Jethro Likes it dark When He Sniffs His Fingers

According to stinkfinger Richard Cohen

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it's our national nightmare:

The upshot was a train wreck -- mile after mile of shame, infamy, embarrassment and occasional farce.

Bushco's six and a half year pillaging of America's honor, reputation, blood and treasure? Hah, I made a funny: Cohen's wrought that Baby Seal Libby's getting Clubbed Fed.

This is not an entirely trivial matter since government officials should not lie to grand juries, but neither should they be called to account for practicing the dark art of politics. As with sex or real estate, it is often best to keep the lights off.

Golly, Uncle Jed, somebody turn off the lights so I can sniff my dark art with fingerlicks.

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UPDATE 6/19 11:40am: Jethro's taking his deserved beating, but here's my question: When I first read Jethro's column, the Post had up its technorati box that lists all blogs linking to the article. When I went back a few minutes ago to reread the column for something else I'm thinking about, the technorati box has been removed. How come? Torrential jethroslapping?

I have no idea how or why WaPo decides when to box or not. I've seen lots of columns and articles where boxes never appeared, but this is the first time I remember the box being disappeared. Hmmm.

UPDATE 6/19 12:50pm: Box is back. Weird.

UPDATE 6/19 1:30pm: Political dark art:

White House aides made extensive use of political e-mail accounts for official government business, despite rules requiring that they conduct such business through official communications channels, according to new evidence disclosed yesterday by congressional investigators.

Not worth pursuing, no doubt deems Jethro B Stinkfinger.

Oh, and this:

President Bush has asserted that he is not necessarily bound by the bills he signs into law, and yesterday a congressional study found multiple examples in which the administration has not complied with the requirements of the new statutes.

But dammit, Scooter's going to jail! O!off to the cement pond for Mountain Dews and righteous urping (not Facundo).

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BONUS! Also in WaPo, the day's best oblivious irony.