In May, before there was even a vacancy on the Supreme Court, the White House began reaching out to far-right activists to ask who they’d like to see nominated. The Christian Legal Society, one of the groups “solicited” for their views and recommendations. The Washington Times reported that the group wrote a short list of […]
Harry Reid warned Bush not to nominate Samuel Alito. Bush’s base had other ideas. Now Reid is following up with a shot across the White House bow. “…[T]he Senate needs to find out if the man replacing Miers is too radical for the American people. “I am disappointed in this choice for several reasons. First, […]
With the Harriet Miers debacle behind him, the president had a choice. He could pick a consensus candidate that “unite” both sides of the aisle during these trying and divisive times, or he could touch off a bitter partisan conflict by picking a hard-line conservative that makes his far-right base happy. Surprise, surprise, Bush went […]
After about two years of interest, speculation, rumors, and in some corners, near-obsessive monitoring, the Plame Game came to a head this week, leading to the first indictment of a high-ranking White House official in 130 years. But expectations can be funny. This week’s discussion topic poses this question: was the indictment against I. Lewis […]
Paul Begala did a terrific job highlighting one of the emotional responses Dems are feeling as a result of the Plame scandal and the charges against Libby. It’s not exactly schadenfreude, and it’s not quite disgust, but rather the satisfaction that comes with knowing that these smug, self-superior hypocrites have fallen from their undeserved high-horse. […]
There’s an odd sentiment among some conservatives that perjury, false statements, and obstruction of justice in the Plame scandal are troubling, but independent of the original leak. The indictments issued yesterday against Scooter Libby, this theory goes, address mistakes made after the leak and necessarily suggest that the leak itself was not legally problematic. Putting […]
In a very brief set of remarks at the White House yesterday, the president addressed the Plame scandal by explaining that he wouldn’t let it become a distraction from his responsibilities. “I got a job to do,” Bush said. This tack is part of a concerted strategy to help the president weather the storm, but […]
Given the context of the Libby indictment, it was probably pretty clear to most who the unnamed “Official A” was, but just in case, it’s been confirmed Fitzgerald was referring to Karl Rove. It has been known that columnist Robert Novak spoke to Rove on July 9, 2003, saying he planned to report over the […]
Guest Post by Morbo Republicans have been laboring day and night to besmirch the reputation of special counsel Patrick J. Fitzgerald. It doesn’t work, because Fitzgerald is known to be impartial and fair. Which is why I say he should be replaced immediately by a partisan hack. After all, turnabout is fair play. President Bill […]
Guest Post by Morbo It is remarkable to me that in this day and age some people still defend Sen. Joseph McCarthy. A few of these loons emerged from underneath slimy rocks recently after the release of “Good Night, and Good Luck,” George Clooney’s new movie about Edward R. Murrow and the early years of […]