"It's a measure of how ideology matters as much as race that one of America's most prominent African-American politicians, Rep. Keith Ellison, comes from a congressional district that is 74 percent white."

Greg Sargent: "[T]he letter is a sign that the left is going to kick up a huge amount of noise if Obama flirts with any deal that would cut Social Security, which could set back efforts by the White House to repair the rift with House progressives over the tax deal, as the White House appears to want to do."

The Huffington Post on Congressman Grijalva and Congressman Lewis' fight for net neutrality: "Now the two men, who symbolize the moral fight for social justice, are standing together and calling on the FCC to protect our Internet freedom."