July 16, 2005

For a rare change, here's a NYTimes op ed I can totally agree with:
Where's the Newt?

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For now, though, it looks as if this scandal is about a spy who was not endangered, a whistle-blower who did not blow the whistle and was not smeared, and a White House official who has not been fired for a felony that he did not commit. And so far the only victim is a reporter who did not write a story about it.

It would be logical to name it the Not-a-gate scandal, but I prefer a bilingual variation. It may someday make a good trivia question:

What do you call a scandal that's not scandalous?

Nadagate.

Oh, but the Lib Dems and their pals in the MSM seemingly have nothing better to do this summer, even with terrorist bombs killing over 50 people in London by home-grown jihadis.
I've always hated this story, so if you've come seeking Talmudic-type posts on the L'Affair Plame, you'll need to go to other blogs.
I knew this story was BS back in 2003: President Bush wouldn't lie in his SOTU speech or any other speech and he hates leakers.
(Note that poor sweet David Frum got axed for bragging to a friend in an email that it was he who had coined the term "axis of evil.)
Karl Rove wouldn't leak Plame's name in the first place, even if he knew it, which I don't think he did.
President Bush has continued to stand by Rove from the get-go and that means he's cool with Karl.
Furthermore, the British stood by the story of Saddam buying yellowcake.
If seeing this story through will put a stake through the heart of the "Bush lied." meme, maybe it will have been worth it.
That and making the Dhimmicrats look like desperate partisan chumps...again.
Otherwise, it's extremely tiresome and obnoxious because I know they know it's "Nadagate," too.
And it looks like Ms. Judy Miller (aka Susan McDougal 2) is in even more trouble than she was last week:
New charge feared against reporter in CIA leak probe
Who's Judith covering for? Herself or Joe Wilson?

Ya know, when the NYTimes and the WashingtonComPost both begin to distance themselves from a story, I think we can conclude that this faux scandal is over.
Hallelujah!
Now can we get back to fighting and winning this war?!