Turdblossom: BUSH Did Not Give A Shit That I Lied About Plame Leak

[kpete]

Karl Rove Book Exposes Lies of the Bush White House
David Corn

I doubt this was Karl Rove's intention, but with his new book, he demonstrates how the Bush White House got away with lying.
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But what happened when Bush found out about all this lying? Not much, according to Rove's book, which is due out on Tuesday. In the book, Rove recounts that at some point he told the president he had been one of Novak's sources for the Plame leak. How did Bush react? According to Rove, "Bush sounded a little annoyed." And that was it.

The president was not angry that Rove had lied to McClellan, that McClellan had passed that lie to the public, or that he (Bush) had publicly confirmed the lie. Moreover, Bush did not take any action against Rove, as he had promised to do with whoever had been behind the CIA leak. Nor did he do anything to correct the false information McClellan had placed on the public record. Bush allowed Rove's lie to stand. It was only because of the work of special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald that Rove's role as a leaker eventually became known. And Fitzgerald nearly indicted Rove, but Rove managed to escape (unlike Scooter Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, who was convicted of lying to FBI agents and a grand jury).

What's the moral of this tale? A top White House official can lie about a national security investigation with impunity and then go on to make money writing a book showing that the president didn't care about this lie. Don't share this lesson with your children.

much more lying:
http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/03/05/karl-rove-book-getting-away-with-lying/

[BeyondGeography]

1. Other than using the presidency for self-gratification, Bush didn't give a shit about anything

[Kahuna]

8. Yep. And, btw, why would bush be annoyed about lying when

he, himself lied all the time?

[rhett o rick]

9. I take exception. Idiot-Bush loved photo ops and was quite fond of Condie. nt

[ChairmanAgnostic]

13. Fondling Condi. Fondly coddling. I think I get the point.

[blm]

10. catapulting the lies and propaganda through their mainstream media whores before 2004 election

is ALL Bush ever cared about, because, how else would people believe they 'won' another election they set up to steal?

[Cass]

2. That whole Plame case is the biggest miscarriage of justice.

They got away with outing her and the CIA front company and he writes about it like he's proud about it.

And, the last sentence of the OP is a real kick in the head but sadly so true. That asshole can now go make money bragging about the despicable lies he and his cronies got away with.

[spanone]

3. letting these lying bastards off the hook may be the biggest miscarriage... imho

[mod mom]

4. putting them in office in the first place despite a fraudulent election may be the biggest.

[formercia]

5. Not aborting them at conception was the biggest mistake of all.

IMHO

[dysfunctional press]

16. bush v. gore was an even bigger miscarriage of 'justice'.

[ThomWV]

6. And the moral of the story is that Nobody cut down the Cherry Tree

As you look at the freshly cut down Cherry Tree, remind yourself, nobody cut down the Cherry Tree.

[SpiralHawk]

7. Republicon family values

are the pits...as usual

[Octafish]

11. Traitors abetted by a compliant media.

Congress, too, which makes their sorry asses traitors as well.

[glitch]

14. Which is why no one can be held accountable.

And the whole point of including Congress in on the treason, mafia-style.

[flyarm]

15. on both sides of the Isle..that powder is still dry, isn't it? ..and the table..and

how is the table doing so far??

They are all traitors..and they know it and we know it!

They play dog and pony shows..and they take turns on who is the dog and who is the pony..

[Major Hogwash]

12. Mary Matalin said that Scooter Libby was railroaded.

So, how does James Carville crawl into bed with that thing at night?

Inquiring minds want to know.

[snot]

17. The worst part is that the MEDIA did not give a sh*t.

Bec., of course, they're owned.

[upi402]

18. They are

traitors and should be tried for their complicity.