Yesterday, as I was watching the idiocy unfolding around the case of the couple who crashed the White House state dinner a few days ago, I started getting uncomfortably reminded of the Clinton era. I guess I’m not the only one:
The scandal over the state dinner breach by a Virginia couple hardly evokes the weight of Watergate or 9/11. But that has not stopped some in Congress from demanding an in-person explanation from social secretary Desirée Rogers, who was in charge of the dinner.
….A drawn-out standoff over the issue seemed very unlikely Thursday as efforts by Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) to subpoena Rogers were ruled out of order by the Democratic chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
It may not evoke the weight of Whitewater to Post reporter Michael Shear, but apparently it does to Peter King. Given that the press has already gone cuckoo over this story, can you imagine the storm it would be causing if Republicans controlled Congress and decided to hold 87 days of hearings over it? It would be like the White House Christmas card list all over again.
Note to media: it’s time to put this one to bed before you fall into the fever swamp all over again. Or do we need to give you some other shiny new toy to distract your attention first?
