Kerry: America's National Security - Not Karl Rove's Job Security

[kerrygoddess]

John Kerry: America's National Security - Not Karl Rove's Job Security - Should be Administration's Only Priority Reiterates Call for Rove to be Fired
12 July 2005

Senator John Kerry said today, in the wake of last week's terror attacks in London and at a time when the Senate is focused on homeland security, that the White House "cares more about the job security of top aides than homeland security." Senator Kerry made the following statement at a press conference on homeland security today after he was asked about senior White House aide Karl Rove's involvement in the outing of a CIA agent.

Below is a Statement by Senator Kerry:

"It is now evident, through email and through other sources, that Karl Rove released information to a reporter which made it patently clear who Valerie Plame was -- blowing her cover as a covert operative and endangering her, those she works with, and any foreign intelligence sources she may have had. It has been the stated policy of the White House for the past two years that they would fire anyone who released that information.

"Even if Karl Rove didn't say her name point-blank, by identifying Ambassador Wilson's wife as working for the CIA, he revealed classified information. All anyone has to do then is go his biography or his curriculum vitae, and boom -- you've got her name. So this administration deliberately released her identity. That is clear.

"Yesterday at Quantico the President said very clearly to CIA folks that they have a dangerous job and that they need assistance. Well, the President has to mean his words. If their policy is that outing and jeopardizing a covert CIA agent is unacceptable behavior, the president will fire Karl Rove.

"Then the question is what are the White House's fundamental values? Is it the value of day-to-day politics, the value of political advice? Is the value of Karl Rove's position greater than the value of the national security of our country? Is he more important than the protection of the identity of CIA agents or even George Bush's own word?

"The White House's credibility is at issue here, and I believe very clearly that Karl Rove ought to be fired."

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[jillan]

1. I bet Kerry would like nothing more than to see Rove in jail

Afterall - revenge is sweet:evilgrin: And if anyone should want revenge, it should be Kerry.

BUT Kerry is probably too much of a gentleman to think the nasty thoughts that we are all thinking.

[TayTay]

2. I just want to tape Doughboy doing the Perp Walk.

That would be amazing. (Let's see, Red Sox win Series, KKKarl gets nailed for being the slimey piece of work that he is, *and Darth Cheney get booted out. I could die happy.)