Kaus Believes He Caught Limbaugh on CBS' Starr Interview

Mickey Kaus believes he caught Rush Limbaugh of misrepresenting Ken Starr's views in a now infamous interview with Gloria Borger on CBS News this week. Kaus points to Starr's interview with Ted Koppel last month, in which Starr said "I would not do away with the filibuster, in terms of Rule 22. But I would say, be judicious in its application. And I don't think that that's been happening."

Kaus claims that Rush's broadcast was instead deceptive. This is nonsense. Ken Starr did say that the Senate should be "very cautious" about the filibuster rule, but also that the rule also has not been used fairly. The point is that Starr stated explicitly that his quote in the CBS interview (and which Kaus also quotes) was about the Senate's refusal to confirm because of judicial philosophy - not about the nuclear option. So either CBS or Starr is lying here - and because CBS refuses to release the full interview, it seems clear which party is at fault.

Sorry, Mickey, but you're still wrong - regardless of your views towards Ken Starr.