tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20029943.post115999194762453938..comments2024-03-19T17:30:43.706-07:00Comments on cyclotram: Kirk Fordham: human sacrificebrx0http://www.blogger.com/profile/17988772767222837140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20029943.post-1160194741291948302006-10-06T21:19:00.000-07:002006-10-06T21:19:00.000-07:00I don't think that's tinfoil-hattish at all. In a...I don't think that's tinfoil-hattish at all. In an earlier Foley post, I speculated that maybe Karl had leaked this to get Woodward (and Iraq generally) off the media's radar. So that's one possibility. <BR/><BR/>Another possibility is that this is pure beltway infighting: Some Republican back-bencher wanted Foley's job, or Hastert's job, and figured now would be a great time to make a move. As it's always been, the way to move up the Party hierarchy is to whack someone above you, Klingon-style, although it's imperative that the rank-and-file never find out about this. The faithful Party sheep will obligingly blame the Democrats for the leak, and Congressman X can then step in, statesmanlike, and pull the R's tender bits out of the fire just before election day.<BR/><BR/>From Congressman X's perspective, even if his party loses control of the House, he still moves up to be minority leader. So in a way it's still Mission Accomplished, so far as he's concerned.brx0https://www.blogger.com/profile/17988772767222837140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20029943.post-1160174203161813962006-10-06T15:36:00.000-07:002006-10-06T15:36:00.000-07:00Perhaps this is too tinfoilhattish, but what if th...Perhaps this is too tinfoilhattish, but what if the story was actually leaked by the Rs?<BR/>Considering the bill that just went though that would allow the President to "disappear" anyone who is regarded as a "terrorist". Any burying of this issue would be great.<BR/>And becuase of the Foley problem, they could use this current fracas to enervate their base and as you mentioned, turn the problem around and use it to attack the Dems.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com