My Hebrew teacher has an interesting grading rubric. Out of 40 points, 35-40 is "excellent," 29-34 is "very good," and "0-28" is just..."good." Meaning that when I've gotten a 40% on one of my pop quizes, I've seen "TOV" written in green ink (Tov = Hebrew for "good"). It's very amusing--I've often wondered if there is any work bad enough to breach my Professor's seemingly … [Read more...] about There Has To Be Some Limit, Right?

It sounds as if President George Bush and his administration learned some lessons from the ill-fated nomination of Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court: With President Bush expected to pick a new Supreme Court nominee within days, several sources close to the selection process said the White House is focusing on a short list of appellate court judges vetted this summer before he … [Read more...] about Bush Administration Shifts Gears In Looking For Supreme Court Candidate

Can President George W. Bush recover from the latest thunderbolt hurled down from the political heavens (or, as some partisans would say, hurled up from a more fiery place) in the form of the indictment of Vice-Presidential aide "Scooter" Libby in the Plamegate case? Clearly, a lot is going to depend on what more comes out, whether Bush's right hand man (and some say "brain") … [Read more...] about CIA Leak And Libby: The Latest Thunderbolt In George Bush’s Perfect Storm (UPDATED)

With Libby indicted, attention turns to Cheney's inner circle. Who was there? What were they all about? How did they get us into this mess? … [Read more...] about Cheney’s inner circle

I've got a bit more on today's developments over at The Reaction. But also make sure to keep checking back for more from Joe, me, and my fellow co-bloggers through the weekend. … [Read more...] about More on the Libby indictment

After driving nearly 3500 miles in 12 days and doing his anti-drug program in his other incarnation in 11 schools throughout southern, central and northern CA, TMV is ill and unable to give you his take on the Plamegate indictments tonight. He will do something tomorrow. These travels and programs were done along with updating this site, working on a writing project, and … [Read more...] about TMV’s Own Posts Will Resume Tomorrow

Lewis Libby is charged with obstruction and perjury and has resigned from his position as Dick Cheney's chief of staff. Where does the CIA leak investigation go from here? By JEFF CHU … [Read more...] about TIME Magazine: An Indictment and Resignation

How Grand Juries Work The mystery surrounding grand juries, like the one weighing the CIA leak case, is understandable. What goes on behind the closed doors of a grand jury room for the most part remains a secret. Web Extra: Federal Grand Jury Handbook, Glossary … [Read more...] about A Resource from NPR

...discuss what the indictment of Scooter Libby means for the White House, and what key questions remain to be answered. … [Read more...] about NEWSWEEK’s Michael Isikoff and Carl Sullivan…

The show I'm watching now isn't online yet, but here's some stuff from the website: Vice President's Chief of Staff Indicted in CIA Leak Case Vice presidential adviser I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby resigned Friday after being indicted on five counts of obstruction of justice, making false statements and perjury in the CIA leak case. HERE WE GO: Transcripts are usually available … [Read more...] about PBS Online NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

cross-posted to my blog at Basie.org While the indictment of "Scooter" Libby, chief of staff to the Vice President and assistant to the President, is a monumental event inside Washington, could it be, as some Democrats have suggested, only the tip of the iceberg? It already seems likely that, if Libby's case goes to trial, Dick Cheney will be called on to testify under oath; … [Read more...] about Many in Bush’s Cabinet Knew of Plame’s Identity

C-SPAN(1)Tonight Close Up: Hugh Sidey, Fmr. White House Reporter, TIME Magazine (7pm) Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald on Lewis Libby Indictments (8pm) C-SPAN2 on Monday: Nat'l Press Club Address with Fmr. Ambassador Joe Wilson (1pm) - LIVE CQ & C-SPAN - Today's Capitol Spotlight: The charges against I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby are another staggering blow to a White … [Read more...] about C-SPAN Schedule on Plamegate

A short, personal take on the reactions to the outcome of the investigation by Patrick Fitzgerald can be found at my personal weblog Random Fate. Perhaps my photo-walk in a graveyard today was unintentionally appropriate. … [Read more...] about A short, personal take on the reactions of both wings

TMV has a very busy schedule today, miles away from his computer and nowhere near his laptop. But our co-bloggers should be posting from time to time so keep checking back. TMV (who is also sick today) will have a post later in the day. So stay tuned...and visit here again later today. See ya! … [Read more...] about Reminder: Keep Checking Back

Transcript of Special Counsel Fitzgerald's Press Conference Earlier Today Press Release issued by Fitzgerald … [Read more...] about Transcript of Fitzgerald’s Press Conference

Are we losing our edge? See my post at Julien's List. … [Read more...] about CNN: Is U.S. becoming hostile to science?

The New Republic: TNR's role in the indictment; questions for Fitzgerald; and more. by Michael Crowley, Franklin Foer, and Jason Zengerle … [Read more...] about TNR’s blog on the Libby indictment

Friday, Oct. 28, at 3 p.m. ET Robert G. Kaiser, Washington Post Associate Editor … [Read more...] about Analysis & Online Chat: Kaiser on Libby Indictment, Resignation

From the DLC: BOLDING by Holly DLC | New Dem Dispatch | October 28, 2005 Idea of the Week: Raising the Bar for Public Service This has been a sad week for America. Today's criminal indictments of a top White House aide, coming on the heels of the dispiriting Miers nomination, may be judged by the chattering classes of Washington as a win, loss, or tie, for one party or … [Read more...] about The DLC Weighs In

MSNBC: Rove told he won't be indicted at this time, still under investigation... CNN: CIA leak prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald to ask grand jurors to indict Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Cheney's chief of staff. UPDATE: Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald is expected to release the results around noon EST. His website is here. CNN: Fitzgerald is expected to hold a … [Read more...] about “Breaking News…”