Must Be in The Water

I dunno if anything analagous shows up on the Post's print edition, but look at this:

We're seriously just now supposed to be considering the possibility that the Bush administration might have bad intentions?

Comments

Excellent MS Paint job.

Posted by Ben | May 24, 2007 8:14 AM

I used the Gimp.

Posted by Matthew Yglesias | May 24, 2007 8:17 AM

Matt,
I think your sarcasm detector needs to be recalibrated.

Posted by wiredog | May 24, 2007 8:25 AM

Yeah, I'd be willing to cut the webpage headline writers some slack. Plus, the conclusion of the editorial represents real progress:

"The complaints from lawmakers that President Bush passed on to Mr. Gonzales and the similar involvement of Mr. Rove contain more than a whiff of political self-interest. That is a legitimate and important area for congressional inquiry, and it is looking increasingly as if the answers are to be found at the White House."

Posted by fnook | May 24, 2007 8:28 AM

Put the wii controller down and get some sleep Matt, you're going to go blind.

Posted by jerry | May 24, 2007 8:48 AM

Well, the creepy thing is that we're now at a stage when we're applauding even the tiniest little scraps of truth from the US news media. Wow, just look how low our standards have fallen...

Posted by J R | May 24, 2007 9:10 AM

Goodling admitted to committing a crime - she admitted engaging in conduct which violates the Hatch Act.

Shouldn't that be the headline? Or is an honest discussion of the facts & the law too much for these people?

Seriously, her testimony was the equivalent of:
"Did you stab the victim multiple times?
I tried to act in good faith and simply trim his beard. Nevertheless, I do acknowledge that the knife may have plunged into his chest several times."

Also, she can frame it as "crossing the line" - it was a violation of Federal law. It clearly was. If the newspapers can't report it as such, we can expect they will never accuse a Bush Administration official of committing a crime.

Posted by MDtoMN | May 24, 2007 9:40 AM

"Shouldn't that be the headline? Or is an honest discussion of the facts & the law too much for these people."

That fact and that law were discussed by the Post this morning. Maybe you should read before you slam.

Posted by ostap | May 24, 2007 9:56 AM

It think that was snark. Institutional snark, but snark none the less.

Posted by Mac | May 24, 2007 10:25 AM

Gonzales - Lied & suborned perjury.
McNulty - Lied.
Sampson - Lied.
Paulose - BFF

Griffin - Suspected of violating Federal Election Laws and Court order on behalf of the Republican party.

Iglesias - Absentee landlord due to military service.

Lam - Not doing enough about immigration and gun crimes and too busy prosecuting Republicans.

Posted by Garth | May 24, 2007 7:44 PM