That Sucking Sound you Hear Is Bush Being Deflated

      As is usual, every time that Mr. Bush has any kind of press conference, I'm never around to hear it so I am having to catch bits and pieces from all over the net.

   From what I have gathered thus far, Bush is not a happy camper at this time! That is always a good sign! This story is having a few ironic twists to it and following below is one of them as pointed out by  Daily Kos.

Tue Mar 20, 2007

Will he crack?

Update: The emperor hates being challenged, huh? He was furious at the notion that he and his administration should be held accountable.

Update II: I'm a bit relieved that Bush is stomping his feat and holding his breath on this issue. He could've killed this story dead by having Gonzales resign, but his petulance ensures this story goes strong into this coming cycle.

Republicans in Congress can't be too happy about this.

Update III: More details later, if necessary. But just for laughs, know this: the penalty for defying a Congressional subpoena is being charged with contempt of Congress. Who prosecutes those charges on behalf of the Congress?

The U.S. Attorney's office.

You think they don't know the game they're playing? [Kagro X]

 

IceRocket tags: George Bush, Alberto Gonzales

 

Fox News Reporting " Fair And Balanced " ?

   According to TVNewser, Fox News barely covered the 4th year anniversary of the war in Iraq compared to the other news networks.

Between 6am and 3pm, a TVEyes search of closed captioning transcripts shows 153 mentions of Iraq on MSNBC, 112 mentions on CNN, and 42 mentions on Fox News Channel...

   It is noted that Fox News also did very scant coverage of the Walter Reed fiasco a little while back.

Between Feb. 18 and March 5, FNC has mentioned "Walter Reed" 93 times -- about six mentions per day. CNN has covered the story 224 times, and MSNBC has covered it 257 times.

Also on TVNewser: Walter Reed also loses out next to Anna Nicole Smith, who enjoys a robust popularity on both FNC & MSNBC as compared to the beleaguered veteran's hospital. This is made apparent courtesy of ThinkProgress which has a highlight reel comparing the two has compiled a highlight reel of Anna Nicole vs. Walter Reed coverage. They ran the numbers on Friday, March 2nd, and here's what they got:

FOX NEWS: Anna Nicole - 121 Walter Reed - 10
MSNBC: Anna Nicole - 96 Walter Reed - 84
CNN: Anna Nicole - 40 Walter Reed - 53

Per ThinkProgress: "The most lop-sided coverage by far was aired by Fox News, which featured only 10 references to Walter Reed compared to 121 of Anna Nicole — roughly 12 times the coverage..."

   I guess that Fox News did not want to cover the fair and balanced side of the Bush administration's screw-ups so Anna Nicole became more important to them. Anna Nicole is something that I guess that Fox News ignorant viewers could grasp without any explanation needed.

 

IceRocket tags: Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, Walter Reed, Iraq, Anna Nicole Smith