Karl Rove had spoken with at least one reporter about Valerie Plame's role at the C..I.A., although, we're supposed to buy, without identifying her by name, a few days before the columnist Robert D. Novak identified her in a column and for which Judith Miller languishes in jail. Otherwise, rest assured the President will follow up his promise to rid his Administration of the source of the leak. -- July 11th, 2005

Newsweek issued a formal retraction yesterday of the flawed "flushed Quran" story that sparked deadly riots in Afghanistan and other countries, after the magazine came under increasingly sharp criticism from White House, State Department and Pentagon officials and every other media hack who thinks they're any better. Clearly a lot more flushing needs to be take place before the ass of journalism gets cleaned up. -- May 16, 2005

As the Senate inches toward a momentous procedural clash over judicial nominees, the religious rhetoric heats up. Bill Frist, the Senate Majority jackass has all but accused those against ending filibusters anti-religious, and decried current judges that frown upon mixing religion and law as "judicial activists". Well, everyone loves a martyr, Mr. Frist. We'll try not to miss you too much. -- May 9, 2005

Despite testimony of abuse towards his staff, his comments about the irrelevancy of the United Nations and other such gaffes, John Bolton remains likely to be confirmed for ambassadorship to the United Nations, a nomination that startled both Congress and Embassy Row when the president announced it last month, but surprised few else. -- April 13, 2005