Get a load of this:

The head of the federal agency investigating Karl Rove’s White House political operation is facing allegations that he improperly deleted computer files during another probe, using a private computer-help company, Geeks on Call.

Scott Bloch runs the Office of Special Counsel, an agency charged with protecting government whistleblowers and enforcing a ban on federal employees engaging in partisan political activity. Mr. Bloch’s agency is looking into whether Mr. Rove and other White House officials used government agencies to help re-elect Republicans in 2006.

At the same time, Mr. Bloch has himself been under investigation since 2005. At the direction of the White House, the federal Office of Personnel Management’s inspector general is looking into claims that Mr. Bloch improperly retaliated against employees and dismissed whistleblower cases without adequate examination.

Recently, investigators learned that Mr. Bloch erased all the files on his office personal computer late last year. They are now trying to determine whether the deletions were improper or part of a cover-up, lawyers close to the case said.

So, to recap: Karl Rove is accused of retaliating against employees and then illegally deleting the evidence. The man in charge of investigating him is accused of retaliating against employees and then deleting evidence.

Fuck. This. Shit.

Wait, though, it gets better!  Read more 

Heh. Of course, the article forgets to credit the folks most responsible, we little people who made all those phone calls and sent emails. But my Lard!  Read more 

There is so much talent on the intertubes. I wish I’d come up with this, but Joejoejoe gets the credit.

FOX: Are you coming to our debate?

Edwards: Hell no.

Obama (staff): We’ve chosen not to attend.

FOX: Two ’No’s. Sen. Clinton are you coming to our debate?

Clinton: I am going to the other debates.

FOX: But are you coming to our debate?

Clinton: I’m in it to win it.

FOX: Our debate?

Clinton: I’m having a conversation with America.

FOX: …in our debate?

Clinton: Reply hazy, try again.

FOX: Are you coming to our debate?

Clinton: Ask again later.

FOX: Are you coming to our debate?

Clinton: Concentrate and ask again.

FOX: Are you coming to our debate?

Clinton: Better not tell you now.  Read more 

I am so very tired of this shit.  Read more 

Sigh. Re: this post, I got a letter from the Color of Change people, relating their experiences with the CBC on its proposed joint-hosting venture with FOX:

I wanted to let you know that we’re directing calls to a few key CBC members: Bennie Thompson (chair of the CBCI board), Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (chair of the CBC), and Maxine Waters and Barbara Lee (cause they’re likely to be sympathetic and should be on our side — maybe we can convince them to speak out or do something).

We’ve got a pretty cool phone-call tool here.

The tool selects one of those four randomly, gives a phone number and a script particularly tailored to them. Once you make the call, you give us feedback so we can track if you reached someone and what they said; then it serves up the next name / phone number / script to call.

We sent out an email to the signers of our first outreach on this, asking them to call.

Apparently, staffers at Thompson’s office and Kilpatrick’s office are telling folks not to call there. I had the same experience.

Day before yesterday, people at Thompson’s office told me I should call Kilpatrick, and when I did, Kilpatrick’s office told me I should call the Institute. The Institute was letting it’s phone ring all day, and they didn’t return my call.  Read more 

It appears our good friends at the CBC need a reminder of why the term “house negro” is deeply offensive and conditions which would engender its use be avoided. The blogosphere recently won a huge victory over our arch enemies at FOX, convincing the Nevada Democratic Party not to let FOX mediate a Democratic presidential candidate debate. But of course, evil never sleeps, and FOX is at it again, this time with the CBC. Watch this video first:  Read more 

Sigh. Some people will never learn, it seems.

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Ha. This is the long War, kids. We’ve got to wean the addicts, one at a time. But let’s rejoice, for now. And hope that as the scales fall, they will not regrow over anytime soon.  Read more