Goal to Go

To strain this metaphor even further (and apologies to all non-sports fans), say the Green Bay Packers were playing the Chicago Bears and scored the first two touchdowns. If our political reporters were sportscasters, David Broder would insist that the Packers should let the Bears score, Sean Hannity would loudly proclaim that the Bears did score, and Cokie Roberts would misreport the score and then proceed to ignore the game.

I used to love Cokie Roberts. I would listen to NPR in the mornings via my alarm clock radio and Monday mornings I always stayed in bed a few minutes longer to listen to her commentary. But now... I just find her, like so much of the national media, out of touch with the real issues and real struggles our country faces. This isn't a game anymore. This isn't about some mythical bi-partisan past where great statesmen worked together for the common good. This is about removing the stain on our nation's good name and the ugliness and illegality of the last eight years.

The clock is ticking. The game is on the line. Let's win it.

photo courtesy Dan O'Brien

Ignorance Is Strength

"Not every wrong, or even every violation of the law, is a crime. In this instance, the two joint reports found only violations of the civil service laws."

U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey