Tin-foil hats a-plenty at Politico

And, Ben Smith’s is on wayyy too tight, as he sees evidence of a vast “left-wing conspiracy.”

It’s true that, via John Podesta’s connections to President Barack Obama, there are ties between the Administration and the Center for American Progress.

But, as Jane Hamsher notes, people like her don’t need to be coordinated with CAP or anybody else, anyway. And beyond that, plenty of truly liberal bloggers, from famous ones like Glenn Greenwald down to people like me, have been openly critical of Team Obama on a number of issues