Scandal

I'm not the biggest Robert Novak fan. Sometimes his columns resonate with me, sometimes they don't. But he's certainly the most plugged-in conservative in D.C., and thus always privy to good gossip.

Novak's latest notwithstanding, I suspect that, ultimately, only the players themselves will know exactly who said and did what in this whole Ralph Reed affair. And who knows -- Bush may be running a corrupt political machine that is no different than that of previous "war-room" Presidency. I doubt this, but if it's the case, it will emerge. But I'm fascinated with just how quickly liberals jumped all over it, almost with glee.

That's the sad state of politics today. It was not good for the country when Richard Nixon tarnished the Presidency. It was not good for the country when Bill Clinton tarnished it (yeah, some Republicans went overboard, but can anybody really defend Clinton's behavior, regardless of the whole impeachment issue?). And it won't be good for the country if somehow there is a lurking Bush scandal somewhere in the Enron mess.

I don't understand why some people seem to look forward to the possibility with such glee.

[Posted at 21:55 CST on 02/04/02] [Link]