You’ll recall that Jonah Goldberg recently declared anyone who accuses Bush of lying about prewar intelligence “paranoid,” even if Bush did lie. I wonder what Jonah thinks of his ideological chums Michelle Malkin and Glenn Reynolds, who, along with a slew of other imbeciles, were absolutely positive that a momentary live glitch on CNN was evidence of secret al-Qaeda sympathies at the network. I suspect he would say that at least they’re paranoid about something important.
Via.
“A close ally, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, was anxious to open a second axis of attack on Iraq—and was aware of his growing antagonism toward the war. The two met and agreed that he would make his case in private to the party conference. After that, on his own, he would introduce a resolution calling for withdrawal of troops from Iraq ‘at the earliest practicable date.’ Pelosi and the other liberals would keep their distance, while their own Marine charged up the Hill.”
In spite of the pro-Pelosi spin given by Newsweek, this contemptible cowardice on the Democratic House leader’s part makes me ashamed to be a San Franciscan. While Pelosi — who shows up to constituent meetings in $10,000 outfits, bedecked in jewels like some Oriental potentate — keeps her distance, she vicariously gets to enjoy the embarrassment of the Bushies, as she scotches any vote on Murtha’s pro-withdrawal resolution in the House Democratic caucus.
Aside from that, she has yet to apologize to her constituents for voting to endorse the invasion of Iraq. As Stephen Zunes, a professor of political science at the University of San Francisco, points out:
“The day the war broke out in March, San Francisco’s downtown business district was shut down by thousands of anti-war protesters in a spontaneous act of massive civil disobedience. In response, Pelosi denounced the protesters and rushed to the defense of President George W. Bush, voting in favor of a resolution declaring the House of Representatives’ ‘unequivocal support and appreciation to the president …for his firm leadership and decisive action.’ She personally pressed a number of skeptical Democratic lawmakers to support the resolution as well.”
When oh when will the City by the Bay wake up and demand some answers from their Congresswoman?
Meanwhile, this immoral and disgusting war goes on, and we have to continue living in a Bizarro World where phosphorous isn’t a chemical weapon — except when it is.
Send Pelosi and the cowardly Democrats a message: give her a call, and ask her when she’s going to acquire a backbone: 202-225-4965
Benjamin Alpers of Historians Against the War is guest blogging over at the always interesting Liberty & Power.
It looks like Patrick J. Fitzgerald isn’t quite done:
“Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald said in court filings that the ongoing CIA leak investigation will involve proceedings before a new grand jury, a possible sign he could seek new charges in the case.
“In filings obtained by Reuters on Friday, Fitzgerald said “the investigation is continuing” and that “the investigation will involve proceedings before a different grand jury than the grand jury which returned the indictment” against Vice President Dick Cheney’s chief of staff, Lewis “Scooter” Libby.
“Fitzgerald did not elaborate in the document. For two years he has been investigating the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame’s identity. The grand jury that indicted Libby expired after the charges were filed late last month.
“President George W. Bush’s top political adviser, Karl Rove, was not indicted along with Libby. But lawyers involved in the case said Rove remained under investigation and may still be charged.
“Earlier this week Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward disclosed that he testified under oath to Fitzgerald that a senior Bush administration official had casually told him in mid-June 2003 about CIA operative Valerie Plame’s position at the agency.
“Fitzgerald’s comments about bringing proceedings before a different grand jury were contained in court filings in which he backed off seeking a blanket order to keep all documents in the CIA leak case secret.”
This ought to dispel the notion — pushed by the Scooter Libby Fan Club — that the Fitzgerald investigation is much ado about nothing. Here is a special prosecutor determined to get to the bottom of Treason-gate — and more power to him!
Neocon media giant Conrad Black was indicted on multiple charges of fraud today. He could get up to 40 years in prison for allegedly stealing $52 million from Hollinger International (part of $80 million allegedly stolen overall). Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald (yes, that Patrick Fitzgerald, acting in his normal capacity as US Attorney) will seek the extradition of Black and his accomplices from Canada if they do not surrender themselves voluntarily.
UPDATE: I wonder if a conviction will impede this libel suit. Hehehe.
National Review‘s Rod Dreher on Rep. John Murtha’s change of heart:
If tough, non-effete guys like Murtha are willing to go this far, and can make the case in ways that Red America can relate to — and listening to him talk was like listening to my dad, who’s about the same age, and his hunting buddies — then the president is in big trouble. I’m sure there’s going to be an anti-Murtha pile-on in the conservative blogosphere, but from where I sit, conservatives would be fools not to take this man seriously.
