Dashed Hopes: Looking Back at Those Who Wanted to Give Bush Benefit of the Doubt
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Category: General
Bolton Launch Indefinitely Suspended. . .
Political cartoons are hit-and-miss with me, but this one on the scrubbed Bolton launch gave me a chuckle. Note to Fred Fleitz: What do you know on Valerie Plame? Who did you give this information to? Call me. — Steve Clemons (ed.
Shouldn’t He Be Interviewed? Maybe He Has Been….
There are a lot of theories brewing as to who promulgated the Plame outing inside the White House, and the latest thought-provoking piece is here. I recommend that you read the entire article, not necessarily to endorse or own all of its conclusions.
White House Still Treads Water on Bolton
The press corps keeps reminding the White House that is has a Bolton problem on its hands. Scott McClellan, when asked about where the White House stood on Bolton gave the routine response of Bush still wanting an up-or-down vote.
Bolton’s Enemies Are Now on the Inside. . .
Officials in the White House, the State Department and in the Senate close to the Senate-White House fight over Bolton’s nomination to serve as U.S.
Valerie Plame Affair Crippling White House Legislative Strategy — Especially Bolton
TWN is hearing two divergent lines on Bolton. The first is that Bolton wants and will get a recess appointment in August. They argue that the legislative fight to get him confirmed is over.
Not Defense Enough: Parsing Words on What Karl Rove Said
President Bush, when he was running against Al Gore in the 2000 presidential race, said that he would run his office honorably, with humility. He said that he was going to be “straight” with the American people — and wouldn’t parse words and meanings like his predecessor was known to do.
Other Angles on the Bolton Recess Appointment Story
There is a lot of turmoil around Washington on the Bolton recess appointment story that the Washington Post ran today.
Bolton’s Going to Accept a Recess Deal
The White House rethought its plan to appoint John Bolton as U.S.
Was Fred Fleitz, Bolton’s Chief of Staff, the Link on Plame?
A TWN reader just sent me this CNN Inside Politics transcript of an interview with Michael Isikoff. (I can’t hyperlink well from France so will try and do so later) CROWLEY: Right.