Move Along, Nothing to See Here...

Can you spot the news of Porter Goss' sudden, less than fully explained resignation from his post as CIA chief?



Better to stick with the more salacious news of another Kennedy succumbing to addiction (rather than the salacious allegations of HOOKERS involving Republicans). Here's Josh Marshall over at Talking Points Memo this morning before there was any hint of the Goss-ling taking flight, weighing Patrick Kennedy against Hookergate in level of importance:

[W]hile the Kennedy story is 'newsy' it doesn't really have any greater policy implications. And the public trust implications are minor. The Wilkes-Watergate-Hooker story, on the other hand, is both. It's salacious, which the press loves. And it's also directly tied to crooks ripping off taxpayers, probably allowing our service members abroad to have shoddy equipment or defense dollars going to worthless projects.

So, we're on the Kennedy case. But why the silence on the much bigger scandal bubbling up out of the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee?

Cricket, cricket ...

Let's hope the crickets loud chirping continues to awaken the Washington press corps from its slumber...