repubs admit that bush is trying to deflect media from rove

Supreme Court Pick Shifts Attention From Rove, Agent Disclosure

Bush accelerated his search for a Supreme Court nominee in part because of special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's investigation into the leak of a CIA agent's name, according to Republicans familiar with administration strategy.

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Of course, this is obvious to anyone paying the least bit of attention to the situation, but its always amazing when repubs will admit to it! Aren't they supposed to deny this and pretend that its all for the betterment of the public somehow?
(Frist seen at Crooks and Liars)
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From Americablog:

It's confirmed, Bush rushed Supreme Court pick to get attention off of Rove

So, a decision about a critically important decision of the president (Sup Ct nomination) was co-opted for political expediency in order to draw attention away from another critically important decision of the president that was co-opted for political expediency (the decision to invade Iraq).