Suspicious Timing: Crooked Timber suspects high level conspiracy

[BurtWorm]

http://crookedtimber.org/2007/08/28/suspicious-timing/

Suspicious timing
Posted by Henry

So, was Gonzales’ resignation yesterday specifically timed to happen just as the Daily Show started a two week hiatus? Inquiring (and very disappointed) minds would like to know. Not even to mention the revelations about Larry Craig’s bathroom misdemeanours. It’s very suspicious that the court judgment should have been handed down on August 8 – but that Roll Call should only have published the details yesterday. I seem to recall that the last time the Daily Show went on holiday, there was a similar outbreak of political scandals (the Libby case judgement etc). As they say, developing …

[tularetom]

1. It seems more likely to me that Craig was thrown under the bus

to save bush and gonzo the embarassment of explaining the sudden departure.