Schadenfreude

An Assoc Press article says that Jeff Gannon had visited the White House 196 times over two years. Does that seem a little excessive? For a President who likes 'lobbing softballs' it's clear that he found a playmate.

I'd like to know who made the decision to give a man with an alias and limited if not no professional (Talon is a news organization if you consider MoveOn.org one as well) journalistic experience access to the West Wing of the White House on a regular basis and during a time of war. Gannon was also given special access to documents or information in those documents, that exposed a clandestine CIA operative. Seems like special treatment in exchange for the routine of lobbing softballs to the Prez.

Now I wouldn't expect the often too tolerant Dems to do much here, but where are the value based Repubs with their ever present national security concerns? Their silence is astonishing. Can you imagine a Dem president with a gay prostitute given special access to the White House and documents in exchange for softball questions ? Oh my gosh. The Repubs would be holding ethic investigations, opening a special prosecution to investigate security breaches, federal grand jury investigations, talks of leadership failure of the President, impeachment rumors, and conclusions by the Fox talking heads that liberalism is the root of all that is evil. Why isn't there a consistent outrage by the Repubs when Bush is President?