The Republicans moved quickly to evict John T. Doolittle of California, a former member of the House leadership, from the Appropriations Committee on Thursday, less than 24 hours after revelations that the FBI had recently raided his home.

Meanwhile, Rep. Rick Renzi, R-Ariz., said in a written statement that he was stepping down from the Intelligence Committee after agents raided a family business in Arizona.

Renzi? Another one? Where's Lewis?

CQ Today - Renzi's Business, Doolittle's House Searched; GOP Responds Quickly

"The best way to put this behind us is your resignation," Sen. Tom Coburn bluntly told Gonzales, one GOP conservative to another.

Fredo? They're ready to take you fishing now.

Gonzales Rejects Call for His Ouster | The Huffington Post

Some news accounts have suggested that Cho had a history of antidepressant use, but senior federal officials tell ABC News that they can find no record of such medication in the government's files. This does not completely rule out prescription drug use, including samples from a physician, drugs obtained through illegal Internet sources, or a gap in the federal database, but the sources say theirs is a reasonably complete search.

Sometimes things come out when you least expect them. Read this again, "federal officials tell ABC News that they can find no record of such medication in the government's files." I could be wrong, but that sounds an awful lot to me like the government is keeping track of everyone's prescriptions. Now where in the hell did that get green lighted?

ABC News: Killer's Note: 'You Caused Me to Do This'

FBI agents have searched the home of Republican Rep. John Doolittle, who is under scrutiny over his ties to convicted GOP lobbyist Jack Abramoff, Doolittle's attorney said Wednesday.

Wait, another California congressman? But Duke Cunningham is already in jail and this isn't even Jerry Lewis who was getting checked out in the Cunningham deal? How many of these guys are going down?

FBI Searched Calif. Congressman's Home | The Huffington Post

I think he's a revolutionary, a Trotsky. He's a believer in permanent revolution. So therefore he's very dangerous, because he's an unguided missile, he's a rocket with no ability to be educated.

Sy's take on W, and pretty well spot on.

Rolling Stone : National Affairs: Cheney's Nemesis, Seymour Hersh, Reveals White House’s Secret Plan to Bomb Iran

Of the 1,502 adults survey in February, 69 percent correctly answered Dick Cheney when asked who was the vice president, compared with 74 percent who correctly responded Dan Quayle when the same question was asked in 1989.

So here's what I want to know. 31% don't know Cheney is VP. Are those the same people who still support W?

Knowledge Unchanged by New News Outlets | The Huffington Post

The World Bank Group Staff Association is demanding that Wolfowitz step down.

"The president must acknowledge that his conduct has compromised the integrity and effectiveness of the World Bank Group and has destroyed the staff's trust in his leadership," the association said Thursday. "He must act honorably and resign."

When your girlfriend loses you your job, you know you've got relationship issues...

Bank Staff Asks Wolfowitz to Resign | The Huffington Post

Mr. Kelner did not give any explanation for the e-mails missing from Mr. Rove's account, but he did acknowledge that one possible explanation is that Mr. Rove personally deleted his e-mails from the RNC server.

Mr. Kelner also explained that starting in 2005, the RNC began to treat Mr. Rove's emails in a special fashion. At some point in 2005, the RNC commenced an automatic archive policy for Mr. Rove, but not for any other White House officials.

Hmmm... Would this be... Pat Fitzgerald placing requests maybe?

TPMmuckraker April 12, 2007 04:18 PM

But it turns out there's a hole in Kellems's story. The FT is reporting that Wolfowitz personally directed the terms for his girlfriend's large pay increase and promotion, according to a memo to the head of the Bank's human resources.

Ah, it's so nice to see Murray Waas's report from a week ago bear bitter fruit. Cronyism rears its ugly head further.

The knives come out for Wolfowitz | FP Passport

The White House said Wednesday it had mishandled Republican Party-sponsored e-mail accounts used by nearly two dozen presidential aides, resulting in the loss of an undetermined number of e-mails concerning official White House business.

It's easy to blow things up by accident, but this has deviated into surreality. What's next? The photo of W giving the speech on the Abraham Lincoln stops showing that great big "Mission Accomplished" banner stops showing the banner? Oh wait, it did! (all the way at the bottom of the page)

Congressional investigators probe why White House aides used GOP-sponsored e-mail accounts | The Huffington Post