A Little Civility, Please, Lanny
I saw Lanny Davis in the lobby here at the Rules Committee meeting. I had my little video camera and I wanted to ask him what he thought of his good friend Joe Lieberman who was now running around saying Barack Obama is a member of Hamas. But steam was coming out of Lanny's ears and it didn't seem like the best of times.
Anger just isn't the way, Lanny. Politics is a gentleman's game, part of the fine tradition of Cicero and the great orators. We lower ourselves and our American ideals when we lose our temper and engage in this kind of coarse, angry, spittle-flecked vitriol.
I really wanted to introduce myself and give him a hail-fellow-well-met over Lieberman's senate victory (something he is no doubt proud of), but I have to say I feared for my very safety lest I approach him and he not be able to control his terrible temper.
Oh for shame.
When You Break for Lunch at 3PM...
Waiting on the RBC members.
The MI Challenge
The MI delegation is doing a much better job presenting its case than I thought it would.
More from the RBC Meeting
Bill Nelson brought some spice to the proceedings.
Howard, This Is Not About You, This Is About Your Country
My take on Howard Dean's opening speech.
The Rules and Bylaws Committee Meeting, a Primer
A primer on what to expect from the RBC meeting today--and as we go forward.
Why Did Harriet Know of Rove's Involvement?
Why did Harriet warn Scottie (though he already knew) that Rove's involvement in the Plame leak was about to become public in July 2005?
Pick Which WH Press Secretary Is Lying
Either one of the two White House Press Secretaries is lying. Or the White House tried to assert executive privilege regarding Scottie McC's book and failed to make their argument.
Scottie Doesn't Deny Bush Authorized the Plame Leak
Scottie comes awfully close to confirming that Bush did authorize the leak of Valerie Wilson's identity.
The Chinese Turned Out My Lights (Maybe)
Remember that massive blackout in 2003? Well it seems like the Chinese may be responsible.
"The Waterboard"
When the CIA OIG refers to water-boarding, they refer to it as "the water board." Makes it sound even more medieval, doesn't it?
Second Working Thread on DOJ OIG Torture Report
A second working thread for the DOJ OIG report on torture--now with a searchable text!
On the Serendipity of Mis-Readings
Oops. Someone mis-read my post and asked Dana "Pig Missile" Perino whether Scottie McC really had said Bush authorized the leak of Plame's identity.
But oddly, Pig Missile doesn't deny that Bush authorized the leak. She only denies (correctly) that Scottie McC said it.
George Bush Authorized the Leak of Valerie Wilson's Identity
Scottie McC explains (in his book and on the Today Show) that Bush confirmed he had authorized the leak of the classified information that Cheney ordered Libby to leak to Judy Miller: the NIE, sure, but also Valerie Wilson's identity.
Did MI's April 19 District Conventions Just Become a Clusterf^#k Too?
Things go bad to worse in the world of MI's Clusterfuck. It now looks like the only way to assign MI's uncommitted delegates to Obama is to re-do the Conventions. You know--the ones where a bunch of activists beat out candidates hand-selected by the party to be delegates to the Convention.
Will McCain Turn Over Requested Documents to the Renzi Prosecutors?
Not only did the FBI interview some of McCain's staffers on the land deal that got Rick Renzi indicted, as of last month, McCain had not turned over some of the documents they were looking for. Since McCain has a history of involvement in this kind of land swaps for friends, don't you think he ought to be more forthcoming?
The CIA OIG Made Five Criminal Referrals During Its Investigation of CIA Interrogation Techniques
Over the course of the 17-month long CIA OIG investigation into interrogation techniques, it made five referrals to DOJ's Criminal Division. That sure suggests that when the CIA destroyed evidence the CIA OIG had reviewed over the course of their investigation, they had reason to believe that evidence was evidence of a federal crime.
Now This IS Interesting Scottie McClellan News
Scottie McClellan thinks Rove and Libby were fixing their stories in 2005, after it was revealed that Rove was Cooper's source.
Working Thread: DOJ IG Report on Torture
Use this as a working thread on the DOJ IG report on torture.
Mukasey's Troubling Historical Argument
Mukasey's defense of John Yoo in his commencement address at Boston College Law School has drawn a lot of attention. But it's the logic behind his defense, and not the defense per se, that really concerns me.
