Judge Roberts Gets a Pass for Karl Rove

I'm not entirely displeased with George Bush's nomination of John Roberts to the Supreme Court - it's probably about as good as we can do under the circumstances - but I notice that the press has taken the opportunity to drop the ball on the story of the evil shmoo.

So, in response to a request to all us traitorous liberals from MoveOn.org, I sent this letter to the Los Angeles Times:

I was impressed with Jack Nelson's July 21 editorial on the subject of confidential sources within the White House. As he pointed out, the issue in Karl Rove's case is not so much the fact that he evidently participated in a leak, but rather the fact that he evidently participated in endangering the life of a CIA operative and the security of the United States, for purely political reasons.

My question, then, is, "Why does the press seek and accept leaks of confidential information from White House sources and then fail to use it well?"

The nomination of Judge Roberts to the Supreme Court is obviously newsworthy, but I find it deeply troubling that much of the national media seems to have dropped the story of Karl Rove's dangerous and possibly illegal dirty tricks in its rush to examine Judge Roberts' career. I am informed that news stories regarding Karl Rove and his antics have dropped by 90% this week, an outrageous development given the importance of the issues involved.

I urge America's reporters to keep the pressue on Mr. Rove and the White House, regardless of other breaking news, until we learn just how deep this madness goes.

Benshlomo says, You gotta give these people a kick in the ass occasionally.