Serious Leak Needs Serious Look (ABC/WP- 70% say Special Counsel needed)

[underpants]

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/us/WorldNewsTonight/CIAleak_031001_poll.html


As my wife told me tonight
LET'S ROLL!

Oct. 1— Eight in 10 Americans say the alleged White House leak of a CIA operative's identity is a serious matter, and nearly seven in 10 say it should be investigated by a special counsel, not by the administration's own Justice Department.

Far fewer, 34 percent, think it's likely that President Bush himself knew in advance of the leak. But Bush faces other perception problems: Just under half of Americans, 47 percent, think the White House is "fully cooperating" with the investigation. Bush has signaled a preference for the Justice Department, not a special counsel, to investigate.

The news spread fast: In this poll, completed after the nightly news Tuesday, 68 percent of Americans said they'd heard or read about the issue. Those people were more likely to call it a "very" serious matter — but also less likely to suspect that Bush knew about it.

[diplomats]

1. There's supposed to be a CNN poll coming out tonight

has anyone seen it?

[trotsky]

2. And here we see the advantage of a stupid president.

No one believes that he could possibly pull something like this off.

[underpants]

3. Add in the "He delegates" thing and you have ................Reagan

Built in plausible deniability. This poll shows that only 67% have seen that W is not running the show.

[David Zephyr]

4. Very Postive Development, Underpants!

And thanks for this encouraging news.