Sammon explains why the White House is turning up the heat all of a sudden. He doesn't give any indication of whether or not he thinks that this will succeed in bringing the base back to an embattled President who is now being abandoned even by his own party.

This story makes a connection between the recent hiring of a Republican operative by the White House and ramping up of attacks on Democratic politicians coming from several different directions. It could be true - if there's one thing this administration is good at, it's organized attacks on its political foes.

brief piece on new White house council...no depth...no history..of bush's previous councils or background on Ed G. Who, what, where, when, how did he get the job, who hired him, what was he doing on 9/11....no reasons are given.....Gillespie makes 'no comment"

Another example of the state of a (local) print news medium that hasn't got anything really informative to write, so it prints a hollow and biased story about how the new terribly scary and clever powerhouse political strategist in the Bush White House is beginning to give the opposition the business. Take notice the Karl Rove has gone into hiding, trying to avoid a Congressional whipping. But he won't be able to avoid a courtroom testimony when the Plame civil lawsuit comes around - - whether Bush's term has expired or not. The Republicans and the White House have commited so many crimes and incrediblely stupid mistakes that they realise, finally, that they are in desperate trouble. So they hire another Bush lackey to stir up ... More »