'Clellan it like it is.

[magicalspork]

White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is in full denial mode about his statements regarding prompt action against anyone in the Bush Administration involved in the Valerie Plame incident. He deflected some highly tempered criticism from the WH press corps a total of 23 times, and was so straitjacketed by legal rhetoric that not only was he

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Old Glory Hole

[brentturbeaux]

The press corps does their job? That was some shocking video. You best chiggity check your optimism, though. If you believe, as I know you do, that this administration was able to fix two consecutive elections (a process that should leave an indelible trail of evidence a light year long--but didn't) and come out squeaky clean, then what's so difficult about this little hiccup? I like that the press is attempting to stay on top of this, but with the "greatest minds working PR defense," what could possibly happen?

Worst case scenario:Rove is implicated but "can't recall" where he got the information from. He's fired. The administration has "successfully" excised the bad apple and diverts attention back to the war on terror. Draw curtain, have a cocktail

New Shame Hole

[magicalspork]

You bring up some valid points, and you can be certain that I have frequent and explosive wet dreams about the day when there will be full retribution against these war profiteers.

I'm aware, though, that there is a disconnect between what I want and what will actually happen. I want pitchforks and tarring-and-feathering, but in all actuality, this man will likely either get thrown into the soft gears of white-collar criminal justice, or walk away with a slightly smudged reputation. His reputation, though, is already beyond defilement, and it is not difficult to assume that those with integrity, in league with those who would stab Rove in the back in order to save themselves, will be quick to abandon this man at the penitentiary's doorstep