Last we heard from former Bush speechwriter-turned-Washington Post line columnist Michael Gerson, he was attacking Tea Party activists and yours truly for criticizing his old boss/mentor Karl Rove's Christine O'Donnell-bashing. See: Rove aide: Kneel before The Architect, you puny website operators & Tea Party ingrates. Well, Rove's Beltway water boy took to his WaPo perch... Read More

Michael Gerson is a precious Karl Rove protégé/former policy adviser/speechwriter who boldly stepped forward in full Beltway Boyz armor to defend his mentor from the "the childish political thought of the Tea Party" in the wizened, mature pages of the Washington Post online. Gerson took particular umbrage at my response to Rove: Oh, yes

The times they are a-changin' -- and it's ladies of the Right who are kicking ass and naming names. Five items for your viewing and reading pleasure: * Jeri Thompson smacks GOP poobahs and pooh-pooh-ers upside the head: While they may not be intending to be sexist, the message, the attitude and whining sure make... Read More

The latest mass e-mail from Team Obama cites none other than Karl Rove approvingly -- using his comments yesterday that McCain had gone "too far" in his attack ads to raise more money for the nutroots. There's ample room to criticize McCain (see, for example, here). Going far enough in challenging Barack Obama is not... Read More

This is not a joke. Just arrived in my e-mailbox via Democrats.com. Seriously: Dear Democrats.com Member, When you pay your mobile phone bill each month, you probably don't give a lot of thought to where your money goes. But given what's going on in Washington these days, maybe you should. Congress has finally started the... Read More

The House Judiciary Committee voted 20-14 along party lines this morning to hold former White House adviser Karl Rove in contempt for refusing to submit to a subpoena to testify at a congressional hearing related to the prosecution of the former governor of Alabama. Via Bloomberg: Rove elaborated on his d

There's been a little tizzy in the blogosphere over Newsweek's hiring of Markos Moulitsas Zuniga on the left and Karl Rove on the right as campaign commentators/contributors. I wouldn't get too worked up about it. The fact that they both accepted the invitation shows they share a need for mainstream approbation and a common belief... Read More

Update 4pm Eastern. Radar talks to Fred Thompson rep Mark Corallo, who seems to shoot down rumors of a Rove jump to the campaign. Update: Video highlights and a parting shot. Update: Press conference at 11:35am. Update: 11:25am Eastern. The President is talking about Rove's family "making huge sacrifices. We're going to be friends for... Read More

For a hearty lunchtime chuckle: Check out my interview with Ron Ott of Coptix, one of the masterminds behind the April Fools' joke that caused a Rove Derangement Syndrome feeding frenzy.

Take a close look at this photo--focus on the folder tucked under Karl Rove's arm and keep a mental note of what's on the TV monitor (big hat tips to Gid and Ace): Now, look at all the heavy breathing from left-wing blogs about the name on the folder, "Coptix:" Daily Kos Guerilla Women TN... Read More

"Blogmaster" Amanda Marcotte has resigned from the Edwards' campaign (the site is currently down). Of course, it's all the right wing's and Catholic activists' fault (a blame-avoidance strategy I highlighted on The O'Reilly Factor tonight before news of Marcotte's resignation broke). Writes Marcotte this evening: I was hired by the Edwards campaign for the skills... Read More

I had to read it several times to make sure it was genuine, but it really is true: Washington Post columnist David Broder calls out the left-wing media for its Rove Derangement Syndrome: For much of the past five years, dark suspicions have been voiced about the Bush White House undermining its critics, and Karl... Read More

US Senate candidate Ned Lamont of Connecticut, darling of the left-wing blogosphere, is now running as fast as he can from the nutball bloggers who have zealously promoted his campaign against Sen. Joe Lieberman from its inception. (Today's Vent gives the overview.) And he's lying through his teeth in his effort to rid himself of... Read More

***update: I'm scheduled to talk about the Raza schools tonight on The O'Reilly Factor at approx. 830pm Eastern.*** So, Karl Rove gave his "We are all Americans" speech to the National Council of La Raza--The Race--yesterday. Today, my syndicated column digs into the millions of dollars in Bush administration federal education grants The Race has... Read More

Funny how the Wall Street Journal editorial writers have no problem smearing immigration enforcement advocates as "nativists" while Karl Rove holds hands with the National Council of The Race. I promise you more on this subject tomorrow. *** Human Events advises Rove on what he should say to The Race this afternoon. We can dream.... Read More

Over the weekend, I pointed to a story in the blabbermouth NYTimes about the vacation homes of Defense Secretary Don Rumsfeld and VP Dick Cheney as a news hook to talk about the Left's selective apathy towards reckless, unnecessary invasions of privacy. The reactions were predictable: the usual moonbats accused me of hypocrisy by dredging... Read More

Why publish maps and specific street names and photographs of the private (not anymore) homes where the Vice President and Defense Secretary and their families spend their vacations? Why? Because blabbermouth Bill Keller feels like it, right? (Interesting timing, no?) Because the "people" (you know: Code Pink, Fred Phelps, jihadis) have a "right to know,"... Read More

Ian's got the video of Murtha on Meet The Press. Transcript here. After criticizing Karl Rove's "fat backside," Murtha put forth his fat-headed Okinawa plan: MR. RUSSERT: You say redeploy. Again, Mr. Rove challenges that comment. Let’s listen and give you again a chance to respond to the White House. (Videotape, Monday): MR. ROVE: Congressman... Read More

So, while the moonbats foam over the non-indictment of Karl Rove, watch for the MSM to start caterwauling about Bush's secret trip to Baghdad. Reader Stephen C. writes: Tick, tick tick.

Tim Chapman reported last week: Am getting word that the Ensign amendment, SA 3985, was killed this afternoon. The Senate's march towards Amnesty First, Enforcement Later (Never?) goes on. *** Mary Katherine Ham can't believe it: Seriously, if you could see me now, I'm very Yosemite Sam. Very stampy and tantrumy and incoherent. Just a... Read More

The Senate ignores the Windbag from Massachusetts and votes: But if the price of the fence is this... ...is it worth it? And given past history and yesterday's vote against enforcement first, you already know which provision--the amnesty, not the fence--is the Senate's top priority and which will be in place first. House Republicans aren't... Read More

***Update: Byron York reports on Leopold digging in...*** The Wall Street Journal has a piece today covering the left-wing blog storm over false rumors that Karl Rove was indicted and about to jump ship on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, or Monday. We take a break from the border blues and have fun with the moonbats who've... Read More

There are a lot of rumors flying around the left side of the blogosphere about a Karl Rove indictment. (He's among the top Technorati searches today.) The New York Sun reports otherwise. But unhinged Democrats are already partying hard. The Detroit Free Press report: Was it an improbable outside-the-Beltway scoop on the ultimate inside-the-Beltway story?... Read More

***scroll for updates*** That's the buzz. Tune in to Tony's show starting now. *** Update: Scott McClellan resigning... Fox News coverage here. Breitbart/AP here. Lorie Byrd has more.

Drudge is hyping Bill Sammon's new book, "Strategery," this morning and publishes an interesting passage from the book on the White House's warm views of the blogosphere and cyberspace. Or the "ether space," as President Bush calls it. (At least they got him to stop saying "Internets.") Indeed, it is. But for all the lip... Read More