democrats (finally!), I figured, why not give 'em a little nacht muzik?

"All Night Long" by Lionel Richie.


"You Shook Me All Night Long" by ACDC.


"Up All Night" by Slaughter.


"Stay Up Late" by Talking Heads. (Fun-for-me factoid: I got to meet the kid this song was written about.)


"All Night Long" performed live in 1956 by Keely Smith and the Louis Prima Band.


"All Night Long" by the Mary Jane Girls.



"You Shook Me All Night Long", live duet by Celine Dion & Anastacia (who?) for VH1's Divas Las Vegas concert.

Hardball - Sex, Lies & Politics

Reporter David Shuster takes a look back at some of the most notorious political sex scandals in recent memory.