Tag: cia leak case

McClellan has agreed to testify to Congress about the CIA leak case. I bet there are a ton of “oh shits” being heard around D.C. tonight.

Here is the Sunday morning line up: This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on brewing tension in the Middle East Fmr. Secretary of State Madeline Albright on Middle East tensions ROUNDTABLE: Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts, Fareed Zakaria, and George Will VOICES SUNDAY: Olympic gymnist Kerri Strug fights crime in Washington Meet […]

With a little over four months to go, things are going to really heat up for the mid-term elections: White House political strategist Karl Rove emerges from the CIA leak case with his reputation scuffed, his power slightly diminished, and Republicans counting on him, once again, to help rescue their House and Senate majorities. Described […]

This is the first I heard about this, but Jason Leopold of Truthout seems to be on target all the time: Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald spent more than half a day Friday at the offices of Patton Boggs, the law firm representing Karl Rove. During the course of that meeting, Fitzgerald served attorneys for former […]

So where is Scooter’s defense trying to go? This could give us some insight: A federal judge dealt a setback to I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby’s defense in the CIA leak case yesterday, telling the former vice presidential aide’s attorneys that he is likely to deny their request for a vast trove of government documents. At […]

The front page of today’s Washington Post has an interesting headline – “White House Shifts Into Survival Mode“: In a White House known for both defiance and optimism, yesterday’s senior staff changes represent a frank acknowledgment of the trouble in which President Bush now finds himself. They are also a signal of how starkly Bush’s […]

Arlen Specter was on FOX News this morning and had some interesting things to say regarding the leak case. The following is from Forbes: President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney should speak publicly about their involvement in the CIA leak case so people can understand what happened, a leading Republican senator said Sunday. “We […]

With everyone paying attention to Bush and his now known involvement in the CIA leak case, one thing has been overlooked – what impact this revelation has on Libby’s defense. Today the Washington Post looks at that angle: Fitzgerald argued, in essence, that the White House effort to rebut Wilson’s criticism was so intense, and […]

Think Progress is reporting that Frist has said they are ready to vote on the motion to censure Bush. Minutes ago, Sen. Bill Frist said on the Senate floor that “we are ready to vote on” a censure of President Bush over warrantless domestic wiretapping “this afternoon or tonight.” This might be one of the […]

Well this is a shocker to read on a Saturday afternoon: ROVE MUST GO A national survey by pollster Mark Penn shows two-to-one sentiment that not only Rep. Tom DeLay but also top presidential adviser Karl Rove should resign from office. Interviews of 1,003 voters last Nov. 5-16, conducted for the Democratic Leadership Council, showed […]