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 […]
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 […]