Tuesday, July 12, 2005
Josh Marshall and the Fever Swamp
Josh Marshall: So it's not too early for Democrats to boil this controversy, this outrage, down to a simple, clear and easily digestible nugget. ... The essence of this is that Karl Rove and his boss put scoring political points over protecting the nation from nuclear weapons. That's the nugget.
Of course, it would help if that nugget had some basis in reality. Otherwise, the Democrats only make themselves look ridiculous to the voters.
How does pointing out that Joe Wilson lied to the public in reporting his trip to Niger that his wife signed him up for possibly subject the US to nuclear attack? Even the Republicans in their most fervent hatred of the Clintons did not come up with such bizarre ideas.
Perhaps Democrats should take a deep breath, stop hyperventilating and wait for the report of the Special Counsel before making a lot of assumptions about facts that we really do not know.
# posted by Thomas A. Becket : 9:07 AM
