Pants on fire

By Michael J.W. Stickings

Karl Rove is a proven liar. Which is why it makes no sense whatsoever to allow him to testify on purgegate in private and not under oath. Tony Snow says Bush aides, including Rove, would tell "the whole truth". That, too, is a lie. Or just crazy talk. In any event, it's business as usual at the White House.

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