The New Monica: Dems and the Media Blow the Story Again
There were the usual tired talking points from Republican blusterers after they heard Monica Goodling testify on Wednesday. Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL) added his own clever take on the testimony, saying, “You’ve been a huge disappointment to a lot of people that were expecting to find some grand conspiracy of the Justice Department to deny justice to the American people.”
Well, guess what Tom, there is ample evidence of the grand conspiracy, and Monica Goodling provided more of it with you, the Democrats and the media barely noticing. Yes, the latter reported on Goodling’s acknowledgment that she “… may have gone too far in asking political questions of applicants for career positions…” But, as Greg Palast and the BBC have reported, Goodling disclosed something much bigger. It bears directly on what this scandal is really about: the use of the Justice Department in a Rove-inspired illegal campaign to suppress minority voters. Here’s a link to Palast’s story on the BradBlog.