News  U.S. Rep. David Wu went on ABC's Good Morning America for an interview this morning to take specific questions for the first time about his erratic behavior in the final days of the 2010 campaign.After explaining last fall "was a very difficult time" for him, the Oregon Democrat said he sought both counseling and medication then and continues to do so."I did some things, said some things I sincerely ...   More

News In case you're wondering (I was) what our friends in the media are saying about the David Wu piece that WW broke on Friday afternoon, here's a handy summary of commentary on the Oregon Democrat.Wonkette suspects Wu may be a "furry."The Gawker piece written by WW alum Adrian Chen includes a multiple-choice quiz about what's going on in the photo and opines that Wu looks "cute."And Seattle Weekly jokes ...   More

News U.S. Rep. David Wu’s behavior grew so erratic in the final weeks before his re-election last November that the Oregon Democrat’s closest political advisers staged two of what some of them termed “interventions” to urge him to seek psychiatric help, WW has learned.Wu played down their concerns. Several staffers and consultants left his employ after the confrontations. Wu responded to written ...   More

News  This afternoon President Obama's office announced he will come to Oregon next week to talk about education during a visit to Intel in Hillsboro. And that visit creates two interesting local questions for political obsessives about whether a couple elected officials will be around to greet the president on Friday, Feb. 18.One of the questions stems from when Obama last came to Oregon in October ...   More

News Today's withering front-page piece in The Oregonian about the mass staff defections from the office of Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.)—and the congressman's run of bizarre behavior—apparently isn't a disqualifier from getting the nod to an invite to a state dinner at the White House. The guest list for tonight's state dinner (PDF) for Chinese President Hu Jintao includes Wu, a long-time critic of China's ...   More

News As Democrats nationwide nervously await election returns to see how many of their congressional incumbents get unseated, let's turn our attention to Oregon's First Congressional District. U.S. Rep. David Wu is trying for a seventh term representing a northwest Oregon district that includes the west side of Portland and Washington County. He had a 13-point lead over Republican challenger Rob ...   More

News We don't envy TV reporters the heavy lifting of election coverage while on camera. But that doesn't prevent us from pointing out their screw-ups. Above is a screen shot from KGW-TV tonight showing Republican Jaime Herrera the winner in Washington's Third Congressional District. OK. Problem is, the picture is instead that of David Wu, the incumbent Democratic congressman from Oregon's First ...   More

News Just after 10 pm tonight, six-term U.S. Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.) entered the downtown Portland Hilton's large ballroom to chants of "WU! WU! WU!" and claps from more than 150 cheering supporters. Overcoming his Republican opponent Rob Cornilles in the First Congressional District, Wu was one of Oregon's four Democratic incumbent House members (along with Democrat Ron Wyden in the Senate) who weren't ...   More

News Before we put the recent unsuccessful rebellion by some House Democrats against Speaker (and soon-to-be Minority Leader) Nancy Pelosi to rest, it's worth noting that U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio wasn't the only Oregon Democratic rep unhappy with Pelosi. Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.), who isn't usually as outspoken as DeFazio, also told Pelosi, "Under these circumstances, I would have resigned," according ...   More

News U.S. Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.) has joined Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) in the revolt by House Democrats against President Obama's tax deal. Wu's office said this morning that Wu—who supported Obama in the 2008 presidential primaries—has signed the letter circulated by Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) in opposition to the deal Obama made with House Republicans. UPDATE: “Investing in ...   More