[Lancey Howard]

I have this feeling (irrational hope?) that the Republicans may be keeping their powder dry in case Hillary makes a serious noise about running for the White House. There's a political war going on beneath the surface. I remember reading a few years back about a Republican private investigator who is so low profile that you will never see his name or picture. It was quite a write-up, and apparently this guy is very, very good. And like many of the operations in the 'war on terror', the public will never know about many covert operations and important victories that take place in this underground political dirt war.

I try to pay attention to which political loud-mouths suddenly disappear from the public eye - - you know.... the people you don't hear from much anymore, or see on TV. Who mysteriously "retires", seemingly out of the blue? On the Republican side, you have to wonder about Joe Scarborough, John Kasich, and Bill Paxon. There's been some on the rat side as well, most notably Bill Gray. I have no doubt that the Clinton dirt machine was fully responsible for the revelations about Henry Hyde and Bob Livingston. I only wonder how many people have been compromised?

[OBone]

John Kasich has a weekly program on Fox. Didn't the rats try to dump some dirt on Bill Paxon? Kasich was good on the budget - never undestood why he left the House. Maybe he just got fed up with all the BS and dirty politics.

[altura]

What's the scuttlebutt on Joe Scarborough. I really liked him, he was articulate, funny, conservative, young, nice looking ... the whole package.

And then suddenly, he's gone.

Does anyone know what the facts are? Barring that, I'll settle for the rumors.