Our outrage continues to rise and get louder. Many of us understand that it is because of this terrific item from Salon
It is a lot like watching a cat or dog chase their tail, while laughing and wondering why do they do that?
The amazing thing is that so many of Bush’s opponents continue to play along. The sheer inability to put on blinders and drive one scandal home, to take it to its ultimate conclusion, is a failing of magnificent proportions. The warrantless spying fiasco is a perfect example. The day the NSA story broke, it should have been the only issue discussed by Democrats and progressive activists, the only one. Day in, day out. No matter if thirty other scandals intervened.
Bush and his team count on the opposition’s lack of focus, joyfully handing them more catnip. Perhaps that explains the ubiquitous and infamous administration smirk, most recently gracing Alberto Gonzales’ face as he humored the Senate Judiciary Committee about breaking the law.
SCANDAL FATIGUE, CATNIP & THE ‘ANGRY’ LEFT:
Knowing this, I still get caught up with my angry political emotions. I for one would appreciate a BIG reminder now and then of the real issues that keep fading and mingling with all the Rovian hair-balls.
Perhaps we could have a space on this diary page with the most important ‘outrages’ like these:
Paper:
White House Knew About Levees Early
McClellan Confronted With Abramoff Emails
Waas’s New Scoop:
Cheney ‘Authorized’ Libby to Leak Classified Information
Chief FISA judge warned about misuse of NSA spy data
House majority leader’s landlord is a lobbyist
Republican Who Oversees N.S.A. Calls for Wiretap Inquiry
Bush’s Budget Tricks
John Dickerson Speaks…And Drops Some Plamegate Bombshells
Bush’s Social Security Sleight of Hand
Tom DeLay to Oversee Justice Department
listed so that we can really work on crossing them off the list.