Two interesting breaking news bits:
 

In Penske's deranged little world,* asking O'Connor to stick around to serve as Chief Justice is disrespectful, but wishing that Rehnquist would drop dead is not.

* Obviously, I mean this in the non-pejorative, respectful sense.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

On Wolf Blitzer earlier today:

So by Wilson's own fat mouth, Plame wasn't a clandestine officer.

Why, again, is the left in a fucking uproar?

david gregory is W's whiny little bitch
 

I think it looks more like a stingray. It was the only one I was aware of, and suddenly you bring in this whole "fighter" concept, and I don't know whether I'm just wrong about the whole thing. I have confirmed that what I think of as stealth is the bomber. And that Civ II's conception of the stealth bomber sucks -- it can't even traverse a single continent.

ETA dtb, you have a couple sons AND a husband. Of course you know this shit.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

(1) She was under cover before, and she might have done it again if Rove hadn't blown her cover, and the cover of that other agent working for Brewster & Jennings, or whatever that front was called.

(2) There is no good reason for a presidential aide to be burning the cover of a CIA agent, especially in wartime. If a Democrat had done this, you guys would be apoplectic. Any principles apparently go out the window if Karl Rove is involved. Every Republican politician in D.C. owes their job to Karl Rove, so you can understand why they're lining up to show that they're on his side -- he has their nuts in a sack. But what about you? What's your excuse? The nit-picking attempts to get Rove off the hook for criminal liability? Shameless.

Dykes on Bikes
 

I read in the Chronicle that the biker club "Dykes on Bikes" has been attempting to register a trademark for that name the last 2 years but the PTO has denied it because it is offensive. Can they do that? How does the law work in this area?

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

The only shameless person in this scenario is Wilson. Period.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

He does have company in the headlines though, as those 4 Senators calling on Justice CattleGirl to unresign are shameless. Also, Schumer is shameless. And, of course, Kennedy and Byrd are shameless.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

Mickey Kaus hits a great point that hasn't really been discussed anywhere else:

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

The hypocracy of the demos is boundless.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

I swear to God, if it came out that Karl Rove was sacrificing babies to Beelzebub in the White House basement, you guys would be lining up to explain that the babies were asking for it and the statute of limitations has expired. At least Penske is half joking.

"Hairpiece?" "No, Herpes."
 

This guy knows how to rock n roll:

From the Neil Bush Deposition Archive:

Bush: "I had sexual intercourse with perhaps three or four, I don't remember the exact number, women, at different times. In Thailand once, I have a pretty clear recollection that there was one time in Thailand and in Hong Kong."

Brown: "And you were married to Mrs. Bush?"

Bush: "Yes."

Brown: "Is that where you caught the venereal diseases?"

Bush: "No."

Brown: "Where did you catch those?"

Bush: "Diseases plural? I didn't catch..."

Brown: "Well, I'm sorry. How ... how many venereal diseases do you suffer from?"

Bush: "I've had one venereal disease."

Brown: "Which was?"

Bush: "Herpes."

Brown then interrogates Bush's about his various sex partners:

"Did you pay them for that sex?"

Bush: "No, I did not."

Brown: "Pick them up in a sushi house?"

Bush: "No. ... My recollection is, where I can recall, they came to my room."

Brown: "Do you know the name of that hotel? I may go to Thailand sometime."

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

No shit. Of course the outing itself isn't a huge deal. The devil is in the coverup. That Fitzgerald is still investigating something where its all but certain Rove didn't violate the letter of the law indicates he's exploring a charge related to a coverup or perjury.

And you're nuts if you believe that "Rove is a whistle blower" talking point. Its a "talking point," which means its either a misrepresantation or spin, or it omits a significant fact. You're supposed to foist those points on the press in lieu of actually addressing tough questions on the issues. You're not supposed to believe a fucking talking point. Its assumed that they are lies, diversions, etc... Thats why they're called "talking points" instead of "facts."

ETA: Oh, wait a minute. You don't believe Rove is innocent, do you? God, I can be so gullible. My bad.

Dykes on Bikes
 

You can't register offensive names as a trademark. But "Redskins" is not offensive.

david gregory is W's whiny little bitch
 

I'm still trying to figure out whether you're merely agreeing with me or if you're capable of being a wiseass.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

Rove was a consumer of the information, not a producer.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

I think the word you're looking for is "broker" or "middleman."

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

Why did the CIA refer the matter to DOJ?

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

You keep saying this, but that doesn't make it true.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

And Terri Shiavo.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

Wilson had to know that if he said something at odds with the White House line, his wife's career would be ruined. It's all his fault.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

Despite your obsession with Wilson, which is starting to seem similar to your obsession with paigow, Wilson is not the issue. It's Turd Blossom.

Two interesting breaking news bits:
 

Quite the contrary. Rehnquist's actions have told Novak, bilmore, Penkse and Slave to take their predictions and go piss in the corner.

Further, such actions have made the Baby Jesus cry. The stars had aligned for Bush to nominate two -- TWO -- SC justices this summer, after which Bush would be consumed in holy light immediately preceding the Rapture. Rehnquist's intransigence in the face of this divine providence is just fucking things up, and if he knows what's good for him, he'd better remember what happens when you get on Rove's shit list.

Bilmore outted
 

as Mark Yost, an editorial writer at Knight Ridder's St. Paul Pioneer Press.

His colleagues are unimpressed.

Baby Jesus
 

I am reminded of a news item from a few years ago. An usher at a movie theater (in, I think, Nigeria) was arrested for attacking patrons with an electric cattle prod. When asked why he done it, he responded that they wouldn't stop farting at him, stating:

"They're a bunch of farting bastards with no respect for Baby Jesus."

Obviously, this must immediately become the new board motto.

Bilmore outted
 

Ouch.

Two interesting breaking news bits:
 

At least one of these people has had their prediction abilities put to the test previously (i.e., in the last presidential race) and come out to be a wee bit overly pessimistic.

Anyhoo, I'm just saying, I don't believe in putting people out to pasture, particularly with our social security crisis looming. Ole boy Bill is setting an example for the older folks by his work ethic. And yes, I know its repeating myself, but I've honestly seen too many people for who retirement=death, and I don't think that's how we should treat our older people. Or our Chief Justices.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

Yeah, the press never throws out an unconfirmed idea to a source to get their reaction. Novak has heard something from one source. He gets confirmation from Rove, who's in the know. And Rove wasn't a producer? What was he telling cooper--"I hear from Novak that she's covert"?

Bilmore outted
 

Oh, RT.

You are one gullible SOB.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

You are sick hater. If it wasn't for that blood oath thing, I would move to have you retroactively banned from the insurgency. And then deleted.

Two interesting breaking news bits:
 

Amen. Praise the Lourd!

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

I read today that Rove learned about Plame from Novak. He did not use classified access, probably becuase the information was not classified.

I'm prepared to call for Rove's ouster if the facts support it. They simply don't at this point.

Dykes on Bikes
 

And some hack in the PTO makes a judgment call as to what is offensive?

Baby Jesus
 

Remind me of this when I get the next 5000. I will use it subject to putting it in "hi less" HTML form, giving you full credit of course.

Two interesting breaking news bits:
 

My predictions were rock solid. A couple of my socks blinked.

Hmm.
 

John Derbyshire at the National Review's Corner:

• Given that the four London suicide bombers were all raised -- in at least one case, born and raised -- in Britain, the quintessential liberal democracy; and given that the entire premise of current U.S. policy is that we can end suicide bombing and other terrorism by bringing liberal democracy to the Middle East; shouldn't we be re-thinking our policy?

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

2.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

Not precisely. Apparently, Rove learned it earlier, and confirmed it for Novak.

• The lawyer, who has knowledge of the conversations between Rove and prosecutors, said President Bush's deputy chief of staff has told investigators that he first learned about the operative from a journalist and that he later learned her name from Novak.
  
  Rove has said he does not recall who the journalist was who first told him that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA, or when the conversation occurred, the lawyer said.
  
  ...
  
  The new account means that Rove talked to both of the journalists who are known to have published original accounts about Plame. Rove's representatives have said that he mentioned the issue in the most general terms and did not name Plame. Democrats say he was trying to fuel stories that would punish an administration critic.
  
  The lawyer said Novak had telephoned Rove to discuss another column, about Frances Fragos Townsend, who had been named deputy national security adviser for terrorism in May 2003. That column ran in Novak's home paper, the Chicago Sun-Times, on July 10, 2003, under the headline "Bush sets himself up for another embarrassment."
  
  At the end of that 15- or 20-minute call, according to the lawyer, Novak said he had learned that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA.
  
  "I heard that, too," Rove replied, according to the lawyer, confirming the Times account.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

What is it with all these leaks from the grand jury? Goddamnit Fitzgerald, there's another leak to plug. You're never going to make it back to Chicago to appeal that drug case properly. Congress is so disappointed.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

I am sensing that, for better or worse, the Rove story will die before Rehnquist breathes his last.

"Hack" Wilson keeps talking
 

Why do you think the leaks are coming from the prosecution instead of the various defense lawyers? Fitzgerald has been running a tight ship up until now, and the article Gatti linked to makes perfect sense if you assume the lawyer who was the source is Rove's lawyer.