some call it treason

From the left coaster

Thinking the unthinkable, larre
"If, contrary to her professional history and personal character, you allow Miller the generous assumption that she is motivated by the same high ideals of Matt Cooper, rather than the deplorable careerism and self-promotion we know to be her chief obsessions, it is useful to speculate what lies at the heart of the difference in circumstance Miller finds herself in. Therein may lie a fruitful avenue for understanding who's really standing behind the wizard's curtain. There are three possibilties I see being kicked around-- and a fourth one no one has yet mentioned."


Treasongate: Response to GOP talking points, eriposte
"A number of rebuttals have been provided around the liberal blogosphere to the fakery from the GOP and their media arms about the Valerie Plame expose. Here's a roundup."


As Cooper Testifies This Morning, Bush Clams Up, Steve Soto
"No matter what Rove did here, it isn't really the story that Bush is worried about. What the White House is worried about is whether the Rove screw-up acts as the gateway into what the White House has been doing since early 2002 as part of a disinformation and intimidation campaign against all of its critics, most notably through the White House Iraq Group that Rove, Hadley, Hughes, Rice, Scooter Libbey, and Jim Wilkinson among others operated through to sell the war and deal with opponents. Since the Vice President was involved in this effort, you can be sure that Bolton was involved as a backstop against Powell and Armitage. The real question here is how far did these folks go in dealing with opponents and misusing the national security apparatus for political purposes."


And a New Club is Formed, eriposte
"As of today, the leaders of the Republican Party and their principal McCarthyist brownshirts in the media have made it clear that they are shills for criminals and treason. They have successfully transformed their party from being beholden to the Club for Growth - to now being beholden to their very own CLUB FOR TREASON."