Guest Post by Morbo In previous posts, I’ve mused about the lack of basic scientific literacy among Americans and how this might be affecting us as nation. In the past, I’ve tended to think it didn’t matter too much. As long as a scientific elite continued to study, research, write papers and pioneer new technologies, […]
Guest Post by Morbo It’s not even Halloween yet, but the religious right can’t wait to start suing public schools over Christmas controversies. Unfortunately, it’s not just Fox News. Recently, the Liberty Counsel, a Religious Right legal group affiliated with Jerry Falwell, joined forces with the Christian Educators Association International to kick off an intimidation […]
Guest Post by Morbo I was no fan of Harriet Miers. The woman was simply not qualified for a seat on the highest court in the land. After the Mike “Brownie, you’re doing a heck of a job” Brown fiasco, it infuriated me that Bush would be so arrogant as to name yet another crony […]
Earlier in the week, the New York Daily News described the creation of a new White House “war room” to deal with the Plame scandal and the fallout tied to indictments. Specifically, an article described a two-pronged strategy to deal with indictments, if they’re issued: 1) if Rove gets indicted, say he “simply got tripped […]
As a political matter, Dick Cheney is not a terrific spot in light of today’s events. His right-hand man has not only resigned, but he’s under indictment, facing 30 years behind bars, and the charges seem to suggest that the VP himself was aware of Libby’s efforts while they were happening. But there’s also the […]
The Fitzgerald press conference has begun. The WaPo is running a video feed live, in case you aren’t near a TV. More soon. Update: Fitzgerald, to his credit, went over an hour, without notes, explaining the charges and answering questions. Wolf Blitzer described it as a “commanding” performance and it was a fair description. There […]
On Page 4 on the Libby indictment (.pdf), Fitzgerald explains the following: On or about May 29, 2003, in the White House, Libby asked an Under Secretary of State (“Under Secretary”) for information concerning the unnamed ambassador’s travel to Niger to investigate claims about Iraqi efforts to acquire uranium yellowcake. The Under Secretary thereafter directed […]
When Karl Rove left his home this morning, a reporter yelled out to him as he got into his car. “Are you in good spirits?” the reporter asked. “Are you in a good mood?” Rove replied: “A very good mood today. I’m going to have a very good day.” In fact, after learning today that […]
Just 22 months after launching a federal investigation, the wait is over. It’s official, Scooter Libby has been indicted. As of 12:44, CNN reported that there are at least three charges, including obstruction of justice, perjury, and making false statements. More soon. Update: There were a total of five charges, including one charge of obstruction […]
Today’s installment of campaign-related news items that wouldn’t generate a post of their own, but may be of interest to political observers (a little earlier than usual because of the Fitzgerald report at noon): * With just 11 days before New Jersey elects a new governor, a new Fairleigh Dickinson/PublicMind poll shows Sen. Jon Corzine […]