Great article, posted on Smirking Chimp today

Peter Lee's piece called "A cancer on the presidency"

Here's my favorite part:

In regards to the Plame investigation:

To provide some much-needed political juice, George W. Bush is probably betting on a scandal that has pretty much faded from public awareness as the PR template for this snafu: Iran-Contra.

For those with short and lazy memories it can be spun as: Noble advisors serving sainted conservative president step over the line in protecting nation against existential threat--and get rewarded with pardons at the end!

Conflating these two scandals gives George the best chance of escape: nothing earth-shaking was done--just standard inside-the-Beltway hijinks--and anyway, it's all part of that War on Terror thing.

To reinforce the theme, maybe they can invite Monica Lewinsky back to blow the entire White House staff while they ship Stinger missiles to Teheran and funnel the proceeds to Ahmad Chalabi.

Too bad I can't think of any senior White House aide with a USMC uniform in the closet a la Ollie North, who gave TV viewers the indelible impression that only his bemedaled bosom and Fawn Hall's document-packed pantyhose stood between a defenseless nation and Nicaragua's implacable red hordes.


Great stuff!