LAT: Leaker in chief! Includes 2003 Quote .....

[leftchick]

It is good to see that 2003 quote rubbed back in that smirky face....

http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-ed-bush07apr07,1,2645881.story?coll=la-news-comment

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The legal and political ramifications of the papers prosecutors filed late Wednesday in the case against former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby remain unclear. But if what Libby asserts is true, the president would be faced with an uncomfortable choice: He is either a leaker or a hypocrite.


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There also is the issue of Bush's numerous previous statements, now making their way across the Internet at the speed of a DSL line, about leaking. One of the most popular is from Sept. 30, 2003: "Let me just say something about leaks in Washington. There are too many leaks of classified information in Washington. There's leaks at the executive branch; there's leaks in the legislative branch. There's just too many leaks. And if there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is. And if the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of."

Leave the legal issues about classified information and executive power to the constitutional scholars. The simpler question is whether Bush still believes, if he ever did, what he said in September 2003. If so, who in his administration needs to be taken care of?

[Cooley Hurd]

1. Many on DU yesterday called the 2003 statement Bush's...

..."I did not have sexual relations..." moment. And Scooter just... um... "soiled" the blue dress.

CNN's using the "leaker-in-chief" headline (although they have a question mark following it:grr:).

Can't WAIT to see the new poll numbers!:bounce:

[leftchick]

4. "the emperor has no clothes" moment! said tweety on NBC!

This morning! No Shit! :rofl:

[stop the bleeding]

6. No shit hmmmm.......

For every season turn turn.....

[malaise]

2. Just heard it on CNN as well n/t

[Hubert Flottz]

3. The King is above the law!

Even his own laws!

[bigscott]

5. new poll numbers from yahoo this morning

from TIme?? have * at 36% - alltime low

[WiseButAngrySara]

7. 36% is WAY too high! ....n/t

[Hubert Flottz]

8. "36% is WAY too high!"

Fuzzy Math!(By a Fuzzy Primate) Way to high for Bush to be able to count to on his toes and fingers!