A Bible thumper, claiming his actions were “God’s will,” burned down an adult bookstore in Knoxville, TN. Hmmm. A religious zealot uses claims of “God’s will” to wreak mayhem. Sound familiar?
While the White House pursues the impossible dream of distancing itself from the Valarie Plame outing scandal the lawyer for former Vice Presidential chief of staff Lewis “Scooter” Libby plans to make President Bush the central figure in the scandal.
A familiar Wahington story. CIA operative becomes focus of scandal. Now, as an ex-CIA, operative, she signs a multi-million dollar book deal. Ah, America.
If Gen. Michael Hayden gets the nod, as expected, to run the CIA and the Senate goes along with it, the appointment would put a military officer in charge of every American spy agency. Are we the only ones frightened by this?
It’s no surprise that the White House claims Portor Goss’s abrupt departure from the CIA has nothing to do with any dissatisfaction by the President with his job. The real surprise is that anyone believes it.
Former House Majority Leader, and soon to be ex-Congressman Tom DeLay, claimed he didn’t know corrupt lobbyist Jack Abramoff arrranged to pay for his fancy golf trip to Europe in 2000. Emails show he did. Surprise, surprise.