Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) keeps pressing for a straight answer from the administration on whether they think an attack on Iran would require congressional approval.
Here’s something that isn’t exactly going to cast a flattering light on the Senate’s failure to get their anti-escalation resolution introduced.
House Democrats are planning to pass an anti-“surge” resolution of their own — after an unusual three-day debate on the House floor in which every House member will be heard.
Really putting the lawyers to the test (from the AP) ….
Libby’s attorneys also will try to undercut the credibility of former New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who testified that Libby revealed Plame’s identity to her. Defense attorney William Jeffress said he intends to call Miller’s former boss, Times managing editor Jill Abramson, to try to refute Miller and question her credibility.
And Jill Abramson under oath about Judy Miller’s credibility? I may have to take up that offer of a press pass for that incomparable moment.
(ed.note: Special thanks to TPM Reader DG for the catch.)
(further.ed.note: When I looked back on this post I realized that the last line might be taken as a dig at both Miller’s and Abramson’s credibility. That wasn’t the intent. I was focusing on Miller’s and the prospect of Abramson’s candidly evaluating it in a public forum.)
Breaking: a long-awaited report on the Office of Special Plans, the intelligence shop in the Pentagon notorious for its bogus intel on Saddam Hussein’s ties to Al Qaeda, is coming out tomorrow. Some details here, via the AP.
A new statement from the House Sergeant at Arms on the Pelosi-plane-ridiculousness …
For Immediate Release
February 8, 2007
As the Sergeant at Arms, I have the responsibility to ensure the security of the members of the House of Representatives, to include the Speaker of the House. The Speaker requires additional precautions due to her responsibilities as the leader of the House and her Constitutional position as second in the line of succession to the presidency.
In a post 9/11 threat environment, it is reasonable and prudent to provide military aircraft to the Speaker for official travel between Washington and her district. The practice began with Speaker Hastert and I have recommended that it continue with Speaker Pelosi. The fact that Speaker Pelosi lives in California compelled me to request an aircraft that is capable of making non-stop flights for security purposes, unless such an aircraft is unavailable. This will ensure communications capabilities and also enhance security. I made the recommendation to use military aircraft based upon the need to provide necessary levels of security for ranking national leaders, such as the Speaker. I regret that an issue that is exclusively considered and decided in a security context has evolved into a political issue.
He’s always the last to know.
Tony Snow plays dumb about what that second naval carrier group is doing in the Persian Gulf.
Tom DeLay has some very unkind things to say about fellow GOPers Rudy Giuliani and John McCain.
White House and Department of Defense at odds over meaning of testimony of Def Sec Robert Gates.
Picking up on the implications for evangelical Christianity, the Christian Coalition condemns Pelosi …
Christian Coalition of America condemns the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, Democrat from San Francisco, for trying to get luxurious travel paid for by the American taxpayers. Is a first class seat on a commercial jet no longer good enough for Speaker Pelosi? Nancy Pelosi is demanding that the Air Force provide her with a large jet on demand – “Pelosi One” – so she can transport her political cronies, favorite Members of Congress, congressional staffers, friends and relatives back and forth to her district in San Francisco every week.
And of course Lou Dobbs keeps flacking the story even though it’s been completed discredited. Lou Dobbs.
Today’s Must Read: a new report has more details on how the administration got the intelligence they wanted to hear in the run up to the Iraq War.