The scandal that isn't.

OK, so Libby disclosed that Bush OK'd some of his leaks.

OMFG!!

Get a grip, folks. Here are my problems with people trying to make hay out of this...
1. It has nothing to do with Plamegate. In every article, and every interview, everyone takes great pains to point this out.
2. The President, as Commander-in-Chief, and the ultimate authority in the US, (and yes, I know that's debatable, but we're going on perception, here...) has the authority to classify and de-classify information pretty much at will. So if he says it's OK to leak, there's nothing illegal about it.
3. Why does this surprise anyone? Really, this is Washington, DC. Information is power and those who control the flow of information get to control its use. So it makes sense that Georgie's camp would, from time to time, leak like a New Orleans levee.

It's a non-issue. Yes, it shows very bad taste to rant and rave about not having any leaks in the administration, and being the biggest leaker yourself. But there is nothing illegal about it, and those who think they can make this into a scandal are sorely mistaken.

Believe me, there are better ways to fling mud at this administration.

DeLay throws in De Towel...

It's official. Tom DeLay has decided to opt out of the race for his House seat. He's even resigning from Congress before the official end of his term.

This announcement comes less than a week after one of DeLay's former aides pleaded guilty to fraud charges. Whether that played into DeLay's decision or not is up in the air. DeLay still maintains that he broke no laws, and while there is still speculation that he may try to cut a deal, it doesn't seem likely at this point, and he was not named in the former aide's admissions.

Citing polling numbers too close to call with opponent (D) Nick Lampson, DeLay is pulling out of the race to keep the election from becoming "a referendum on me rather than what was important to the district."

Despite his current indictments, DeLay is still planning to move to the D. C. area (specifically, Virginia) to promote his agenda without having to answer to any more of those pesky constituents.

Aw, shucks!