The Washington Post scrapes the bottom of the barrel to find people who think the war isn’t “lost.”
How common is this? (from the Times …)
A few nights after he resigned his post as secretary of state two years ago, Colin L. Powell answered a ring at his front door. Standing outside was Prince Bandar, then Saudi Arabiaâs ambassador to the United States, with a 1995 Jaguar. Mr. Powellâs wife, Alma, had once mentioned that she missed their 1995 Jaguar, which she and her husband had traded in. Prince Bandar had filed that information away, and presented the Powells that night with an identical, 10-year-old model. The Powells kept the car â a gift that the State Department said was legal â but recently traded it away.
As my friend who sent me the link put it: Is it time to review all such gifts to former and present administration officials?
Resigned Deputy Secretary of State Randall Tobias: Massages from DC call girls were “like ordering pizza.”
The Post profiles the DC Madam, and ABC’s Brian Ross has the goods:
More revelations are in the offing. Ross said the list includes the names of some “very prominent people,” as well as a number of women with “important and serious jobs” who had worked as escorts for the firm.
Some people are downright giddy that the Bush Administration is about to be ensnared in another scandal. But I would remind them that nothing is more bipartisan than sexual indiscretion.
Stay tuned.
Late update: You can see the complete video of Brian Ross’ report from Saturday night here.
Is this the best Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) could do? (Thanks to TPM Reader GW for the link.) This strikes me as a fundamental misunderstanding of how intelligence oversight is supposed to work.
For Attorney Purge aficionados, more from the KC Star on Todd Graves ‘resignation‘.
Today’s Must Read: Moi? Politicize? Never! The Justice Department’s lawyerly denial.
Randall Tobias isn’t the last John likely to be outed by ABC, says the D.C. Madam — after all, she’s looking for possible defense witnessses for her trial.
Meanwhile, ABC teases some of the forthcoming revelations.