Rove, Whistleblower

* theres an hysterical article in the wsj called "Karl Rove, Whistleblower" (and no, its not satire) LINK

* "“I wouldn’t want to suggest that I know about the attack today, but clearly that’s been one of the stated and continuous purposes of Iran, to harm Israel,” said Rumsfeld, speaking at a press conference" LINK

* "A TPM Reader frames it very nicely: Is the president going to stand by his word or stand by his man?" LINK

* "They also are making a mistake by pounding the fact that the entire leadership of the Democratic party including Kerry and Clinton are calling for Rove to resign. Mehlman even seemed a little gobsmacked by it. The problem is that almost everybody in the country believes that Democrats are the last people on the planet to go out on a limb. Without realizing it, Mehlman is being hoist by his own petard. Somebody just turned to me and said, "Jesus, if they're saying it, he must be toast."
Calling Democrats wimps for 20 years has its effects. It means that when they actually do say something people automatically assume that they aren't acting out of political courage. They assume that there is no risk involved." LINK

* is ken mehlman novaks other source?

* "Let me remind you, the underlying issue in the Karl Rove controversy is not a leak, but a war." LINK
its a shaky shaky house of cards, hanging by its fingertips. will blinky be impeached before the 06 elections? im dreaming of orange jumpsuits... ahhhhhhhhh

* palast: "Part of (Miller's) oddball defense is that The Times never ran the story about Wilson's wife. They get no points for that. The Times SHOULD have run the story with the headline: BUSH OPERATIVE COMMITS FELONY TO PUNISH WHISTLEBLOWER. The lead paragraph should have been, "Today, Mr. K--- R--- [or other slime ball as appropriate] attempted to plant sensitive intelligence information on The New York Times, a felony offense, in an attempt to harm former Ambassador Joseph Wilson who challenged the President's claim regarding Iraq's nuclear program."" LINK

* moveon rally at the shitehouse thursday. finally. until the people hit the streets, therell be no end to this administration. LINK

* does anyone know what is happening the larry franklin case?

* juancole: "Iraq has backed off plans to have Iran train some of its military forces. One can only imagine that the pressure from Washington was enormous."

* "Assistant Secretary of State Robert Zoellick is talking good sense when he says that a political settlement must be part of the solution to the Iraqi guerrilla insurgency. This statement is, I take it, a recognition of the need to negotiate with the guerrilla leaders." LINK
zoellick is off the reservation. unless guerrillas arent terrorists - then we could negotiate with them. or maybe 'leaders' arent 'terrorists'. or something.