I’d like to welcome the latest lefty blog to the blogosphere: Political Cortex – Brain Food for the Body Politic. You’ll see that it’s been set up by some very familiar names from Daily Kos and Booman Tribune. I wish them great success. Go and visit (but make sure you come back here eventually). 🙂
Happy Halloween!
The leader of the Kitties for Frog-Marching Movement is all dressed up for tonite’s trick-or-treating:
Just in on CNN: 2 people to replace Scooter Libby…David Addington as VP’s Chief of Staff…John Hannah as new VP National Security Advisor…Scary!
Update [2005-10-31 13:43:37 by catnip]: Via Reuters:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Dick Cheney on Monday appointed his counsel, David Addington, as chief of staff to replace Lewis Libby, who was indicted in the CIA leak investigation, the vice president’s office said.
Cheney also appointed John Hannah, who had served on his national security staff since March 2001, as assistant to the vice president for national security affairs. Libby had held both positions.
Addington has served as counsel to the vice president since January 20, 2001.
See Murray Waas and Paul Singer’s most recent article about Addington here.
Scary is right. I thought Hannah, according to RAW STORY, turned on Cheney and Libby… so much for that angle.
That was certainly the buzz. I’ve included a link to my diary about Hannah.
I thought Hannah, according to RAW STORY, turned on Cheney and Libby… so much for that angle.
Yes endless slobbering speculation, leading to one person under indictment was a low point for blogomania.
I went back and reread weeks (across almost 2 months) of hyperactivity over the weekend (none of which I bought at the time): Powell “flipped”, Condi “flipped”, Hannah “flipped”
this flip, that flipped. Losts of flippers splashing… LOL.
PRetty silly, ignorant and above all else febrile. Also ignorant of 30 years of history.
It smelled from September to October to even now of Democratic exhortation… Look “there”… oh and exhortation for “hits”.
Best to be wise and circumspect, esp when NOTHING is known.
Best to be wise and circumspect, esp when NOTHING is known.
We didn’t know for sure that Saddam didn’t have WMDs until it was finally confirmed. We would have been remiss had we sat back and waited.
Speculation is just speculation and, as long it’s labeled as such, I don’t see a problem with it.
Someone pinch me! I can’t seem to wake up from this nightmarish day.
Scariest. Halloween. Ever.
We’ll all still be hanging around the Booman, MLW et al., ‘hoods.
Can’t live without all the communities we’re getting going. It’s cool to be able to stroll around different blocks now.
You’re welcome! Great looking site there and you certainly have (some of) the cream of the lefty cortex crop. 🙂
Libby will have his first court appearance this Thursday morning.
John Hannah was one of the all-time great Patriots.
John Hannah seems to be a traitor.
let’s hope Cheney picks the right one.
for a good cat pic. Soooooo cuuuuuute!!!!
Ever Have Roaches?
They tend to congregate in dark places away from eyesight. There they are free to do their evil free from fear of repercussions. When you shine bright light on these nefarious creatures they scatter in mant directions, only to return when it’s again safe fot them and their ilk.
Fitzgerald merely went with a flashlight and got one. For some reason he let another big one get away.Regardless, the bottomline is he didn’t clear the nest. The infestation at the White House seems inordinately high and it’s as serious as war. As a matter of fact it is war.
Did someone call Fitzgerald off and prevent the indictment of Rove? Was it Comey, the man who appointed him? Regardless, the job certainly wasn’t professionally done and further treatment of the nest is required. The Rove indictment omission, to date has been poorly explained.
If Fitz is not yet done and does a better job on the nest, let me apologize in advance.
Nowar
I know a couple cats who wish to join the Kitties for Frog-Marching Movement.
Where may they inquire? And the outfit looks perfect for warding off the winter chill.
I will contact the leader after his nap and get back to you. 🙂
Can cute little puppy dogs apply too? They get along with cats…I’m almost sure of it. They only seem to like chasing squirrels, and well, squirrels deserve it…
Can cute little puppy dogs apply too?
As long as they don’t go after the kitties, they can be considered as associate members. 🙂
Great, not only does the latest SCOTUS nominee consider me a second-class citizen for being female, now my dogs are second-class citizens simply because they’re NOT felines. Oh, the injustice of it all…(sob!)
You mean your dogs just figured that out?
/snark
Are you implying we’re a little slow here at the cabin? 🙂
no no…lol…just dogs in general.
Mine are also napping.
P.S. Darcy told me that, in the grocery line, she read something in the Nat’l Enquirer about Brad Pitt, Angelina and the two kids… they returned to Pitt’s place outside Calgary after shopping, and heard noises. Pitt made Angie and the kids get in the car, while he went inside. He found two bears who’d crawled in through a window he’d left open. Did you hear about this?
No. Unfortunately, I’ve been paying more attention to the news about Libby than about Brad. 🙂
I bet you don’t even know if Brad is still in town! Gawd …
I know. I should be flogged for being such a bad Brad fan – by Brad of course.
Crooks & Liars has a video of this: “Cokie is Woodwardized.”
Um, Cokie was probably Woodwardized long before Woodward was .. but that’s just a detail.
She and her hubbie Steve Roberts are such D.C. insiders.
(Although, after Katrina, she was on one of the shows, showing her family home and her mom … it was amazing.)
a former Cheney staffer is now covering the Cheney/covert- CIA-agent scandal.
David Sirota
http://tinyurl.com/88z4b
(I will no longer use Valerie Plame’s name in vain, rather it’s “covert-CIA-agent” to counter the toadies’ spin.)
This feline may not get costumed for tonights activities, but clearly he/she has some notion of doing some kind of “trick” in order to get at the “treat” swimming inside that bowl.
It’s compensation for the lack of leadership in the ‘greatest country on the face of the earth.’