Plame's Lame Game

[mburbank]

From slate, no less. Well done sir.

I read that yesterday, and haven't yet had time to look up stuff and see where he's coming from. So far the Britts have done no more than say "Yeah, we havce other secret stuff you probably haven't seen that says the same, but it's secret." which is what Chenney says abouut l Quaeda/ Saddaam links, and I don't believe it in either case. These folks are way past the 'trust me not to ####### in your mouth' stage.

Hitchens himself is what interest me here. I've been reading him for about a dozen years, and watching him tumble down the well worn path of rabid left wing ideologue becomes rabid right wing ideologue (I don't mean he's there yet, but give him time, I gaurantee it's coming.) has been entertaining. I thought he was something of an arrogant jerk as a lefty and I still think he's an arrogant jerk.

Did you read his defense of Chalabi? It boiled down to. "I met him. He's well read and personable, so I think everything I've heard about him being a con man isn't true."