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re: The MSM's intention, as usual, is to muddy the facts of the case beyond clarification in the public mind. I'm sure push-polls to pressure the President to fire Rove are already underway. All that's necessary to understand how this phony "crisis" came into being is to look at the players and their affiliations. The Grunwald-Cooper relationship is key, but viewing the entire mess reminds me of a den of entwined rattlesnakes.)))

It's been somewhat disconcerting that the WH doesn't go ahead and straighten them out...but did you notice that McClellan gave another PC today? And that same blowhard from MSNBC did the same "j'accuse" routine? Now--wonder why the WH decided to put themselves through that twice.

I think the MSM is being set up for the coup de grace--because this is such a (boring, really) mess of entangled lies, it's going to take a blade to cut the gordian knot.

What beats me is that the MSM doesn't seem to know what's coming. They know that Plame was already "outed"--they know that there's no crime here...they know that we know. Are they so arrogant that they believe they can fool all the people, all the time?

but did you notice that McClellan gave another PC today? And that same blowhard from MSNBC did the same "j'accuse" routine? Now--wonder why the WH decided to put themselves through that twice.

He gives a press briefing every week day. That's his job. If it takes place outside the WH briefing room it is called a press gaggle. Go to the WH website and you can see them all.

I saw parts of today's and noticed he stressed that he was eager to answer all their questions eventually---shades of Novak. He was calm, relaxed and confident.

Of course the reporters were in jackal mode but not quite as bad as yesterday. Very reminiscent of the press briefing when GWB's TANG service issue was revived about Feb '04.

Are they so arrogant that they believe they can fool all the people, all the time?

Maybe just enough of the people enough of the time. And Lord knows there are plenty of people ready and willing to be fooled.

As to why the WH doesn't clarify the matter, I think it relates to the legalities of the prosecutor's investigation. And since the President's access to Rove is at least as good as Cooper's and other reporters, he has the full facts and a grand strategy must be unfolding. I hope it's the one you outline -- a real coup de grace and not a chicken coup. At this point I don't think enough facts are known to decide how it will go.