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Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

It’s Time For New Blood

Tom Bevan highlights some suggestions from veteran pollster Charlie Cook:
Bring in someone who is experienced but not a loyal friend to replace Andy Card. Possible names include Ken Duberstein, Dennis Thomas, Will Ball, Howard Baker, Vin Weber, or Bill Cohen.
Get Karen Hughes out of the State Department and back in the White House […]

14 Comments » - Posted in POTUS by Mark

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Guess Who?

Monogamous in a world of opportunity born of adulation; loyal to four guys and a manager who’ve been joined at the hip for three decades; a lone voice on the domestic and international world who is able to transcend the Fox vs. CNN crosstalk in which we live; someone able to get a standing ovation […]

No Comments » - Posted in In Praise Of, Celebrities / Pop Culture / Sports by Mark

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

White House Expecting At Least One Indictment, Says WaPo

All right, folks, those of you who are still holding out for Wilson to be indicted…well, let’s just say, if you’re right, I will hereby call each and every one of you a genuis, because things sure don’t look that way. The WaPo is reporting that Fitzgerald has been interviewing neighbors to see if […]

3 Comments » - Posted in PlameGate by Mark

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Hitchens on Galloway: How Have the Unmighty Fallen

I guess this puts things in perspective:
A member of the British Parliament was in receipt of serious money originating from a homicidal dictatorship. That money was supposed to have been used to ameliorate the suffering of Iraqis living under sanctions. It was instead diverted to the purposes of enriching Saddam’s toadies and of helping them […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Hitchens the Great, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Weekly Jackasses, UN/Oil-For-Food by Mark

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

2,000 Dead: A Heavy Toll

Whether you’re for or against the mission in Iraq, there’s nothing to celebrate about 2,000 dead - I join Ryan James in honoring their sacrifice and I share his disgust at those who would politicize a milestone composed of the headstones of dead Americans…let’s hope the number doesn’t continue to grow. Thank you for […]

1 Comment » - Posted in Iraq by Mark

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Decision Tomorrow, Indictments Likely - But Who is Mr. X?

CBS reporter John Roberts has got the political earth shaking with this report:
Lawyers familiar with the case think Wednesday is when special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald will make known his decision, and that there will be indictments. Supporters say Rove and the vice president’s chief of staff, Scooter Libby, are in legal jeopardy. But they insisted […]

5 Comments » - Posted in PlameGate by Mark

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Yeah - What She Said!

You know, I planned to take on the studied idiocy of today’s Eugene Robinson column, but having just read Betsy Newmark’s reaction, I think she just about sums it up…

No Comments » - Posted in Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

A Line So Good I Intend To Steal It

I don’t know if Ryan Sager was the first to use this, or if it’s enjoyed prior currency, but I have to say that this is good, really good:
The question mark then is whether the Democrats will continue in their recently assumed role as the Palestinians of American politics, never missing an opportunity to miss […]

8 Comments » - Posted in Elephants, Donkeys by Mark

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Wall Street Expects Libby Indictment, But Not Rove

That’s the little nugget buried in today’s edition of First Read:
Lehman Brothers’ Kim Wallace told First Read recently that if the Plame leak investigation produces any results the markets don’t currently expect, which he estimates would be anything beyond an indictment of Cheney chief of staff Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the markets will take a hit.
That’s […]

No Comments » - Posted in PlameGate by Mark

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Galloway “Ready To Fly To U. S.” To Face Charges

Says the Respect MP:
“The specific allegation against me is that I lied under oath in front of a senate committee.
“In this case the remedy is clear - they must charge me with perjury and I am ready to fly to the US today, if necessary, to face such a charge because it is simply false.”
Perjury […]

6 Comments » - Posted in Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Weekly Jackasses, UN/Oil-For-Food by Mark

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Will on Greenspan: That’s More Like It

George Will has left behind Harriet Miers for the moment, and the quality of his work has increased tenfold. His tribute to the soon-to-be-former Fed Chairman hits exactly the right tone:Frequently the fate — gratifying, yet melancholy — of consequential public persons is this:
They so transform an ominous social landscape that, by the […]

2 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs by Mark

Tuesday, October 25th, 2005

Not Even Indictments Could Spoil This News

What a great way to wake up, to news that, finally, officially, the Iraqi Constitution has passed:
Authorities with the Independent Electoral Commission of Iraq said 7 million people voted in the referendum and that the count so far showed 76 percent approved the draft constitution.
When questioned about extreme results, including the 99 percent “yes” vote […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Iraq by Mark

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Galloway Accused of Perjury, Referred to Department of Justice For Possible Criminal Charges

Oh, it’s not all bad news this week, my friends! George Galloway, pompous blowhard, friend to dictators everywhere, and receiver of illicit money from Oil-For-Food, is getting his face rubbed in it, but good. First, Christopher Hitchens destroyed him rhetorically, and now what little is left of his reputation will fly out the […]

4 Comments » - Posted in Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots®, Weekly Jackasses, UN/Oil-For-Food by Mark

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Rosa Parks Dead At 92

I love America - I love the idea of it, the founding documents, the rich history, the melting pot - I love it all. America is more than a country, it is an idea - an idea put best, perhaps, in the immortal words of Thomas Jefferson: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, […]

3 Comments » - Posted in Domestic Affairs by Mark

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Libby - The Smoking Gun?

If this story in the New York Times is correct, then it is a near certainty that Lewis ‘Scooter’ Libby is about to be indicted by a grand jury, probably on Wednesday:
I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, first learned about the C.I.A. officer at the heart of the leak investigation […]

7 Comments » - Posted in PlameGate by Mark

Monday, October 24th, 2005

PlameMania! Catch the Fever…

As speculation continues to run rampant over the PlameGate affair, President Bush refused an invitation to bash Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald:
After a Cabinet meeting, Bush was asked whether he agreed with Republican suggestions that Fitzgerald may be overzealous and that possible perjury charges would be little more than legal technicalities.
“This is a very serious investigation,” […]

1 Comment » - Posted in PlameGate, Iraq, Progressive Nonsense / Nutroots® by Mark

Monday, October 24th, 2005

Indictments? Yep, ‘Fraid So

That’s the conclusion of Tom Bevan at the RCP Blog as he reads the tea leaves behind some rather unusual leaks from a tight-lipped White House. The MinuteMan has plenty to keep you occupied as we count down the days (hours?)…

3 Comments » - Posted in PlameGate by Mark

Monday, October 24th, 2005

How I Dreamed This Day Would Come!

Longtime commenter and good friend of this blog fatman has joined the world of blogging! Bwwaaaa-haaaa-haaaaa! We see eye to eye on much, but the Miers nomination is not one of our areas of agreement, to say the least. So it’s my pleasure to offer my first link to an old friend, and […]

5 Comments » - Posted in SCOTUS, Linky Love by Mark

Monday, October 24th, 2005

A New Era Begins

Nope, not the post-Rove White House; not Iraq post-Constitutional certification; not even Texas Tech post-whipping by Texas. I’m talking instead of the scheduled naming today, in about an hour-and-a-half, of the nominee for Chairman of the Federal Reserve. Alan Greenspan, make no mistake, is a colossal figure in the world of central banks. […]