Hillary "Not Easily Defined" Clinton? [Tim Graham]
Repeat after me, says the Washington Post today.
1. A clear sky is "not easily defined" as blue.
2. A skunk is "not easily defined" as stinky.
3. Hillary Rodham Clinton is "not easily defined" as a liberal.
This is one of those stories where a seasoned political reporter makes himself look like an undiscerning idiot who's never evaluated a voting record, like he's trying to pass some sort of fraternity hazing ritual.
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Re: MSM Today [Tim Graham]
In response to Mr. Ledeen's blog yesterday, it should be noted that the Post did feature the national Sunday night Memorial Day concert on Washington's mall on Monday morning, with some remembering by veterans, but it was eclipsed by a large story on a hard-core "antiwarrior."
They honored the war dead by celebrating someone who thinks every soldier killed in any war is a useless waste.
It's Fun to Be Your Boss's Boss [John Podhoretz]
Do you wonder where the White House got the idea to offer Henry Paulson of Goldman Sachs the job of treasury secretary? Well, White House chief of staff Josh Bolten used to work at Goldman Sachs. Even though, as a matter of statute, the secretary of the treasury does not work for the White House chief of staff, basically as a matter of practice the chief of staff is his supervisor...Interesting psychological development for both men....
UNHAPPY WITH HASTERT [Byron York]
The word on Capitol Hill this morning is House Republicans are increasingly irritated with Speaker Denny Hastert over his stand in the William Jefferson corruption case. First, they think Hastert is wrong on the law — that the Constitution does not, in fact, give members of Congress a right to use their offices to hide evidence of felonies. Second, they're mad about Hastert's handling of the politics. "We had a chance to even the score on the ethics thing," says one GOP aide, mindful of months of Democratic "culture of corruption" attacks. "There's no way we're going to win it, but we could have fought it to a draw." Now, that chance is gone, thanks to Hastert. "Members are ticked off," says the aide. "There's $90,000 in William Jefferson's freezer, and that's not the story."
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