Morning Roundup

I have class at 10 til so this will be as quick as possible. If any KY leaders other than Jerry Lundergan have released statements, please send them to me so I can add to that blog entry on the sad passing of Rosa Parks.

Get Stephen Colbert his own correspondents.

I know that Jim Bunning hates Alan Greenspan and wanted him to resign years ago. How will he feel about Ben Bernanke?

Some members of Congress say the Fed should stop raising rates. They should have stopped maybe two increases ago," Kentucky Republican Senator Jim Bunning said in an interview. Bunning said he will vote against Bernanke because as a Fed governor, he never proved his independence from Greenspan.

Bernanke must manage politics inside the Fed as well. Some influential governors, such as Donald Kohn and Roger Ferguson Jr., are opposed to a numerically defined inflation goal. Still, Bernanke will probably foster more open debate as he works toward a consensus on such issues.

What does Jim Bunning have against the Federal Reserve? Apparently, he hates anyone that has something to do with Greenspan. Chuck Schumer states that politics is only a part of the job and that Bernanke is a good choice.

Cream continues the mini-reunion tour at MSG.

Brent Scowcroft has turned against the Vice President. This is shocking considering he used to work with him in the first Bush administration. It's hard to believe what the administration has done. Apparently, the leak was leaked due to differences in the policy for Iraq.

As the investigation into the leak reaches its expected climax this week with the expiration of the grand jury's term, the internal disputes have been further amplified by a recent string of speeches and interviews criticizing the administration's handling of Iraq, including by former national security adviser Brent Scowcroft, the former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and State Department diplomats, and other officials involved in the early efforts to stabilize Iraq.

Scowcroft, a close friend of former president George H.W. Bush, revealed in interviews with the New Yorker a deep disdain for the administration's foreign policy, according to an article published this week. He said he had once considered Vice President Cheney "a good friend," but "Dick Cheney I don't know anymore." When Scowcroft was asked whether he could name the issues on which he agreed with President Bush, he replied "Afghanistan." He then paused for 12 seconds before adding only, "I think we're doing well on Europe."

Tom Dorsey asks if Commander-in-Chief is entertainment or a political tool. I believe it is entertainment. The West Wing is also entertainment. In other news, WHAS has signed Terry Meiners through 2015.

The Houston Astros General Manager worked for the White Sox.

A Chicago native who grew up a White Sox fan, he's old enough to remember all those awful uniform combos the Sox trotted out, including the softball shorts of the mid-1970s.

And while Purpura might not be old enough to remember the Sox's last World Series appearance, he's old enough to remember the game's roots in the city, which played a large role in getting him to where he is today.

"It's kind of surreal to be playing the White Sox," he said. "I still have a program from the 1959 World Series that my dad gave me. I've always kept it. He was a lifelong Sox fan, and I grew up a Sox fan. It's pretty strange how things come together sometimes."

Sure it is. Just consider that one of the White Sox senior advisers is Roland Hemond, who helped get Purpura started in baseball at an age later than most. Hemond is the godfather to a handful of major league GMs – either giving guys like Detroit's Dave Dombrowski, Milwaukee's Doug Melvin or St. Louis' Walt Jocketty their first jobs, or mentoring them once they get in the game.

Interesting all around.

I just recieved an email claiming that Scooter Libby lied in testimony saying that it was Cheney and not journalists, as he previously had testified. There's perjury for you right there.