News Bits: Friday January 20th

• A follow-up on the Chris Matthews story: A website has been created for the soul purpose of getting an on-air apology from Chris Matthews for comparing Osama Bin Laden to Michael Moore. I recommend visiting the site, or emailing Hardball ( hardball@msnbc.com) to politely request their apology on the air.
• President Carter's son, Jack Carter, will be running for Senate in Nevada this November against Republican John Ensign.
• Kos has an article on the likelihood of a Democratic filibuster of Uber-conservative Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. The vibe I've been getting is that the chances of a filibuster have been rising over the last week, so keep the pressure on your senators to oppose Alito by any means.
• Talking Points Memo has a story on Bob Ney, probably the second most involved congressman with Jack Abramoff, has mentioned he won't go quietly. This is great news for Democrats; a scandal ridden Ney has a worse chance of winning an election than a new Republican candidate.