If at first you don’t succeed, lie, lie again…

Students of ancient history will recall that long-ago moment when president Bush found in Vladimir Putin a kindred soul. Bush said that “I looked the man in the eye. I found him to be very straightforward and trustworthy. We had a very good dialogue. I was able to get a sense of […]

Ted Wells wants Scooter back, Pat Fitzgerald would rather have the truth…

The Bush administration has been pushing the envelope on arrogance and ignorance for more than six years now. One would think that their capacity for doing worse tomorrow than they did yesterday, and getting away with it, would have sunk in by now at least with the people who have been ringing the alarm bells […]

Among the journalistic practices held up for scrutiny by the Scooter Libby trial is the prolific use of anonymous sources to questionable ends. Administration officials including Libby, Karl Rove and Dan Bartlett used casually granted anonymity to steer reporters away from the substance of a story — the administration’s use of tainted, if not manufactured, […]

BTC News world headquarters — i.e., me and my computer — officially made the move from Honolulu to San Diego last week. As happens with these things, the move cost more than expected and my coffers are more bare than usual, which is pretty much. If you like the site and can afford to contribute […]

Tim Russert cemented his reputation as the Bruce Strauss of Washington journalism during his testimony at the Scooter Libby trial. During Sunday’s episode of Meet the Press, he gave other, lesser journalistic lights the opportunity to demean the profession each in their own imitable ways.
The Politico’s Roger Simon grabbed most of the attention from […]

The U.S. military’s demonstration of “Iranian” weapons in Iraq fails to convince…

Why are lefty bloggers embracing the defense’s attack on Russert’s credibility?

Tim Russert delivers the prosecution’s knockout punch…