“Repent, Krugman!” Said The Yipdogman
The great thing about Mark Levin’s NRO blog, And Another Thing…, is that there’s always some other thing on it. Usually it’s toxic spew. Sometimes, though, it’s transparently dishonest, morally crooked toxic spew with a coating of rancid oil. Let’s have a look!
Above: The poor man’s Michael Savage
Paul Krugman, Enron’s former consultant, is really a loathsome hack. I think he’s an economist. And for the last six years he’s been predicting the next Great Depression. His woeful incompetence in his own field of “expertise” doesn’t stop him from frolicking in other areas of public life — with equal ignorance.
Never mind the ‘Enron’ thing, which is an old one. This is the Paul Krugman who’s been on the short list for the Nobel. Mark Levin, on the other hand, was recently notorious for a Nobel scam in which he pretended to have the authority to nominate Rush Limbaugh for a Peace Prize.
Levin’s current expertise is in performing angry talk-radio harangues about ‘liberals’ in a strangled chihuahua voice. I think he’s a lawyer.
This Monday Krugman wrote a hit piece on Ronald Reagan entitled “Don’t Cry For Reagan.” In his screed he included a smear about “the state of the Justice Dartment under Ed Meese, a man who gives Alberto Gonzales and John Mitchell serious competition for the title of worst attorney general ever. The politicization of Justice got so bad that in 1988 six senior officials, all Republicans, including the deputy attorney general and the chief of the criminal division, resigned in protest.”
Yes, that was pretty much in all the papers at the time.
Now, I understand that he’s a spittel-spewing Reagan-hater, but that doesn’t give him leave to trample on the factual record. As Ed Meese’s chief of staff at the time, I can attest to the fact that there was no effort at any time by the Reagan White House to influence or politicize any criminal investigation.
Duh, ok! Indeed, Mr. Levin’s subsequent career stands as its own monument to the political impartiality of Ed Meese’s Justice Department.
You know what’s coming next, right? The traditional Clinton blame-shift:
That sort of behavior didn’t occur until Bill Clinton and Janet Reno came to town. They fired all 93 United States attorneys as cover for removing two U.S. attorneys who were investigating business transactions involving the Clintons and corrupt Democrat Congressman Dan Rostenkowsi’s bribes. It was Reno who used her public trust to assert frivolous privileges on behalf of her boss and whose lieutenants were undermining Independent Counsel Ken Starr’s investigations. And it was Reno who refused to act against Al Gore’s illegal fundraising at a Buddhist temple and calls-for-cash from the White House. The list goes on, but who’s keeping track … obviously not Enron’s former consultant.
And it’s amazing that there’s never been any kind of exhaustive, multimillion-dollar investigation of these charges, as well as any other possible charge that some Republican like Levin might’ve thought up one morning on the can. That’s another reason why Gonzales shouldn’t have to testify under oath or transcript — because it would distract from America’s generational mission of finding stuff to pin on the Clintons.
But wait, what about those resignations under Meese?
As for those resignations, the deputy attorney general (Arnold Burns) and the assistant attorney general for the criminal division (Bill Weld) attempted to drive Ed Meese from office to advance their own careers.
They must be increasing Bill Buckley’s intravenous drip of scotch and soda over at the National Review. It’s been a suspicious while since we heard his bayings of mortified dignity carrying across the midnight heath.
As Ed Meese’s chief of staff at the time, I can attest to the fact that there was no effort at any time by the Reagan White House to influence or politicize any criminal investigation.
Ow, my left eye popped out and rolled under the couch when I read that.
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Does Mark Levin remember how many U.S. Attorneys the Reagancy fired after taking office?
All of ’em.
P.S. Charles A. Banks, honest Republican prosecutor:
“For me personally to participate in an investigation that I know will or could easily lead to the above scenario … is inappropriate. I believe it amounts to prosecutorial misconduct and violates the most basic fundamental rule of Department of Justice policy.â€?
The Whitewater case didn’t save the first President Bush, although it was later revived as a costly pseudo-scandal. More pertinent today is what happened to Banks and Lewis—and the U.S. attorney’s office in Little Rock.
The honest Banks forfeited his promised judgeship and returned to private practice with his political career ended. The incompetent Lewis appeared before the Senate Whitewater Committee, where she lied repeatedly before “fainting� under examination by the Democratic counsel. She then disappeared from public view until 2003, when the White House rewarded her with an important federal job. Those who had observed Lewis in action were astonished when she was named chief of staff to the Pentagon inspector general, at a salary of $118,000 a year.
Let’s hope we don’t get fooled again!
Well, that is the greatest conservative rock song of all time if you remember…
The Republican Gospels of Levin. Chp 3. verse 5
“None of that happened plus Clinton did it worse.”
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Ed Meese did an absolutely bang-up job protecting the Amurkan people from teh criminals, who did not include those insiders who bankrupted what used to be a major American institution, the Savings & Loans. After all we only had to pay like $200 or 500 Billion dollars for that, and that’s like more than the entire loot from the Roman Empire, but hey, he sure got busy on talking about lockin’ up the colored kids.
I see you went with the union hamsters. They’re always taking smoke breaks.
“That sort of behavior didn’t occur until Bill Clinton and Janet Reno came to town. They fired all 93 United States attorneys as cover for removing two U.S. attorneys who were investigating business transactions involving the Clintons and corrupt Democrat Congressman Dan Rostenkowsi’s bribes. It was Reno who used her public trust to assert frivolous privileges on behalf of her boss and whose lieutenants were undermining Independent Counsel Ken Starr’s investigations. And it was Reno who refused to act against Al Gore’s illegal fundraising at a Buddhist temple and calls-for-cash from the White House.”
Gosh. Someone should have been subpoenaed. I can’t believe Congress never looked into.. ohhhh yeah.
I especially like the “as cover” part about the usual and expected cleaning out of USAs at the start of a new presidential term, because that actually makes Bushco MORE inept for not even trying to cover it up.
And let’s not forget these great hits:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inslaw
I thought Michael Savage was the poor man’s Michael Savage.
I would like to comment constructively on this post, but I find myself distracted too much by your picture of Mark Levin — in particular, by the close resemblance in shape between his head and his microphone.
If I were Mark Levin, I would stick Mr Potato-Head eyes on the mike, and call it Micro-Me.
As Ed Meese’s chief of staff at the time, I can attest to the fact that there was no effort at any time by the Reagan White House to influence or politicize any criminal investigation.
Maybe, but Mark would have to be redefining ‘influence’ in a way that doesn’t include ‘obstructing’ an investigation, wouldn’t he?
Or has he just taken up the ways of the Great Gipper by failing to recall that fun time at Ollie’s shredding party when Fawn Hall snuck incriminating documents out of the archives in her cootchie?
I think he’s a lawyer.
Oh, hey now, that was TOTALLY uncalled for.
He is president of some legal foundation thingy that appears to be a Scaife project with lots of love from ExxonMobil. You’d think they could afford a real Web designer.
Didn’t Ed Meese also say that the police didn’t arrest inocent people? So, being put under arrest meant you were guilty.
Apparently US Attorney Michael Garcia and the SEC are now also “spittel-spewing” haters of teh Great Raygun Legacy.
The indictment charged [David “Trickle Down”] Stockman with conspiracy, bank fraud, securities fraud, wire fraud and obstruction of an agency proceeding. Three other former employees were also charged, and four more already have pleaded guilty.
Levin kind of reminds of those Montana militia guys who used to hold mock trials in the coffee shop and sentence judges and politicians to death. He only hates people who are highly respected.
As a Harlan Ellison fan, I gotta say: great thread title.
Also: I would take the time to reflect the sweet irony of Mark Levin calling anybody else “a loathsome hack,” but life is much too short.
Reflect ON the sweet irony. That’s what I really said.
Ditto the Harlan Ellison adoration. Great writer, great title. Topic possesses much suckage. Hamsters need feeding, although they’re getting better.
I had dinner with Ellison once. He stole my French fries. Not all of them, but some of them.
I had dinner with Ellison once. He stole my French fries. Not all of them, but some of them.
Wow. He could have had all of mine.