Even 31 percent of conservatives want Republicans out of power

* larry johnson says that he hears from agency folk that po go and dusty foggo are clean - at least of the sex stuff.

* "A majority of Americans say they want Democrats rather than Republicans to control Congress (51 percent to 34 percent). That's the largest gap recorded by AP-Ipsos since Bush took office. Even 31 percent of conservatives want Republicans out of power." (link)

* afterdowningstreet: "Delivery of DontAttackIran.org Petition to White House
Thursday, May 18, 1-3 p.m. ET Lafayette Square Park, Washington D.C."

* fdl:

Olbermann, on Countdown:

And movement in one of the other major scandals’ investigations underway in the capital, Scooter Libby denied access to records documenting Ambassador Joseph Wilson’s trip to Niger, and a revelation that in July 2003 Libby was warned about the potential damage of outing Valerie Plame’s name and identity. The judge also signaling that the prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald’s investigation into Karl Rove might be nearing the close, noting that he expects resolution in the forseeable future of the problem of documents in the case that have been withheld because they touch on Rove, and because he is part of an ongoing investigation.