Why Are They Saying Those Things?

by hilzoy Bill Kristol wonders what accounts for the fact that Karl Rove, Scooter Libby, Tom DeLay, and Bill Frist (along with Jack Abramoff, Grover Norquist, various members of the Republican party in Ohio and Kentucky, and others he didn’t see fit to mention) are all the subjects of criminal investigation: “Why are conservative Republicans, … Read more

by hilzoy Really, what other explanation is there for this? “House Majority Leader Tom DeLay said yesterday that Republicans have done so well in cutting spending that he declared an “ongoing victory,” and said there is simply no fat left to cut in the federal budget. Mr. DeLay was defending Republicans’ choice to borrow money … Read more