did Karl Rove throw Andy Card under the bus?

* jeralyn: " If there was an intentional deletion of e-mails in the Vice-President's office, someone is going to get charged with obstruction of justice sooner or later. In the meantime, I'm wondering, did Karl Rove throw Andy Card under the bus? Or could it have been the other way around?"

* "Bush administration officials have expressed relief and optimism since Iraqi politicians ended a four-month impasse this month by finally choosing a prime minister, Jawad al-Maliki, a Shiite politician. Such political milestones, coupled with the ongoing training of Iraqi security forces, are the cornerstones of U.S. policy and the keys to building a unified, stable Iraq, U.S. officials say." (link)
can they really say that with a straight face?

* if you have time to spare, check out this thread at jim henley's place for some metabloggy humour

* cannonfire takes another look at the zarqawi video - and references the 1999 Arkin morphing article

* hilight from the server logs - someone from san diego googled "prison rape is good" - is that you Mrs Duke? You bummed about the fact that hubby had hookers? Mrs Wade? Mr Wade?