Spin doctors gone wild!

From an article about the reporter who cracked 'AttorneyGate' scandal -

McClatchy's D.C. bureau chief, John Walcott, recalls a Justice Department official telling Taylor that she simply "had" to use certain information he had given her for a story.

It takes a very special hubris to tell a reporter they have to use your information. Pride goeth before fall.

Email abuse miscellany

Bachmann Email May Violate Federal Law, House Ethics Rules

An email sent by U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., may violate federal law and House Rules.

The email from Bachmann's press secretary, Heidi Frederickson, was published on the weblog Dump Michele Bachmann. It had been sent from Frederickson's government account.

Astroturf on the public's dime. Not smart.

U.S. Attorney Firings and Abramoff-Related Emails sent from RNC and Other Outside Addresses Circumvent Mandatory Record-Keeping System

Misuing the public's funds and violating their record keeping requirements, genius.