Good for John Podesta

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Good for John Podesta, Clinton’s former Chief of Staff! Podesta went on the This Week show this morning to go head-to-head with about ten minutes of witheringly-moronic questioning from Cokie Roberts. I don’t know what else to call it. Podesta seemed to become visibly impatient, even angry with Roberts’ questioning. When the transcript comes out, I give some details.

Roberts also apparently has little, if any, idea what’s going on in the tax cut debate. Democrats agree on an across the board cuts in marginal rates? And the only debate is about size? Really? Does she do any reporting? Or is this just what she hears at cocktail parties?

This stuff defies critical analysis. Only vituperation can really do it justice.

And we’ll be saying more about Sen. Arlen Specter and his outrageous claim that former President Clinton can still be impeached even after he’s left office. I know most reporters say Specter is insufferable in person. But when did he become such a Tom DeLay-clone in public life?

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