Saturday, September 27, 2003

John Dean on Valerie Palme John Dean has written about the outing of Valerie Plame, and has a good overview of the law and the issues raised. And one great money quote: Bits and pieces of information have emerged, but the story is far from complete. Nonetheless, what has surfaced is repulsive. If I thought I had seen dirty political tricks as nasty and vile as they could get at the Nixon White House, I was wrong. The American Prospect's observation that "we are very much into Nixon territory here" with this story is an understatement. Indeed, this is arguably worse. Nixon never set up a hit on one of his enemies' wives. 8:37:22 PM    comment []trackback []

Hope Springs Eternal I think after the last three years I--all of us--are entitled to some irrational optimism. When I was reading Josh Marshall's post on the CIA asking for a formal investigation of the the leak that identified Valerie Plame, I had iTunes playing some Dylan. Yep, you guessed it. Sign from God? Freakish coincidnece? Utterly unsurprsing since I mostly listen to artists like Bruce Cockburn, Joan Baez and Midnight Oil? Actually that last is the case, but still. . . "The Times They are A-Changing" Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' who That it's namin'. For the loser now Will be later to win For the times they are a-changin'. Yeah, I know. In like three hours, things will suck again, but hey, it's Saturday, the sun is shining, and John Ashcroft's in the cooking pot. 1:13:54 PM    comment []trackback []