The $240,000 Question....

Paid bloggers? Now, that should not be a new concept noting the fact that many of the well established and much visited blogging sites such as Powerlineblog, Little Green Footballs, The Daily Kos, Instapundit or Michelle Malkin do their bloggings out of the interest of their own hearts. But the latest flap over a paid blogger can be seen in the Armstrong Williams's final column for Tribune Media Services. In the article Armstrong's conflict of interest in secretly accepting money from the Department of Education brings about his apology to the masses. That's fine but he ought to return $241,000 belonging to the taxpayers. And he ought to stop spinning his apology which only makes him a bit more, well, of an imbecile than an honest person recanting only because he got caught. So, who got the bright idea to spend a quarter of a million dollars of taxpayer money to bribe one journalist? It was the Department of Education that paid him, and not President Bush (note to Bush ranters, nice try but no dice but keep it up...makes ya look real dumb). It was Rod Paige, Education Secretary, who suggested this payment but, alas, he's leaving. Go figure. This smacks of something illegal. More will need to be done to look into this for the improper spending of American tax-dollars just to push a political agenda.

Too bad most Liberals will continue to defend Dan Rather's faked "CYA" Memo and would rather, ahem, do so just to preserve their Liberal Fantasyland in a world reminescent of Neverland of wanting to play with little boys and justify their actions. Quite disturbing. That won't cut it. Yet, Conservatives and Republicans alike are going after William's bribery pay and hypocrisy. There's outrage from the Republicans, alright, but certainly not lopsided like the Liberals screaming for the need of an equal outrage as did the Conservatives and Republicans to Dan Rather's major faux pas with the 100% fake cBS "CYA" Memo solely to undermine President Bush' re-election.

Now, that's funny!

UPDATE: Looks like the White House confirms that this was an isolated incident.

Remember, it's "Making a mountain out of a molehill" is how you would say it correctly for those who insist on screeching like ET. Learn the English idioms, please! But in this case such screechings would be a lot of hand waving, signing and opinionated gestures instead. That alone could be considered as obscene. Whatever floats your boat.