The shame of it all. Duke Cunningham briber Brent Wilkes’ offices hit the auction block. The wages of muck.
So who’s disliked by more Americans than Dick Cheney? The answer is…
This is funny. The White House Correspondents’ Association has apparently asked this year’s comedic guest — Rich Little — not to give the president any grief since things are so bad for him already. And also no mentions of Iraq.
The president is still recovering from the long dark night of the soul that was last year’s Colbert appearance.
John Solomon at it again. And now on the Edwards beat.
And tomorrow the man himself is on Washington Journal.
Late Update: TPM Reader GG chimes in …
I don’t understand the story. Edwards sold his house to a guy who is opposed by the unions that Edwards is seeking support from. Huh? What’s the implied scandal? I guess the article is supporsed drive unions away from Edwards? I don’t see how the Klassens could be buying or think they were buying influence with Edwards – who doesn’t even hold public office right now.
I guess it’s time to look at Solomon’s real estate dealings.
Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) sentenced to 30 months in prison.
Update: That’s the longest sentence from the Abramoff investigation so far.
Hmmm. Seems John Solomon’s work isn’t necessarily getting rave reviews inside WaPo either. Last night we noted the S-man’s deeply lame article on John Edwards’ house sale. The gist of the article is that the Edwards sold their DC house actually below the original asking price to a couple that is no friend of unions. And remember, Edwards isn’t even in government. The piece breaks new ground in journalistic lameness even in the context of Solomon’s already impressive record in that regard.
In any case, a reader brought it up in the WaPo chat this morning with Postie Jonathan Weisman and well …
Arlington, VA: Can you explain why John Edwards’ real estate transaction warrants front page coverage today? I read the article a couple of times, and frankly, I’m at a loss trying to decipher what John and Elizabeth Edwards did wrong. Now, if the buyers used part of proceeds from the questionable stock sale to buy the house, that’s the buyers’ problem, not the seller. And considering the Edwardses sold the house for LESS than what they were asking, I ask again: what did they do wrong?
Jonathan Weisman: Umm, this is, for obvious reasons, a sensitive question. I for one was looking for more of a connection between the Edwards and the buyers. I didn’t see it. Frankly, I bought a house from some people named Buckmaster DeWolf and Rosemary Ratcliffe. I love their names but I met them for about 15 minutes as we signed our papers. So what?
That was pretty much our impression too.
Update: We’ll have more on this soon. And click here for our past fun with Solomon.
You knew it was coming. Greg Sargent on a major hole in Solomon’s hit piece on John Edwards.
Waxman invites Bremer to meet in February Iraq oversight smackdown.