The Pitfalls of Recollection & Sense

What I saw last night while sitting in the privacy and comfort of my own personal home [some text may be paraphrased or fictionalized as a consequence of an imperfect memory]:

Brit Hume: [snorfle] Today's news involves the President's chief political advisor Karl Rove and the supposed leaking of classified information. [rolls eyes heavenward] Jeff, what does all this mean?

Jeff Birnbaum: The Democrats smell blood in the water. What does it mean? Well, in the Democrat's wildest dreams it means that Rove will be fired. But that's just wishful thinking. [grin]

Brit Hume: [wiping away a viscous strand of ooze from his left nostril] So this is just a minor kafuffle that is getting a lot of attention because people are bored?

Jeff Birnbaum: That's pretty much the size of it.

Brit Hume: Fred, would you like to weigh-in here?

Fred Barnes: Karl Rove's biggest problem is that he's Karl Rove. The Democrats can't stand him. [jamming is meaty palms deep into his armpits] Plus, his lawyer is a – well, I wouldn't say deceitful – he's making a mess of things. Overall I'd say it's a non-starter.

Brit Hume: Mort?

Mort Kondracke: Well, I think... I... [doggedly staring at his lap] A Republican... A... A Republican congress won't investigate this.

Brit Hume: Thank you all for another fair and balanced discussion. After the break we'll be looking at the latest developments in Aruba.