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Republicans eat their own over Iraq: READ MORE >>

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The biggest problem in Washington, of course, is that President Bush's crack team of political appointees doesn't have enough power. Luckily, help is on the way: READ MORE >>

All those people who are worried about the White House's unwillingness to take global warming seriously clearly haven't heard about the READ MORE >>

The New York Times's story today on the Libby trial makes the Libby-Fleischer lunch seem a bit like a date where person number one wants to get to know person number two. Unfortunately, person two just wants to "get down to business": READ MORE >>

Bill Kristol, who has lately been intent on proving you can make a lucrative career out of being right less often than a broken clock, valiantly defended Lewis Libby on Fox News Sunday yesterday. According to Kristol, Patrick Fitzgerald decided to go after "Scooter" instead of other members of the administration (like Ari Fleischer) because of the former aide's hawkish stance on Iraq. During the discussion Kristol made this remarkably inane point: READ MORE >>

Over at Salon, Mark Benjamin lays out a problem some conservatives have with the surge. Benjamin: READ MORE >>

Not such a good day for Scooter Libby. From the Times: READ MORE >>

Invaluable reader EC notes that the Bush White House's new pastry chef previously authored the book Desserts for Dummies. He'll now be serving plenty of those! [Ba-da-boom] --Michael Crowley READ MORE >>