As you know, we here at The Most Important Blog... Ever always harp on US journalists for not asking tough questions, particularly of anyone in the Bush administration. But, ever since Sir Douchebag Karl Rove was caught in a huge lie, the White House press corps seems to have gotten a massive dose of rabies. Video of this newfound aggression prompted My Personal Hero, Sir Jon Stewart of Daily Show fame, to quip that he had "secretly replaced the White House press corps with actual reporters."
They're asking the tough questions, and the White House is stonewalling like a broken record, saying that it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation. But last year when they were insisting that no one in the White House was involved in any leak of any information, they were more than willing to discuss an ongoing investigation.
Now, just today, Bush lowered his standards for his top advisors. Previously, he promised to fire anyone involved in compromising national security and the safety of American lives by leaking the name of a CIA operative. Now, he says that in order to get fired, his advisors would need to be found to have committed a crime. Lying by itself isn't enough. Endangering American lives isn't enough. Admitting to having leaked classified information isn't enough. Bush won't fire anyone until they're convicted by a jury.
In other words, ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson could still be in the White House as an advisor on preschool education. And O.J. Simpson could be attorney general. Excellent.
The press corps are working hard to show how Bush has failed to live up to his word, and how he has failed to restore honor and integrity to the White House.
Thanks to the Ragin Asian for the link about the press corps.
They're asking the tough questions, and the White House is stonewalling like a broken record, saying that it would be inappropriate to comment on an ongoing investigation. But last year when they were insisting that no one in the White House was involved in any leak of any information, they were more than willing to discuss an ongoing investigation.
Now, just today, Bush lowered his standards for his top advisors. Previously, he promised to fire anyone involved in compromising national security and the safety of American lives by leaking the name of a CIA operative. Now, he says that in order to get fired, his advisors would need to be found to have committed a crime. Lying by itself isn't enough. Endangering American lives isn't enough. Admitting to having leaked classified information isn't enough. Bush won't fire anyone until they're convicted by a jury.
In other words, ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson could still be in the White House as an advisor on preschool education. And O.J. Simpson could be attorney general. Excellent.
The press corps are working hard to show how Bush has failed to live up to his word, and how he has failed to restore honor and integrity to the White House.
Thanks to the Ragin Asian for the link about the press corps.
good post man. i thought for sure that you'd get some of your conservative critics defending rove, bush, and the rest of the republican stormtroopers and their convoluted logic. perhaps they realize that the jig is up and the pendulum is starting to swing the other way. however, more likely, i think that they won't make the connection that this latest example of the bush administration's blatant disregard of the law, the truth, and common decency is typical of an administration that commonly uses deceit and machiavellian maneuvering to stay in power. let's see if the conservative readers have anything to say about that.
by the way since we're at it, i nominate r. kelly (not convicted yet) to be in charge of the country's abstinence education program.