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CIA Leak Spurs Criminal Probe - 

Tampa Tribune 10-1-03

...The controversy began when conservative columnist Novak on July 14 named Wilson's wife, Valerie Plame, as a CIA operative, citing two senior administration officials.

Plame is an analyst at the CIA. But, intelligence officials said, she has served overseas in a clandestine capacity, which means her name is kept classified to protect her previous contacts and operations and her ability to work again undercover overseas....
 

Practical joke backfires on CNN's Tucker Carlson
Toronto Star, Canada - Sep 30, 2003
WASHINGTON — Conservative CNN commentator Tucker Carlson's practical joke on rival Fox News has backfired on him — and his wife. ...
 

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If we went back over the past decade and compiled the opinions and predictions of blowhards like Rush Limbaugh, Bill O’Reilly, Sean Hannity, Peggy Noonan, Ann Coulter, William Safire, George Will, Jerry Falwell, and rest of the wrong-wing pimps for the Republican party, we would find that they’ve been wrong a great deal of the time.

Whether the subject is the economy, WMD, taxes, the Clintons, war, you name it, they’ve been wrong and then wrong again. No one is going to be right all the time, but these folks have made careers of being hopelessly misinformed and then trying to burden an unsuspecting public with their faulty opinions. How long will it be before even the nitwits among us grow some brain cells and stop listening to these goofs?

On the other hand, you can look at Paul Krugman, who was brave enough to compile all his editorial pieces into a best-selling book. His opinions and predictions have been shown to be accurate, as have the writings of other courageous journalists like Joe Conason and David Corn. Unless they’re shooting for something in the humor/fiction genre, I’d like to see the likes of George Will or William Safire publish such a book.

Knowledge is power only if the information you are getting is completely honest. It’s too early to tell, but there are some signs of hope as we move toward 2004. As Bush’s poll numbers continue to fall, it appears that at least the moron majority is being transformed to a moron minority.

Andrew Brewer

Thanks for writing Andrew.  I am hopeful that Bush will be pushed on his tush.  I am just worried about The Supreme Court re-selecting President Monkey in a Man Suit.