The public knows a lot more about the Wilson/Plame controversy than it did before Friday, but there are still more questions than answers. Certainly, at the top of the list has to be the identity of the Novak Two. Everyone loves a mystery and the political world is desperately wondering who’s responsible for this mess. […]
The AP is reporting that White House press secretary Scott McClellan has emphatically denied that Karl Rove is one of the Novak Two. “He wasn’t involved,” White House press secretary Scott McClellan said of Rove. “The president knows he wasn’t involved…. It’s simply not true.” A couple of thoughts/questions in reaction. One, that’s a pretty […]
Astute readers may notice that the blog roll on the left features about 24 left-leaning sites and just one right-leaning site. Sue me, I’m biased. The exception has always been the blog of Daniel W. Drezner, a University of Chicago poli sci professor and libertarian-style conservative. Despite his ideology, which I obviously disagree with, Drezner […]
The second front-page Washington Post story in as many days makes the Wilson/Plame controversy even more intriguing, raising as many new questions as it answers. The Post reported, for example, that the White House is prepared to “cooperate” with the Justice Department, but would turn over phone logs only if Justice asked the White House […]
When Niger-gate was developing a head of steam in July, the Bush White House couldn’t point fingers fast enough. First, it was the British’s fault. Blame quickly shifted to the CIA and George Tenet. By late-July, Bush’s deputy national security adviser, Stephen Hadley, was accepting responsibility. With this in mind, a couple of readers have […]
It only took three months, but the controversy surrounding the Bush White House outing an undercover CIA agent is finally hitting the big time. As regular readers know, I’ve been fairly obsessed with this story since July, but now it’s reached a level where something very serious almost has to happen. I mean huge. Let’s […]