Bush orders officials to stop the leaks

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/nation/7023679.htm

Concerned about the appearance of disarray and feuding within his administration as well as growing resistance to his policies in Iraq, President Bush - living up to his recent declaration that he is in charge - told his top officials to "stop the leaks" to the media, or else.

News of Bush's order leaked almost immediately.

Bush told his senior aides Tuesday that he "didn't want to see any stories" quoting unnamed administration officials in the media anymore, and that if he did, there would be consequences, said a senior administration official who asked that his name not be used.

An escalating turf war involving Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, and Secretary of State Colin L. Powell has generated an unusually bountiful crop of leaks in recent months, and one result is a criminal investigation of anonymous officials in the White House who are alleged to have leaked the name of a CIA covert officer.

The infighting, backstabbing and maneuvering on such major foreign-policy issues as North Korea, Syria, Iran and postwar Iraq have escalated to a level that veterans of government say they have not seen in years. At one point, the senior official said, Bush himself asked how bad it was.

Note Joe Galloway wrote this.

[salin]

1. Sorry, but this is humorous:

Bush told his senior aides Tuesday that he "didn't want to see any stories" quoting unnamed administration officials in the media anymore, and that if he did, there would be consequences, said a senior administration official who asked that his name not be used.

er....so sayeth a 'senior administration official who asked his name not be used.' Well... technically its not an "unnamed administration official"

[denverbill]

25. Yeah, I LOL'ed on that one myself.

Nice to see IMO. The ship of state has sprung a few leaks.

[Maeve]

2. Cracked up when I saw this in the paper today

News of Bush's order leaked almost immediately.

Silly Season continues. :dunce:

[Beetwasher]

6. This is in the Onion right?

I mean really it has to be, it can't be real, can it? :eyes:

[Maeve]

8. Columbus Disgrace, er, Dispatch had it

page 3 this a.m.

[diplomats]

17. It is very Onion-esque

I loved the line about his order to stop the leaks was, in fact, leaked. LOL!

[JNelson6563]

19. <snarf>

Quite delicious. :-)

Julie

[ewagner]

3. How rich and wonderful

A "command" to stop leaking is leaked..........

This could only happen in America!

I wonder though: Does the commander-in-thief's order apply to the leaks they actually WANT to get to the press? Maybe his order should have read: "No leaks allowed without Kkkarl's expressed, written approval."

[catzies]

44. KKKarl's approval won't be written -- future subpoenas, doncha know

:)

[DemoVet]

4. So, wait a minute,

there are going to be consequences? They can't find the guy who leaked Valerie Plame to Nofacts, but they'll somehow catch anyone else who leaks anything? I guess this time boy george will pull his head out of his ass and actually *ask* who did it.

[Bozola]

9. Exactly my thought.

in other news...

An unnamed administration official today told reporters that the president was a "complete ignoramous" and a "banana sucking chimpanzee wanna-be who's only ambition is to free base laundry detergent and go whoring in Mexico with certain high ranking Texas officials".

[DemoVet]

5. I love this quote,

"At one point, the senior official said, Bush himself asked how bad it was."

Sounds like shrub oughta check out what's goin' on in the shark tank once in awhile.

[arwalden]

7. This Sounds Like An "ONION" Story... But It's REAL. Bwa-HaHaHaHa!!

This is the funniest thing I've seen this week. OMG. Thanks for posting it.

-- Allen

[cprise]

10. The un-named, un-varnished truth

To think we've waited all this time.

[benfranklin1776]

11. Little Boots is throwing a temper tantrum.

Also from the article, disturbing but typical behavior from Mr. "It would be a lot easier if I were a dictator":

" Bush's attempt to assert himself extends beyond the executive
branch. Late Tuesday, in a brief, brusque arm-twisting session
with nine senators, the President made it clear that he was not
there to answer questions or debate the merits of his $87 billion
Iraq and Afghanistan aid package. He demanded that the aid to
Iraq be in the form of grants, not loans, as some of the senators
have urged.

Present at the session in the Roosevelt Room of the White House
were Republicans Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania; Olympia J. Snowe
and Susan Collins, both of Maine; Saxby Chambliss of Georgia;
Sam Brownback of Kansas; Lindsey Graham of South Carolina; and
John McCain of Arizona. Democrats Maria Cantwell of Washington
and Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana also attended.

At one point, as he discussed the question of providing some of
the money as a loan, Bush slammed his hand down on the table
and said: "This is bad policy."

When Collins tried to ask a question, the President replied: "I'm
not here to debate it."


It is clear that Georgie needs a refresher course in that whole separation of powers, coequal branches of government concept. He views Congress as an utterly superfluos rubber stamp parliament.

[rocktivity]

34. The president who would be king

Bush's attempt to assert himself extends beyond the executive
branch. Late Tuesday, in a brief, brusque arm-twisting session
with nine senators, the President made it clear that he was not
there to answer questions or debate the merits of his $87 billion
Iraq and Afghanistan aid package. He demanded that the aid to
Iraq be in the form of grants, not loans, as some of the senators
have urged.

Debating issues are the JOBS of the sentators, not to automatically rubberstamp everything you want. And just when the polls were starting to tilt back into his favor!


rocknation

[Rose Siding]

12. Or: Stop the felonious treason!

Leaks, schmeaks, this is a whole different ballgame. They are trying to morph political espionage into a "leak" the same way osama morphed into saddam.

[Warren Stuart]

13. Kafka or Monty Python?

This is too bizarre, I can't decide what this reminds me of more.

[Devils Advocate NZ]

14. Check out the blame-placing!

An escalating turf war involving Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice, and Secretary of State Colin L. Powell has generated an unusually bountiful crop of leaks in recent months, and one result is a criminal investigation of anonymous officials in the White House who are alleged to have leaked the name of a CIA covert officer.

In other words, they are saying the leak about the CIA officer was actually a result of infighting amongst Bush appointees, rather than a direct result of Bush lying about the war and trying to cover it up.

Thus the blame is neatly placed at the feet of some lower level functionary without any of the mud splattering Bush. You see who leaked it is not as important as why they leaked it. This is setting up the "why" part - to backstab another official, rather than to protect Bush.

[Fovea]

32. Translation

Karl Rove is blameless...

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[Grins]

15. Huh?

Interesting. He didn't say, "Find the leaker(s)", only "Stop the leaks". The article points out he's failed (again) on both counts.

[Wickerman]

16. Bus* stamps his little foot and sez Stop the Leaks, sez leaker

I really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really,
want a real human as president.

[Rebel_with_a_cause]

18. It's rather late for grasping at that straw

The damage has been done. Now, let's get a special prosecutor in to investigate this mess.

[0007]

20. So junior can freeze water with

single glance......and junior wasn't there to debate? Give me a break, this guy thinks he can debate?

How about strong-arm robbery?

[ET Awful]

21. LMFAO

That has got to be the funniest damn thing I've seen in days.

[Buns_of_Fire]

22. "The person who's in charge is me." -- Commander Bunnypants, 2003

"I'm in charge here." -- Alexander Haig, 1981 (After Reagan was shot)

At least Haig didn't stamp his widdle foot on the floor and get all pouty about it. A pResident who throws tantrums. Just what we need. *slinking away to hide my face from the rest of the world*

[stevedeshazer]

23. Bush can't find anything

bin Laden
Saddam
the Anthrax killer
Dick Cheney
the leakers
the WMDs

[radfringe]

41. Bootsie couldn't find his

ass if even if he had his hands shoved down his back pockets

[Kool Kitty]

24. Bush orders his misadministration to stop the leaks,

and the order promptly gets leaked. Priceless.

[gasperc]

26. Bush asked "how bad it was"?

talk about living in a bubble!

[Nottingham]

27. He HATH SPOKEN! THOU SHALT NOT LEAK!

:bounce:

[Fovea]

28. The ship of state

has become a cage full of frightened rats. There is no plugging the leaks, everyone is leaking to cover their ass, and the first one to stop gets eaten by the rest. Nope. They will leak the Whitehouse into impeachment, just like Tricky Dickies fun boys.

A staff motivated by ego and greed are not capable to rising to the level of a team on any issue that isn't looting.

[Barrett808]

29. When will we see Bush's "Plumbers" arrive on the scene?

G. Gordon Liddy may be getting a phone call soon.

[Fovea]

33. His 'plumbers' are among the leakers.

He is in trouble.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

30. He needs THIS!!!!

[Oilwellian]

37. Or this!

:D

[shanti]

31. now just stop it, officials!

says chimpy :eyes:

[grytpype]

35. Bush is becoming a laughing stock.

And it's about damn time. The truth is finally catching up with him.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

36. what if

"Bush told his senior aides Tuesday that he "didn't want to see any stories" quoting unnamed administration officials in the media anymore"

i thought he said he didn't read the papers and he got his news from his aides. so it's possible the aides, who are telling him the news from the papers, are the same aides who are leaking the stories in the first place!

[diamond14]

38. and NOW, shrub makes another REALLY STUPID move....

rather than get-a-grip on his whole pResidency, which is spirally wildly out of control...his lies prominently exposed on 60-minutes, his $87 Billion Iraq war request in BIG trouble, his outing-of-a-CIA agent on top of the news...

what does the shrub do for damage control....LEAVES for asia...for a little glad-handing....remember the BIG dump on shrub when he went to Africa, and the out-of-control spiral began with Wilson's NYT article....expect MORE and BIGGER stuff while the fool is out-of-town...

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"The trip, Bush's third trip to Asia as president and his first to Australia, has as its centerpiece the Oct. 20-21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Bangkok, Thailand.

He stops in Japan on Friday and Saturday, the Philippines on Saturday, Thailand through Oct. 21, Singapore and Indonesia on Oct. 22 and Australia on Oct. 22-23."

[tlcandie]

46. So, who is in charge for October 25th?!!??

The day of the protests? Where will he be then? :hi:

[Robb]

39. This whole article is funny.

Galloway must have his irony meter pegged!

[bushisanidiot]

40. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!

i swear. why hasn't someone written a comic book about starring this White House yet??

[TreasonousBastard]

42. Every day I am more convinced our President is mad.

The most powerful person on Earth is stark raving mad.


:scared: :scared: :scared:

[goforit]

43. The silver spoon baby doesn't want any mo problems!!!

WHaaaaaaaaaa.....WHaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!

[tlcandie]

45. Can we all send DEPENDS to the WH as a going away prez?!?

To help stop the leaks that is! :bounce: Or maybe duct tape!!

[KansDem]

48. Send leeks...!

Just as his father recieved a truckload of broccoli when he said he didn't like broccoli, send Jr. a truckload of leeks, since he doesn't like leaks...



Just a thought...

[tlcandie]

49. Haha!! Great idea KansDem!

Much better than Depends!!! :hi: Thanks!

[susu369]

52. Great idea, KansDem

put those leeks in sieves in send those trucks on.

:-)

[bobthedrummer]

47. What a miserable prick he is

:puke::argh:

[Rex]

50. Oh no! Bobo the POTUS is getting all huffy!

"I'm warning ya...don't make me do it...settle don noe!"

Bush is a living, breathing JOKE.

[snippy]

51. This is hilarious, but also interesting.

There are several quotes of what Whistle Ass actually said. That is fairly unusual for an anonymous leak, since the exact words used can help identify the source of the leak. I wonder whether this story was leaked with Whistle Ass's approval in an attempt to make it appear that he is in charge. If so, I think the "senior administration official" was Turd Blossom Rove. If this story was leaked without Whistle Ass's approval, I wonder what the goal of the leaker was.

[Solly Mack]

53. could it get more ludicrous?

is this article for real? gawds...complete laughingstock

[Loyal]

54. HAHA!

"Concerned about the appearance of disarray and feuding within his administration as well as growing resistance to his policies in Iraq, President Bush - living up to his recent declaration that he is in charge - told his top officials to "stop the leaks" to the media, or else.

News of Bush's order leaked almost immediately."

Oh, sweet irony! :evilgrin:

[Kool Kitty]

55. Senators who have never been on the opposite side of an issue

with the pResident were "surprised by his directness". (After he slammed his hand on the desk and told Olympia Snowe, when she dared to ask a question, "I'm not here to debate this".) Probably the article should have read, "shocked by his childish display of rudeness". And then they voted against him anyway. hahahahahahahaha

[snippy]

56. Even GOP Senators are starting to see that Bush is all bulge and no bone.