Always the sign of good policy

It's always a sign of good policy that it is developed and promoted to take attention away from scandal. (LATimes)

The basic plan is familiar to anyone who has watched earlier presidents contend with scandal: Keep the problem at arm's length, let allies outside the White House do the talking, and try to change the subject to something — anything — else.

The White House doesn't plan to attack Patrick J. Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor in the CIA leak investigation — at least not directly, several GOP officials said. Instead, expect Bush to unveil a flurry of proposals on subjects from immigration and tax reform to Arab-Israeli peace talks. .....

Whenever possible, Bush and other administration officials would try to change the subject. Among the issues the president plans to put atop his new agenda are spending restraint, tax changes and immigration. In addition, Bush's foreign policy advisors have discussed launching a more visible presidential effort to prod Israel and the Palestinians toward peace, one official said.

And there's that immigration issue again. I had pegged it as a soft bigotry issue(acceptable bigotry issue) for the 2006 midterms, like gay marriage was utilized in 2004, but it looks like they may try to fire that bullet early. I fear it's gonna get pretty disgusting by the time the local politicians start talking about it.