The president originally said he’d fire anyone on his staff who was involved with leaking Valerie Plame’s identity. He later changed his mind, saying he’s fire anyone convicted of a crime. If Rove is indicted by Patrick Fitzgerald, will Bush keep his original pledge? It looks like Rove won’t put his boss in a position […]
Last week, as pressure mounted about what kind of secrets Karl Rove told James Dobson about Harriet Miers, Dobson took to the airwaves to explain that Miers’ position on Roe v. Wade was not part of his confidential briefing. Dobson said he “would have loved to have known how Harriet Miers views Roe v. Wade,” […]
It looked bad for Armstrong Williams when he signed a contract with Bush’s Education Department to tout the president’s policies. It looked worse when the Government Accountability Office concluded that the contracts constituted illegal “covert propaganda.” But it looks like things are about to get even worse for this right-wing pundit. The Education Department has […]
Bloomberg reports this morning that Plame Game questions are not limited to Karl Rove and Scooter Libby — they’ve also reached the vice president. A special counsel is focusing on whether Vice President Dick Cheney played a role in leaking a covert CIA agent’s name, according to people familiar with the probe that already threatens […]
There were so many thousands of words published on the Plame scandal since Friday night, it’s easy for even the most voracious readers to have a) missed stuff; b) fallen behind; or c) given up. As near as I can tell, here are some of the highlights of things you need to know: * The […]
I mentioned earlier this week that congressional Dems have decided that the current political climate looks pretty good, but to seal the deal, the party needs to present a positive policy agenda. Republicans have pretty thoroughly embarrassed themselves in recent years, the theory goes, and by specifically telling voters what Dems would do differently — […]
Guest Post by Morbo The Bush administration has just handed the Democrats another sure-fire issue, but I have to wonder if the Dems are paying enough attention to notice. The New York Times reports that a tax commission established by Bush has recommended new limits on home interest deductions. With a mandate to develop a […]
Guest Post by Morbo U.S. public health officials are so concerned about the possibility of an outbreak of Asian “bird flu” in this country that a few of them took the unusual step of leaking the Bush administration’s draft plan for dealing with such a catastrophe. Guess what? We aren’t ready. The 381-page draft plan, […]
Guest Post by Morbo I’ve always viewed the political rise of muscle-bound actor Arnold Schwarzenegger with alarm. The man based his campaign on vapid slogans from his bad action films, and California residents were unable to shake the stars out of their eyes and see that their hero was simply not qualified for the job. […]
Guest Post by Morbo A few months ago, signs advertising something called the “D.C. Festival” began appearing all over the Washington metro area. I was puzzled. The signs highlighted that the speaker would be Luis Palau but said little else. I know Palau is an evangelical television preacher — but the signs said nothing about […]