Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Plame Affair: The quiet storm (2)
FUX (unbelievably) lets the cat out of the bag:
Well, well. And I thought that Bush had instructed his people to be helpful. On September 30, 2003 at the University of Chicago:
So, one really easy way for administration officials to be "helpful" would be to release Novak (under the law, a "journalist") from his pledge of confidentiality to his sources, so he can reveal the name of the possible felon and "senior administration official" who outed Valerie Plame.
Simple, no? Well, apparently either: (a) Bush was lying on September 30, and told the public one thing, and his staff another (always a possibility), or (b) his staff has decided that, at this point, it's everyone for him- or herself, and those who know the truth have been holding onto the only bit of leverage they have. If the latter, we should start to see the rats leaving the sinking ship quite soon.
Nice to see aWol with not just one, but both nuts in the wringer:
First, the left one: The Plame affair. Not so good for the WhiteWash House to be harboring a felon who revealed the name of an intelligence operative. If you want to run for election as a "wartime President, anyhow. Ouch!
Now, the right one: Those pesky military records... I mean, you shouldn't really be AWOL, claim not to be, send honorable men and women to their deaths, and then run for election on the basis of your strength of character in wartime. And then there's the follow-on about, um, events during the "missing year" ... Ouch!
Yep, those nuts are "poppin' fresh!" Butter?
[Senior Democrats on the House Judiciary and Government Reform] said most staffers have refused on the advice of counsel to sign Justice Department waivers aimed at releasing journalists from promises to protect confidential sources.
Well, well. And I thought that Bush had instructed his people to be helpful. On September 30, 2003 at the University of Chicago:
[BUSH]: If anybody has got any information inside our administration or outside our administration, it would be helpful if they came forward with the information so we can find out whether or not these allegations are true and get on about the business. (as quoted by Josh Marshall)
So, one really easy way for administration officials to be "helpful" would be to release Novak (under the law, a "journalist") from his pledge of confidentiality to his sources, so he can reveal the name of the possible felon and "senior administration official" who outed Valerie Plame.
Simple, no? Well, apparently either: (a) Bush was lying on September 30, and told the public one thing, and his staff another (always a possibility), or (b) his staff has decided that, at this point, it's everyone for him- or herself, and those who know the truth have been holding onto the only bit of leverage they have. If the latter, we should start to see the rats leaving the sinking ship quite soon.
Nice to see aWol with not just one, but both nuts in the wringer:
First, the left one: The Plame affair. Not so good for the WhiteWash House to be harboring a felon who revealed the name of an intelligence operative. If you want to run for election as a "wartime President, anyhow. Ouch!
Now, the right one: Those pesky military records... I mean, you shouldn't really be AWOL, claim not to be, send honorable men and women to their deaths, and then run for election on the basis of your strength of character in wartime. And then there's the follow-on about, um, events during the "missing year" ... Ouch!
Yep, those nuts are "poppin' fresh!" Butter?
