CenLamar | Est. 2006

Jefferson Says He Will Not Resign or Plead Guilty. Like DeLay, He Doesn’t Want You To Be Distracted By His Friends Behind Bars. Here’s the backstory on this: Businessman Pleads Guilty To Bribing a Representative By PHILIP SHENON (NYT) 720 words Published: May 4, 2006 WASHINGTON, May 3 – A Kentucky technology executive pleaded guilty Wednesday to charges of bribing a member of Congress in an investigation that has centered on Representative William J. Jefferson, a Louisiana Democrat. While court papers have not referred to Representative Jefferson by name, they leave no doubt that the congressman and his family are…

Another Update on the Rove Story: Wonkette, a blog I read and usually respect, is saying that this Rove story is probably bogus. Truthout, they say, isn’t the most reputable source for truth. I like the way they put this: Karl Rove Indicted, Everyone With a Blog to Get Their Own Unicorn Dearest Readers: “Truthout” is not quite the most trusted news source in our bloglines list. So, while they did announce on Saturday that Karl Rove has been indicted, we’re not particularly inclined to believe it, especially as it is now Monday, and not even Raw Story has picked…

Note: Concerning the Rove announcement, according to this guy Leopold, Rove can wait until Wednesday. You know, this story has the potential to show either the benefits or the shortcomings of the blogosphere.