Robert Novak's Latest Idiocy

John is off to the airport, again, for a family reunion this weekend. He'll be checking back in a few hours when he lands - in the meantime, I thought I'd put a bit more content up to hold you all over. Enjoy.

Novak keeps churning out his column long after he squandered all his credibility serving as a bag man for Rove and Bush. His latest confused rant says that the Dems are playing possum on the John Roberts nomination (if only!)and that they plan to Bork the guy as soon as the hearings begin. Proof positive? Kennedy's "tough guy" sidekick James Flug has returned to his side. Flug was a Kenndy aide in the 60s, worked on his presidential run and worked with Kennedy to focus on and block extreme Republican court nominees from Nixon's days to today. So what do I know? Maybe Flug coming back is a sign Kennedy and the Dems are taking the fight about Roberts very seriously.

Then I read the small print and realized that Flug rejoined Kennedy on Capitol Hill MORE THAN TWO YEARS AGO! Yep, his return to Kennedy's staff some two years ago -- long before anyone had heard of Roberts -- clearly indicates they're gunning for him. What a scoop. And what an embarrassment Novak is.