Quote: the G-man said: There are plenty of articles and editorials appearing in places like "National Review" and the "Wall St. Journal", two places that are generally considered "conservative" news organizations, saying that the Republicans need to clean house over this scandal.
I don't recall, for example, similar calls to clean house from the Nation and the New York Times (two liberal news organizations) during various democratic scandals. I do recall, however, a fair number of editorials about "vast right wing conspiracies" out to "get" Clinton (for example).
But I could be wrong. That's just my recollection.
What I've seen of those types of articles from conservative publications amount to damage control. It's just a recognition that spinning it as a bipartisan scandal isn't going to help the GOP keep control of the government. I can't remember how the Times editorial responded when it was a Dem controlled congress but we both know how voters responded to it. The GOP became the reform party & it helped them take control. This is history repeating itself.
If we had a special prosecutor investigating everything Bush did you would have a valid point concerning Clinton. Was there any response beyond "investigate more" & "get Clinton" from conservatives or their publications? That I remember to well! It may surprise you but I'm glad that the Plame Leak investigation has stayed focussed narrowly on that & hasn't become a fishing expedition. Who knows what price this country paid for the partisan pursuit to impeach Clinton on something.
