It is interesting to watch some dogged supporters of the Bush administration lying, spinning and singing a different tune, now that one, two or even three of their own may be facing perjury or more serious charges for their role in leaking the identity of  the  undercover CIA agent, Valerie Plame. Carnival barkers on the…

I posted the following comment on Leiter Reports about Maureen Dowd’s column on Judy Miller. I am copying it here for those readers who may have stumbled in here. I am looking forward to Maureen Dowd’s column going into syndication.  The fact that NYT columnists are now speaking out against the mischief made by their…

Tom DeLay’s post indictment story is full of fighting words, pointing fingers and bizarre charges. At his arraignment today , DeLay’s attorney accused the judge of having donated money to MoveOn.org, "a liberal organization that he said has been "selling T-shirts with Mr. DeLay’s mug shot on it."  DeLay, as you may know, smiled for…

Ellen Goodman is usually pretty good at tying up loose ends in her arguments. But in this article about Harriet Miers, she is all over the place. Her peeve is the treatment of Miers as a woman by other women.  And she has no good answers. All of us would find it more satisfying to…