Paul Begala is higher than a kite on CNN. The Libby
indictment has triggered his surprisingly sensitive
conscience, inspiring a newfound distaste for
perjury in the course of answering questions about aÂ
noncrime. He declares that Libby's indictment "will consume the
rest of the Bush presidency." When Human Events editor
Terry Jeffrey pointed out that the underlying matter here isÂ
substanceless political nonsense, Begala shushed him, saying
that "perjury" is the issue.