Lucia Whalen Holds News Conference; General Powell 'Talks Turkey', and Pundits Pontificate in Advance of the Picnic Table Talks

We have on our hands an Energizer bunny story, with the Gates case. It just keeps going and going.

POTUS is speaking now, so no live coverage of the Lucia Whalen news conference, in progress at Cambridge's Fresh Pond Mall.

Anne's Daily Gumbo, Sasha and Malia Now Able to Get Away from the Washington Crowds, March 5, 2009It seems that Whalen won't be joining the boys for a beer tomorrow evening 6 pm, at Obama's South Lawn picnic table. And neither will General Colin Powell, who lent his insights into the discussion on Larry King last night.

Who knew that Sasha and Malia's 'getaway' would take on such a prominent place in the annals of American history.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said it would be a "poignant" photo op proving people can discuss their differences. "There's no formal agenda other than cold beer," he said. via NY Daily News

Retired general Colin Powell on Larry King, Tues. July 28, 2009General Powell maintained his normal, circumspect composure, suggesting that Professor Gates might have considered whether 'now' is the time, to go for the jugular on racial profiling (my words, not General Powell's.)

On the other hand, General Powell seems to agree with level heads like mine, that "once they felt they had to bring Dr. Gates out of the house and to handcuff him, I would have thought at that point some adult supervision would have stepped in and said, 'OK, look, it is his house. Come on, let's not take this any further. Take the handcuffs off. Goodnight, Dr. Gates.' " via Boston Globe

When asked if he had been the victim of racial profiling, General Powell said "yes", sharing with Larry King his own experiences of trying to convince people that he really was a national security adviser to the president of the United States. Anne