Oh, this is choice. Democrats in the US Senate are reportedly cooling to the notion of pushing for an investigation of the entire Gannon/Plame link. Why are the Democratic Senators backing off the idea of investigating this mess? Because now it appears Gannon was a hooker too, on top of everything else.
Yes, you got that right. Because we've uncovered even MORE damaging information about this guy and this White House, the Dems in the Senate are now getting cold feet. What? Do Democratic Senators have a soft-spot for hookers? (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) Did they never intend to really push for an inquiry, and now that we've given them reason for one they're getting scared they might actually have to do their job?
Yes, God forbid that someone actually asked a Democratic Senator to step up to the plate and do his God damn job. God forbid someone actually expected the Democratic party to take a swipe at this president. Think about it. Gannon is fair game when we think he might be involved with prostitution, but when we pretty much prove it, then the Dems scurry like rats.
As we've said before on this blog, and elsewhere (Digby said it best in a blog post further down), just imagine if this were 1998 and the president were named Bill Clinton. Just imagine that it was discovered that a prostitute was given regular access to the White House, circumventing normal security procedures, given access to the president and access to classified information about weapons of mass destruction.
Would the Republicans do?
A. Run in fear. B. Jump for joy and beat the crap out of us with it.
Answer: There would be a TV commercial with the president and the prostitute.
I'm telling you, folks. Keep an eye on these supposed allies we have on the Hill. They were wimps last year, along with the liberal non-profits and the liberal establishment, and it's not like they suddenly grew a set of balls in the past six weeks. We hand them this issue on a plate and they run in fear, just like the mainstream media.
And in this case, I take back what I said in the post below about being nice. With politicians, it's a whole other matter. With journalists, logic will get you far. With politicians, even of your own party, sometimes you need to give them a swift kick in the balls. If the Dems don't jump on this issue, then we need to throw their asses out of office. I am growing increasingly sick of this party.
PS I would say, however, that Senator Lautenberg, who is the only Senator who's taken any lead on this issue, deserves our praise. Please email Senator Lautenberg, thanking him for taking on the Gannon/Plame issue, and urge him to continue to take the lead in the Senate.
Use Lautenberg's web contact form. Phone: (202) 224-3224 TTY: (202) 224-2087 Fax: (202) 228-4054
