Loyalty Oaths

Maybe it's not that bad--yet--but, damn...

It sometimes pays to fall asleep with the TV on, which I did last night while C-Span was on (imagine that--falling asleep to C-Span). I'd spent a good bit of the evening putting together a fouton that is now my new sofa while watching Richard Perle and Tiyyip Erdogan speak of democracy--which was somewhat like watching nuns talk about sex.

So this morning I wake up--though, to be fair, I sleep pretty light and at least once or twice heard the unmistakable accent of John Edwards, which means they probably ran the Charleston debate overnight--but this morning, albeit groggy at first, I recognized the voice and television visage of former US Weapons Inspector Scott Ritter discussing the Kay testimony. Interesting. Ritter must be on the official enemies list, and that's certainly reflected by the ridiculous child molestation charges lodged against him (I won't provide any links. Google them up if you want--you'd probably get the same web sites with a search for "wingnuts."

Anyway, Ritter was, as always, succint and accurate: he pointed out the facts that are now evident, he suggested that elected officials are guilty of impeachable offenses (specifically fraud), and he defended himself from the slime bags that seek to impugn his good name. For the record, Ritter was a Marine for twelve years, he cites active service in Desert Storm, and strongly denies that he worked for anyone except the United States--although he indicated that we would have done well to listen to our allies (and they STILL are our allies) France and Germany.

For his troubles, he was verbally attacked several times by morons, but, to his credit, Ritter defended himself without getting into the gutter with his attackers.

Alas, C-Span is probably as close to a national audience as Ritter is likely to get these days--but if you have cable, there MIGHT be a rebroadcast later this evening or over the weekend. Unlike the Perle/Erdogan non-event, this won't put you to sleep.

In a minute, Part II of this post, also regarding Washington Journal: Presumably in the interest of equal time for morons, Wes Pruden, editor of the Washington Times, took center stage at C-Span's studio. Anyone familiar with the Times' style of reporting won't be surprised at his performance.