Writes Maggie Haberman in Politico:
"Her son works at POLITICO," [Mark] Block said of Karen Kraushaar, whose name POLITICO printed earlier today after other media outlets made her identity public.Oh, but Mark Block is an outlaw. He takes a drag on that cigarette. He's a rebel. The rules don't apply to him.
"I've been hearing that all day - you've confirmed that now?" Hannity asked.
"We've confirmed that he does indeed work at POLITICO and that's his mother, yes," said Block.
Block appeared to be referring to former POLITICO reporter Josh Kraushaar, who left for another outlet, National Journal, in 2010.
Josh Kraushaar tweeted earlier in the day, apparently after getting questions, that he's in fact not related to Karen Kraushaar, and simply has the same last name.
Allahpundit predicts:
You're going to see three camps quickly emerge on this story. Camp one: "I can't believe Block threw that accusation out there without confirming it." Camp two: "Maybe … Block was thinking of another reporter?" (Some Cainiacs are already tweeting this.) Camp three: "Josh Kraushaar is lying; he really is Karen's son. Where's the birth certificate?" Place your bets now, as Block's sure to be forced to clarify tomorrow what he meant.Well, that was written last night, so add to "Camp one": "I can't believe Block didn't immediately clarify what he meant." What an embarrassing screwup!