Jeepers! Now that “thingy where Republican staffers looked at some memos they knew they shouldn’t look at, but it was really tempting and maybe sorta also the fault of a naive sys-admin” (the “probably-a-scandal-gate”) has taken another twist:
Senate Sergeant at Arms Bill Pickle is to investigate whether a confidential report on leaked Democratic memorandums was itself improperly leaked, potentially damaging the careers of more than 20 Senate staffers.
Enraged Republicans suspect the unredacted version — intended only for senators’ eyes — was given to the press accidentally on purpose.*
From The Hill. (Drum, as usual, is on top of it.)
Frankly, these guys desperately need to have a lock-in at the Y. You know, order pizza, swim in the pool, play ping-pong — it’ll be fun!
UPDATE: Harley chides: “you buried the lede. If Graham’s defection holds, this goes to a prosecutor.”
‘Tis true. Now, don’t you have a new baby and a lovely Deanna to
*You’ve gotta love the use of the phrase “accidentally on purpose.”
Yeah, it’s getting weird and weirder. But you buried the lede. If Graham’s defection holds, this goes to a prosecutor.
I think it’d work!
Hatch: Save it, fool! Dems ain’t our brothers! [the atmosphere grows tense]
von: Look: we have the whole rec room to ourselves. Can’t we all just try having some fun together?
Leahy: You talkin’ crazy, dawg.
Hatch: Yeah, we ain’t playin’, sucka!
von: Why don’t we at least give it a chance? I mean, Come on!
Leahy: Wait a minute. What did you say?
von: I said, “I mean, Come on!”
Leahy: You know, maybe he’s right. I mean, Come on!
von: Come on.
Hatch: I guess we could at least give havin’ fun together a try. It’s like Come on.
Leahy: Yeah. Come on.
Frist: Yeah, that’s right. Come on.
von: Come on.