(Saudi) Arabian Nights

Mr. Taylor over at Pandagon is talking about the Bush family connection to the Saudi royals here and here.

He also discusses the general lack of mainstream media coverage given to potential Bush "scandals," as compared to that of his predecessor, Bill Cinton. I tend to agree. The degree to which republicans were able to define Clinton as immoral, in the eyes of the press and the public, was staggering. This was the result of a strategy that began long before innaguration; Clinton came into office dragging scandals with him.

In addition, there was a cumulative effect with Clinton that does not exist with Bush. Gennifer Flowers, Monica Lewinsky, Paula Jones, Juanita Broderick, etc. provided a virtual color-by-numbers for the press. The picture was already drawn out for them, all they had to do was provide the pretty colors. On the other hand, the media seem far less anxious to connect the dots concerning Bush, the Saudis and 9-11.

Or the Plame leak, or the WMD, or the Energy Commission....