Anyone in DU believe Bush and Cheney knew nothing about outing plame?

[Imagevision]

Yes/No/Maybe??

[stellanoir]

1. i think that not only did Cheney engineer it

but also that * was totally out of the loop as ever. But all these criminals will be pardoned after some drama in the end.

That is of course, unless we act up in a way we haven't since colonial times. IMHO.

[tmooses]

2. I think Cheney and Rice knew about the Plame outing. I believe that

Bush is deliberately not told what is going on and he doesn't ask out of pure ignorance or because he knows his role.

[Old and In the Way]

3. Knew?

Do chief-of-staffs and top aides normally commit treasonous acts on their own volition? I think we can safely conclude that this was driven by Cheney/Bush....the tough aspect is proving it. Plausible denialbility is always the last firewall consideration.

[welshTerrier2]

4. no way ...

the Plame thing was only one of many components bush/cheney used to "fix the facts around the policy" ...

to quote Deep Throat from the movie "All the Presidents Men" ... "do you think these things just happened by themselves"??

can anyone truly believe a bunch of very experienced operatives in the WH just ran around by themselves violating all sorts of laws and putting the administration at risk without keeping bush/cheney in the loop?

it just doesn't work that way ...

[tulsakatz]

5. nope!

I don't know about Cheney but Bush is another story.

As close as Bush and Rove have been for so many yrs, there is no way that was a surprise to him!! Now, maybe he didn't know about it in '03 when he said the leaker wouldn't be a part of his administration but I believe, at some point, he knew about it.

[ogradda]

6. They arranged it.

I doubt their aides just decided "gee, lets out Joe Wilson's wife today. Nothing better to do!."

[enid602]

7. plame

Those goons don't leave much to chance.

[AtomicKitten]

8. I believe this was a team effort

If you listen to the Republicans, they use the same terminology at the same time. They clearly have one brain and orders transmitted from the mothership. There is no way this tag-team effort was done under the radar. If you look at footage of the 2000 recounts, you'll see Bolton front and center making sure no chads were eaten. Ha. Roberts was behind the scenes. The mob pounding on the doors in Miami-Dade were all operatives. These are insidious pod people we are dealing with here.

A better question is - who WASN'T involved?

[I Have A Dream]

18. Very good points, AtomicKitten. n/t

[Contrary1]

9. Yes, I believe it...

but I don't have time to go into detail right now.

I lost a tooth today, and if I'm asleep by midnight,
the Tooth Fairy will be paying me a visit.

[randr]

10. If they did/do not know it is unbelievable and criminal

dereliction of duty.

[are_we_united_yet]

11. Is this a trick question?

[BeyondThePale]

12. Yes, I believe Bush and Cheney know nothing (eom)

[niallmac]

13. KKKarl: "I think I'll out this CIA agent without telling the chimp or..

His Darkness Che Ney." Hmmm. Nope. Nope. Doesn't wash.

[NativeTexan]

14. Cheney, yes

Bush, probably, but he is so damned stupid, that he sometimes doesnt know what color his house is.

[Imagevision]

16. I agree, Cheney yes - Bush? why lose the concept of having Bush have

to put on a phoney face for the camera's, when it's easier to just wire him up and march him out to the podium to announce that he would fire anyone leakers involved much to Cheney & Rove surprise? <"did he say fire?> shit!!!!!!!!!!!!

[wli]

15. Cheney ordered it, probably right in front of Bush

[I Have A Dream]

17. I think that they both knew about it. It totally fits their...

modus operandi.

[zara]

19. one would have to believe there was a no-minutes meeting,

officially off the record, and that all the neo cons agreed on the way to thrash Wilson.

[proud patriot]

20. not me

[Carolab]

21. Snort.

You're not really serious, are you?

[windbreeze]

22. Who Knew....

There is NO way...Bush, Cheney, Bolton, Rice, Powell, Fleischer, Rove, Libby didn't discuss this with each other and we already know some of them discussed it with about 6 different reporters..when mentioning those names above...let's NOT forget...EVERY DAMNED ONE of them KNEW this was NOT a subject OPEN for discussion with anyone, NOT EVEN EACH OTHER, let alone reporters!! Their agreements spell out what they cannot do or talk about, quite clearly... and WHEN any of them discussed Wilson/Plame/her position at the CIA, with each other, OR anyone else, and made their plans to out her, THEY KNEW, they were willingly and intentionally BREAKING THE LAW!!...their actions told all of us to go pound salt...(neener, neener, we have all the power, we CONTROL this friggin gov't, so what are they going to do about it...we'll just lie our asses off, if asked, and keep pointing the finger at someone else).....Bush wouldn't have hired independent outside council, IF he didn't have something to be concerned about...yes, BUSH and CHENEY KNEW...this is a bunch of gutter snipes and low lifes...I just hope Fitzgerald is smart enough to cut through their very clever and deliberate attempts to involve so many people that it could never be sorted out tactics that they went too..and nails all their asses to the wall..!!
windbreeze

[lumpy]

23. Of course they knew.

n/t

[Arbustosux]

24. Yes, I believe....

But then I also believe in the Easter Bunny!!

[Skittles]

25. Of course Cheney knew

I'm not sure how much they really clue in that dipshit GWB

[tinfoilinfor2005]

26. Hahahaha...You, my friend, should consider "Stand Up"

Funniest comment I've read all morning! :)

[leesa]

27. They know everything about it. Thay are part of it. Otherwise, they

would be interested in bringing the criminal who did it to justice. See any action on that front? Or do you just see them working on their next scam to hide the crime?

[0007]

28. Without a doubt!

[DearAbby]

29. Do chickens have lips....?

They knew...It's the cover-up that will get em. Thankfully they were TOO Arrogant. They were not above the law YET! They placed the wrong duck in the wrong row at the wrong time...:popcorn:

[dr.zoidberg]

30. Cheney ,yes.

I believe that Cheney knew what was happening ahead of time. Bush doesn't know what is going to happen day to day until Cheney tells him what to do.

[Catchawave]

31. Depends on the meaning of "outing" ?

:rofl:

Seriously folks, I just noticed Sen Reid's "clock" on the Home page and it blew me away how long this investigation is taking? There's obviously an obstruction of justice somewhere in the White House food chain :shrug: