Welcome one and all to the most intense nightly read anywhere on the sphere: Bit’sBlog’s Nightly Ramble.
Still rather a slow news day, but let’s see what we can drum up, here.
- I see YetAnotherJohn has gotten himself an honorable mention at OTB’s Caption Contest.
- Speaking of OTB, James has his new daughter home. These are exciting times, for you and your lady, James. Immerse yourself in them, and make no apologies for doing so.
- Glenn:
LARRY TRIBE SAYS the Senate doesn’t have to seat Burris.
UPDATE: Jane Hamsher: “Harry Reid, Punk’d By Blago Over Burris, Rejects The Rule Of Law.”
And then there’s Doctor Krauthammer, who said the other night on Fox:
A side effect of this story is that there’s no way for the press to either neglect or suppress the fact that the governor at the heart of this corruption is a Democrat. When the story exploded — there’s a tendency in the media if it’s a Republican who’s got a scandal, it’s in line one. You learn about that.
Republican Senator Larry Craig, as if the word “Republican” the Christian name is a “give-me,” it appears all the time. But if it’s a Democrat, it drops out.
In fact, when that Blago exploded, CNN and AP didn’t even mention he was a Democrat. Now the leader of the Democrats in the Senate and Democratic caucus are going to deny a Democratic appointee a space in the senate. It has Democrat all over it.
If you add that to the troubles of the chairman of the House Ways and Means, Charlie Rangel, Chris Dodd, who has got issues with sweetheart deals with the mortgage lenders, and Governor Spitzer, and others — the old story of a culture of corruption, which the press has always attributed as a Republican issue is now shifting.
And the Blagojevich story, which remains alive day after day, has become a Democrat story, and that’s really hurting them.
(Shake of the head) I wonder if it’s occurred to anyone how much simpler it would be, were Democrats were actually to at least make some kind of effort to make sure the people they put up for election, are people of honor? Given the longish list of corruption among Democrats of late, it seems they’re having some problems with that concept, just now. I wonder, also, if barring that effort, the voters would be smart enough to avoid electing Democrats, until such time as they get that little genetic flaw taken care of … I submit to you that the voters coming to that conclusion was exactly the fear that caused democrats to hide all of this corruption under their proverbial runs until such time as the election, and the danger of their losing power had past.
- Oh.. and that includes Blago, of course but Obama as well. Remember the name Norman Hsu? Apparently they’re trying to figure out Obama’s involvement with the guy. This one will go large, trust me.
- The military times is reporting that a poll they took may be an issue for The Chosen One… the troops are wary of him. (Gee… no kidding?).
- I dunno… given the mess Cuba is, I don’t think I’d be celebrating. I’d be rioting.
