This Year's 'Golden Dukes' Award Winners and Other Noteworthy D*¢%heads

After poring for weeks over the list of nominees, Josh Marshall's first annual "Golden Dukes Awards" winners are finally here.

Watch for them soon to be featured on Bill Moyers Journal.

Also worth checking out are Bill Maher's 'D*¢%heads of the Year' (perhaps nsfw) for Rolling Stone magazine and I'm sure you won't want to miss TPM's Great List of Scandalized Administration Officials.

And a very HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and yours.

TPMtv's "The Muck Gap" between the Dems & the GOP

This is one of Josh's best yet:

Josh Marshall:

Okay, it's the unreported political story of the year: the GOP's ability to dominate scandal news even while in the minority. Usually, the majority party, with more power and money, takes the scandal cake. It's almost an iron law of politics. But whether it's lobby shop or the restroom, the GOP has so far been able to reverse the historical tide, maintaining a decisive muck advantage even in the political wilderness. ...

Late Update: The Muck Gap Demystified

Dick Cheney: Lying Liars Edition

TPMtv:

If you watch when he lies to Larry King, he can't make eye contact. Once you know what to look for it's really jarring and obvious.