Getting It Right

by digby

There’s a lot of new information in the newly released emails indicating that Karl Rove and Harriet Miers were both heavily involved in trying to influence the US Attorney’s to make unfounded prosecutions against political opponents and then firing them for refusing. None of the that is surprising, of course, but it certainly is good to see some additional proof even if it is coming at a glacial pace.

But also among the emails is this, from TPM, which is just precious:

In March 2007, about a month and a half after the firings became public knowledge, Solomon — then a reporter for the Washington Post, and now the editor of the Washington Times — emailed DOJ press aide Brian Roehrkasse, asking for information that would “bring some perspective to how the process occurred.

Solomon continued:

Of course, the White House counsel’s office had to sign off. Of course, an administration in its last two years looks for some fresh blood to inject into jobs. Of course, DOJ’s analysis of prosecutors goes beyond performance evaluations to achievements or failures on policy issues like immigration.

I think we can get this just right with your help.

Of course, Solomon was seeking information from a source, so a certain amount of sycophancy might have been a smart move. But he seems to be saying flat-out that he accepts just about every premise of the administration’s defense on the story.

A few days later, Roehrkasse and Dana Perino emailed each other about a New York Times story on the firings. Perino, referring to Solomon’s story for the Post, written with Dan Eggen, wrote: “the wp was much better than this.”

Roehrkasse replied:

I know….which is change consider (sic) the post coverage with eggen has been so bad. But the post brings in john solomon and becomes far more fair in their coverage and the times brings in eric lipton and becomes far worse.

And they wonder why we call them mediawhores.

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