Bush wanted to “get to the bottom”of scandal; he may be the bottom

[dajoki]

Newsweek
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12206700/site/newsweek/?nav=slatefrom/RSS/

Farewell, Fig Leaf
Bush called for a criminal investigation to ‘get to the bottom’ of the CIA leak scandal. It turns out he may be the bottom.

Web-Exclusive Commentary
By Eleanor Clift
Newsweek
Updated: 2:05 p.m. ET April 7, 2006

April 7, 2006 - President Bush promised to restore honor and dignity to the White House. It was a not-so-veiled reference to the indiscretions of his predecessor. Bush relied on the trust that stemmed from his supposedly higher character to take the nation to war, a war we have since learned was waged on mostly made-up intelligence.

Lewis (Scooter) Libby’s claim that it was the president who authorized the leaking of classified information for political gain may not mean that Bush did anything illegal, but it sure strips away the last fig leaf of his moral standing. It places the president at the center of a schoolyard fight to bully retired ambassador Joseph Wilson into shutting up about the administration’s lies that Iraq had sought to buy uranium from Africa. Wilson had traveled to Niger and reported back to the CIA that the claim was false, yet Bush made the alleged purchase a centerpiece of his case for war.

According to testimony by Libby—Dick Cheney’s former chief of staff—Bush gave the go-ahead through the vice president for the otherwise secretive and always dutiful Libby to leak the classified National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) to New York Times reporter Judith Miller. The leak set in motion the chain of events that led to the unmasking of Valerie Plame, Wilson’s wife, as an undercover CIA officer who had been working for an energy-related front company while investigating nuclear proliferation. It is a serious crime to reveal the identity of a covert operative, and Bush called for a criminal investigation to “get to the bottom” of the scandal. It turns out he may be the bottom.

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1. He's the bottom alright. nt

[low_phreaq]

2. Unless he is taking his orders from somebody else

like the PNAC gang or some secret NWO group!
:tinfoilhat:

[dajoki]

3. Well, we know he can't think on his own n/t

[The Animator]

4. Headline News/ Breaking: God Implicated In Plame Leak!

The Plame investigation took a surprising turn this week as special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald set his sights on the heavens. Following the revelation by Lewis I. (Scooter) Libby, that the leak was authorized by none other than President George W. Bush, Fitzgerald continued to follow the trail, hoping it would eventually lead to someone important (With a disaproval rating of over 70%, W. no longer qualified). It is no secret that President Bush has repeatedly claim to receive his marching orders from an invisible being, up in the sky, that knows all, and sees all. Some White House Staffers refer to this omnicient presence as "Karl", though investigators believe he has mulptiple aliases. The Pope, apparently God's press secretary, offered no comment to the new accusations. Investigators are still trying to contact God, through various means. There is some speculation as to whether it was The Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit, or the whole Trinity that authorized the leak, outing CIA operative Valerie Plame.

In related news, the U.S. military has resumed contruction on a "ladder to heaven". The project was initiated by a few children in South Park, Colorado. The effort was later militarized when rumors began to circulate that Sadam Hussien was building weapons of mass destruction in Heaven. It is not known at this time if God had knowledge of any weapons program related activities. It must be assumed, since his is supposedly all knowing, that while Sadam Hussien sits in jail, God is currently sitting on a stockpile of weapons of mass destruction. As of this reporting God remains at large, he is to be considered armed and extremely dangerous, if you see him, contact the media immediately, then call Patrick Fitzgerald, then maybe the Army.

[oasis]

5. Great stuff Eleanor. Gotta check what she has to say on "Mclaughlin Group"

this weekend on PBS. She'll give Pat Buchannan and Tony Blankley a giant smackdown with the leak stuff.