John Gibson Thinks Treason Worthy of a Medal

FOX "News" can be baffling sometimes. Most baffling would be the presence of John Gibson as the (now co-) host of The Big Story. For a channel that at least gives lip service to being "fair and balanced," they've got a rabid partisan hosting what is ostensibly a news show.

And here he is at his most egregious. He's rebooting his much derided "whoever outed Valerie Plame as a CIA agent should get a medal" load of crap. I'm continually amazed at what conservative pundits will excuse when it suits their purposes. Does anybody believe for a minute that this would be the reaction were it President Al Gore or John Kerry who'd been in office at the time? Please.

Scott McClellan Back Tracks a Bit to Save Bush

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In a story that has the potential to really upset the Bush apple cart, Scott McClellan is backing off a bit, to soften his allegations against the Bush Administration. He seems to be trying to let Bush off the hook for lying, but the allegations against other Administration officials seem to stand for now.

You have to wonder why this information was even released in the first place. The book doesn't come out for six months. It's not particularly market-savvy to leak juicy details that early. I only see two scenarios: this book is loaded with juicy details, or McClellan thought it extremely important to let this out now for some reason other than marketing. It will be interesting to find out.

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Publisher: McClellan isn't alleging Bush took part in 'conspiracy to mislead'

A bombshell excerpt from a new book by former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan was not an allegation that President Bush helped to mislead the public about the outing of ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame, the book's publisher told CNN.

"I just got off the phone with the publisher of McClellan's new book, and he tells me that McClellan does not charge in the book that the president himself was involved in any kind of conspiracy to mislead the public," reported CNN correspondent Jessica Yellin. "But of course, in the publisher's words, 'Scott did go out to take bullets without the proper flak jacket on.'"

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Scott McClellan Blows the Lid Off: Everybody Lied

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Everybody knows it, even the delusional Freepers, in their little black hearts. Knows what? That the whole bloody Bush Administration was lying about the Valerie Plame affair. More than lying, they were telling then White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan to lie too (only he claims he didn't know at the time that he was lying).

As many former administration officials do, McClellan has written a tell-all (more likely "tell-just a little") book about his tenure. And like several people who left before him, he only comes clean when given the chance to make a buck. With a little luck, enough dollars will be waved in front of enough people to get at least a partial picture of the crap this team has pulled. Lord knows they won't answer Congressional Subpoenas. . .

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Former WH Press Sec.: Bush, Rove helped pass along 'false information' on Plame

President Bush, Karl Rove, and other top administration officials were "involved" in misleading the White House press corps about the outing of ex-CIA agent Valerie Plame, a forthcoming book from former Press Secretary Scott McClellan alleges. . .

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