Speaking of lists…

…over at Big Brass Blog, Shakespeare's Sister offers up the membership roster of the White House Information Group, formed in August 2002 by Chief of Staff Andrew Card “to set strategy for each stage of the confrontation with Baghdad” and “to make sure each part of the White House was fulfilling its responsibilities.”

Here's the list, with the names of WHIG members who have also been called before the federal grand jury at the behest of Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitgerald...

Members met weekly in the Situation Room and included: Karl Rove, Karen Hughes, Condi Rice and her deputy, Stephen J. Hadley, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Mary Matalin, James R. Wilkinson, and Nicholas E. Calio.

Fairly high level of crossover there, but what's really appalling is the amount of representation given to a gaggle of hacks like Rove, Hughes, Libby and Matalin. They seem to have little to offer in terms of regional expertise or policy expertise. The heart of the war plan has always been more political campaign than defense policy, and it's the product of some of the most legendary cheats, liars and double-dealers in the Republican Party.