Spy scandal pressures Bush

There is a clear sense in this most political of cities that this could get very nasty for the Bush administration.

Just how nasty probably depends on the extent of White House involvement in the leaking of the identity of Joe Wilson’s wife. 

Joe Wilson wrote an article criticizing the Bush Administration. Someone retaliated by leaking that his wife is a CIA agent. This is a felony as well as being a stupid petty spiteful act.

So far though, White House officials are insisting neither the president nor his closest political adviser Karl Rove had anything to do with it.

Uh, huh. I believe them, don’t you?

But both the Washington media and the president’s political opponents are sensing blood.

And when the DC sharks smell blood in the water they attack.

Background

Josh Marshall’s Talking Points blog is breaking this story with seriously excellent reporting and digging. Yes, a blog is breaking the story. Also check MSNBC and DailyKos for more details.

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Huffington, Camejo leaning towards hold your nose and vote for Cruz

Green Party candidate Peter Camejo was the first to broach the subject. On Saturday, he said he had heard enough supporters voice worries about an Arnold Schwarzenegger governorship that he issued a statement saying he “will not condemn those voters who feel forced to vote for a Democrat like Cruz Bustamante.”

A spokesman for independent Arianna Huffington on Monday also left the door open to her exiting the race, while not necessarily endorsing Bustamante. Although Huffington is “greatly disappointed” with the lieutenant governor’s campaign, the aide said she thinks a Gov. Schwarzenegger would be a “disaster.”

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Dean campaign still rolling on

They’ve raised more money faster in a pre-election year than any Democrat, including Clinton.

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New law passed to block suicide onstage

The St. Petersburg city council passed a law Monday designed to scuttle a rock group’s plans to feature an onstage suicide.

The hard-rock band Hell on Earth had said that a suicide by a terminally ill person would take place during a concert Saturday to raise awareness of right-to-die issues

In response, the city council met Monday morning to unanimously approve an emergency ordinance making it illegal to conduct a suicide for commercial or entertainment purposes.

What a bunch of grumps.

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Bananarianism in Wales, the inside story

Shocking details here.

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