Bob Novak admits there never were WMD's.

Why would he do this?

It seems very very strange that such a reality based analysis comes out of the mouth of this man. What does this mean?

He's involved in Plamegate, one may assume he sees what the future looks like for *, and it must not be good.

Is this assumption logical?

Watch the clip.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2005/12/23.html#a6456

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:o :o :o That kinda blew me away when he said that on Wolf earlier this evening. :o :o :o

He said that he may be a conservative, but he's never been registered as a Republican in his entire life.

Very surprising!

and contribute to the selection of weaker alternatives in D. candidates for general elections.

It's strange that he even brought it up really.. Wolf was talking to him about his long time relationship with Carville and Begala and he just blurted it out..

Said that Carville is an "operative for the Democratic party".. and that while he considers himself a conservative, people should know that he's never been a registered Republican in his entire life.

Wolf seemed as surprised as I was http://eliteleague.co.uk/forum/images/smilies/lol!.gif (even though he didn't question him on it)

Most members of the press do not register or if they have to to vote they will go independent.

It gives them a dodge when this comes up.

What was strange is that he brought it up out of the blue to begin with..

They weren't discussing political parties, or left vs. right, or anything to do with what party he's affiliated with. :shrug:

Blitzer asks him about his relationship over the years with his Carville and Begala. Novak was actually really low-key during the entire interview.. He just wanted to reflect back on his 25 years at CNN.

It was right after Wolf asked him about his last segment with CNN with Carville when he left ticked off. He didn't talk about what made him leave the stage.. he talked a little about how sold out to the Democratic party Carville is (something like that) and then..

...outta the blue he said he wanted to let people know that yeah, he's a conservative.. but that no- he's never in his life been a registered republican.

If he was trying to make some sort of a statement with that... I guess I couldn't figure out the point he was trying to make..

You can be a registered Democrat and vote for Repugs every election...

http://www.cafepress.com/liberalissues/472476

I am about as Liberal as they come but I am not a Democrat. I am registered as an Independent and I feel I am. I will not stand behind a person I disagree with just because they have a D after their name. Zell Miller just as an obvious example.

(strike up Twilight Zone theme)

He is one of the Bush payoff pals. You can buy them anywhere if you have enough cash. You can stuff them with information and then wind them up and they will spew it all back at you as long as you keep putting nickels in the slot on top of their heads. Bush likes his payoff pals. He has a wide range of them. Many of them work in the mainstream media. What a thrill for me.

I don't know about anyone else, but I am so relieved about Novak's news that there are no WMDs that I have to go lie down. I am faint with happiness.:shrug:

not for any moral reasons on Novak part though

Novak was against the war.

He's not a neocon.

Novak is an old fashioned greedhead paleocon, and as such he is largely isolationist. He's a mean-spirited monarchist who hates all social programs, laughs at the poor or weak and demands the right to amass huge wealth without ever supporting the society through taxes, and as such, he's a classic asshole fiscal conservative. Much as he'll march in lockstep with whatever maniacs control the Republican Party at the moment, he still has a history of speaking out on the classic issues that concern him: shrinking government, reducing the deficit and debt (as if Americans even know the difference between the two) and not getting involved in foreign entanglements, especially not wars of conquest for financial gain.

He's a hateful and and hate-filled old coot, but he's been against this war since the first sabre-rattling started in earnest in the late summer of '02, and he deserves some credit for this. It's also a good reminder of what many of the hardcore primitives secretly want: they may goosestep along with the reckless ideologues currently in charge, but they are often greatly at odds with some of the major policies.