Stevens Out

According to Philip R. Klein:

The Southeast Texas Political Review has learned that Justice John Stevens will withdraw his name from considerations for US Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas.

KFDM Channel 6 News had the story up an hour before Philip posted his version. A cursory examination of each story's opening sentences provide insight into Klein's "sources:"

KFDM News has learned Judge John Stevens has withdrawn his name from consideration for U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas...

For the record, plagiarism is spelled p-l-a-g-i-a-r-i-s-m, even when one mangles the original details and grammar. A closer examination reveals that Klein apparently doesn't know the difference between a Justice and a Judge.

Philip also notes:

The announcement will be made later in the day to the general media. We attempt to contact a source close to John Stevens and he would not confirm or deny saying something would be said either today or tomorrow about Stevens plans.

The Examiner is said to have the full story later in the day.

Both the Beaumont Enterprise and KFDM Channel 6 already have the full story and their versions don't reference Judge John Stevens as a Justice.

Regarding Philip's claims of contacting a "source close to John Stevens," one wonders why the source doesn't know that Judge Stevens plans to run for reelection, since he has already filed months ago.  More gibberish from the truly clueless. As responsible journalists, the Beaumont Enterprise and KFDM are constrained to the facts, but Philip is free to invent his own hysterical details:

The political ramifications are staggering - setting the death of an appointment by the Executive committee of their hand picked political candidate - and shutting down an internal war that was brewing in the back court of the Democratic Party in Jefferson County.

For Philip R. Klein, it's obviously just another day in The Twilight Zone.