Open Thread

“President promised two years ago that he would fire the leaker. He hasn’t kept his promise. Karl Rove is not only still working in the White House, but he has security clearance. Now it turns out that the vice-president of the United States may have been responsible for those leaks for
political reasons. That is the kind of thing that has not been done to my knowledge since Aaron Burr was vice president.” Howard Dean- Face the Nation, February 12th, 2006

Aaron Burr is also the last Vice-President to shoot anyone.

Author: BooMan

Martin Longman a contributing editor at the Washington Monthly. He is also the founder of Booman Tribune and Progress Pond. He has a degree in philosophy from Western Michigan University.