So Many Republican Hypocrites, So Little Time

April 20, 2007 | SEND TO A FRIEND | GET EARLY NOTICE OF THE HOTW

The White House

Welcome back to the BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrite of the Week.

It's hard to pin down who exactly is responsible for this gem of Bushevik hypocrisy. The culprits are likely Rove, Miers or Bush -– or all three.

Essentially, the Busheviks set up a shadow e-mail system so top level Bush loyalists could work on sketchy –- and probably illegal -– political projects without having them recorded on White House servers. It is clear Rove wasn't expecting this scam to be exposed.

But it was. Now the congressional committees investigating ProsecutorGate want the RNC e-mails written by White House officials on RNC servers turned over for examination.

What is the Busheviks' response?

They are claiming executive privilege over the RNC e-mails, which were routed through the Republican National Committee specifically to ensure that they would not be considered White House records.

It's hard to conceive of a more brazen claim to executive privilege on behalf of a con game, but then the Bush Administration took its lessons from Al Capone and Joe Stalin when it comes to holding on to power.

And that's why the White House deserves to be named the BuzzFlash GOP Hypocrite of the Week.

Until next week, remember our motto: So many Republican hypocrites, so little time.

Catch up with you soon.