Dammit, I caught some real journalistic discussion (the old fashioned kind) again this morning on Morning Joe.

Thomas Frank was being interviewed this morning obviously hawking his new book "The Wrecking Crew"  about what the Bush Rethugs did to our federal government, especially all things executive branch.

CBS's Leslie Stahl was there too.

The question raised was what was the worst thing that the Bush Administration did to the federal government.  Mr. Frank responded that aside from last fall's financial sector Bailout (I guess that one was off the charts) that Bush installing so many unqualified cronies into management positions of virtually every agency had led to an outsourcing to political non-government cronies as many government functions as possible.  

Morning Joe S. himself, being the ever vigilant blame shifter he is, tried to argue that  the Clinton Administration's alleged loosening up of oversight and regulations to make housing affordable to Americans who could not afford it led to the recession was just as bad as anything that Bush did -- you know, the old "both sides do it" false meme. 

Mr. Frank ignored that Bullshit and reminded us all that the Glass- Steagel Act  which oblitereated the last barriers between the banking and insurance and securities industries  supported by the Clinton Administration and Congress as well as Republicans and Wall Street as a much bigger factor causing present problems than anything the Clintonistas did did to increase access to home loans.

Leslie Stahl then doubleteamed Joe by agreeing with Mr. Frank.

It was so refreshing seeing real truth get in Joe's way. I guess that is what happens when you hang out with real investigative type journalists, even if just for a little bit.    

Meanwhile,  David Gregory was on just prior to Thomas Frank telling us that he will have Tavis Smiley and Joe Scarborough on Meet The Press this Sunday.

Can't f%#*ing wait.