Ashcroft's Bias Exposed

The Gray Lady has finally gotten on the job with a vengeance:

Deep political ties between top White House aides and Attorney General John Ashcroft have put him into a delicate position as the Justice Department begins a full investigation into whether administration officials illegally disclosed the name of an undercover C.I.A. officer.

Karl Rove, President Bush's top political adviser, whose possible role in the case has raised questions, was a paid consultant to three of Mr. Ashcroft's campaigns in Missouri, twice for governor and for United States senator, in the 1980's and 1990's, an associate of Mr. Rove said on Wednesday.

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Representative Nancy Pelosi of California, the House Democratic leader, said she was particularly concerned about the past campaign work that Mr. Rove did for Mr. Ashcroft. "Given allegations about the involvement of senior White House officials and the past close association between the attorney general and those officials, the investigation should be headed by a person independent of the administration," Ms. Pelosi said.

Apparently, so have the Democrats.

Sooner or later, the Rovians are going to realize that this isn't going to go away, no matter how much they slime Ambassador Wilson or do "classified information" hand-waving. The only question is, will any of them still be in office by then?

(/) Roland X
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