Daily Kos

The liberal bloggers look at the president’s thoughts on gas prices, the House Democratic position on foreign surveillance and the upcoming vote in the Democratic presidential race. DemFromCT, writing as President Bush, tries to blame Congress for high gas prices, only to be stymied by the press and the public’s disbelief in the president’s refusal to use the word “recession.” mcjoan notes that Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) seems to be the only one on the Hill pushing another update of the Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Act, one passed by the House without retroactive immunity for telecom companies and another passed by the Senate with it. mcjoan, a staunch opponent of immunity, calls on readers to let Hoyer know they like the House bill and wouldn’t appreciate efforts to compromise with Blue Dog Democrats. Turning to the North Carolina presidential primary, kos sees Barack Obama still leading in polls but Hillary Clinton closing in.