Is the White House Press Corp finally getting a spine? With the revelation that Rove was one of the sources that leaked information about Amb. Joe Wilson’s wife being a CIA agent, reporters questions White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan about his and Bush’s statements in 2003 that the White House would fire anyone who divulged this information. Then, they got annoyed (finally!) when Mr. McClellan reverted to the equivalent of “no comment.”. I’m not holding my breath, but maybe they’re getting fed up with the lies and bullshit.
On a separate note, Atrios points out a post at Democrats.org (the DNC web site) that pretty much summarizes why I think people of any party should vote out the Republicans in 2006:
The revelation that Karl Rove was the source who leaked Valerie Plame’s identity as a CIA agent to Time’s Matt Cooper probably comes as a surprise to exactly nobody. After all, dirty tricks have been the hallmark of Rove’s political career since he was a teenager.
As this story continues to unfold over the next few weeks, Republicans are going to try to parse every word Rove ever uttered about the case. They’re going to dissect every letter of relevant law trying to find a loophole to prove that Karl Rove is innocent.
But let’s make one thing perfectly clear: Rove’s secret outing of Valerie Plame put partisan politics above the security of our nation. He chose to reveal Plame’s identity as a CIA agent, with no thought to the consequences to American national security, simply because it provided an opportunity to smear her husband.
And this is part of a pattern. When Democrats proposed creating the Department of Homeland Security, Republicans fought it until they saw a partisan advantage to exploit in the 2002 elections. When the September 11 Commission was trying to get the facts about the terrorist attacks on our soil, the administration fought them every step of the way. [emphasis added]
This is the bottom line and it’s been going on since 2001. Lying to you, the American public, and putting their own political interests above those of the nation at large has been their MO from the first week they were in office. It’s not about politics or an ideology of conservatism or Christianity… it’s about winning the next election and raising money. It’s about instilling in the minds of government workers that the White House will come down on dissenters like a ton of bricks, truth and regulations be damned. It’s about showing lobbyists that they should keep funding the Republicans because they will do whatever it takes to get their legislation passed.
But, I guess Roe vs. Wade or having a Ten Commandments monument or gay marriage is more important than having a healthy, functioning Democracy… Sometimes I’m so very sad about the place this country is at.
PS. If you’re having trouble watching the video at the link above, I have mirrored it here at FatMixx.
Thanks to Atrios for the links.
