On the whole, it's a somber day. It was a tragic weekend for Sassy writers and readers, with some shocking, sad family news. Yet another reason to be thankful for our little community--we all have good people to lean on. For now, let's just keep Ilsa and her family, as well as reader Jane and her family, in our thoughts and prayers.
Professionally, my industry is headed for a rough day. My organization is reorganizing, but thankfully, my job is safe. I can't say that for all of my colleagues, some of whom I will watch walk out the door today. As bad as it is here, it's worse for my old company.
With all this real, heavy stuff going on, a distraction is in order. So, on to our politico-nerd gossip.
Much to Bridget's chagrin, our favorite self-proclaimed "prankster" is being nominated as Commerce Secretary.
Bad news out of Georgia, as the repulsive Saxby Chambliss maintained his seat. Desperately, the Repugs are claiming this run-off win in an election that should have been a landslide on Nov. 4 as a momentum changer.
The U.S. attorneys scandal is actually regaining momentum as the prosecutor assigned to the case has been very active. In what is hopefully an omen, Alberto Gonzales's old chief of staff has taken a leave of absence from his law firm.
Meanwhile, W. continues to do damage. His latest move was to deny collective bargaining rights to 8,600 federal law enforcement officials. The Washington Monthly concludes that now that he no longer has to worry about being re-elected, W.'s showing his true colors with all of these awful regs and EOs.
He's also busy trying to save his "legacy." In an interview with Charles Gibson, he sort of admitted that Iraq was a mistake, but he's pinning the blame on an "intelligence failure." No mention of the fact that the intelligence that failed was the stuff he commissioned because he didn't like the official CIA and State Dept. intelligence. The Bushies have also initiated a "Bush legacy project" to try to save his name. Luckily, it's being led by Rove and Karen Hughes, who's last efforts at image-saving--ours in the Arab world--failed miserably.
Thankfully, we only have a month and a half until Barack's inauguration.
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