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So why on Gods green earth would anyone continue, FOR MONTHS, to keep asking questions about something when he already knew who and why not to prosocute them?


I will await an answer

First off, I'm not sure that at the time there was any way he coud be certain that outing Plame was not a crime. His job as a prosecutor was to find out all of the details surrounding the case and determine if laws were broken. In that process, Libby perjured himself, thereby obstructing justice and preventing the whole truth from coming to light.

He was tried, convicted, and then the president axed the sentence.

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DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD he had the audacity to prosecute a Party of God official.. he is therefor Evil in the eyes of the faithfull.

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As far as raising job approval - how about actually getting something done. Seems like it's all about infighting. The voters said they want new leadership in Congress. The Dems have yet to demonstrate much leadership.

They have passed legislation, have showed leadership on Iraq. But that doesn't get you past a veto.

What are you saying? That even though the Dems control both houses, they're still little more than the President's bitches?

Pretty much. I blame all of us for letting the situation evolve to this.

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As far as raising job approval - how about actually getting something done. Seems like it's all about infighting. The voters said they want new leadership in Congress. The Dems have yet to demonstrate much leadership.

They have passed legislation, have showed leadership on Iraq. But that doesn't get you past a veto.

What are you saying? That even though the Dems control both houses, they're still little more than the President's bitches?

This has been true since FDR - didn't you get the memo? The President has the veto, so unless the majority party has a huge advantage or the President lost his own party, he calls the shots.

If you were honestly expecting Pelosi to accomplish her agenda in the year before the election cycle with Shrub in charge, you're naive. But really, it's just more partisan bs.

OTOH, should the Dems win the White House next month, you can expect the GOP senate to go fillibuster crazy again, and you'll again be posting here about how ineffective they are when it's actually the fault of your own boys.

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I am soooo pissed at Bush for this one. My party needs to get back to it's core principles and we better do it soon. You don't over turn justice.

Does anyone else find it funny that we made a SPORT out of an EMERGENCY PROCEDURE?!?!

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Accept it, you are on the political side of a out of control hack.

Hack??? President Bush signed his commission.

Fitzgerald is a top notch professional with impeccable credentials, and I challenge you to show otherwise.

Not willing to answer yet huh?

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if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
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This just in . . .

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush on Thursday acknowledged publicly for the first time that someone in his administration likely leaked the name of a CIA operative, although he also said he hopes the controversy over his decision to spare prison for a former White House aide has "run its course."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/12/bush.leak.ap/index.html

So, what he's saying is . . . he knew all along and this whole thing could have been avoided if they just would have owned up to it to begin with?

And now, we should just forget about an act of TREASON and just move on?

WTF?!?

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Bush Vows Action if Aides Had Role in Leak
Democrats' Demand for Special Counsel Rejected

By Mike Allen and Dana Milbank
Washington Post Staff Writers
Tuesday, September 30, 2003; Page A01

President Bush's chief spokesman said yesterday that the allegation that administration officials leaked the name of a CIA operative is "a very serious matter" and vowed that Bush would fire anybody responsible for such actions.

The vow came as numerous Democratic leaders demanded the administration appoint a special counsel to investigate the charges that a CIA operative's name was divulged in an effort to discredit her husband, a prominent critic of Bush's Iraq policy. The White House rejected those calls, also saying it has no evidence of wrongdoing by Bush adviser Karl Rove or others and therefore no reason to begin an internal investigation.

"There's been nothing, absolutely nothing, brought to our attention to suggest any White House involvement, and that includes the vice president's office, as well," said Scott McClellan, Bush's press secretary. He said that "if anyone in this administration was involved in it, they would no longer be in this administration."
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Shouldn't be a problem, though. Americans have short memories.

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So, what he's saying is . . . he knew all along and this whole thing could have been avoided if they just would have owned up to it to begin with?

And now, we should just forget about an act of TREASON and just move on?

WTF?!?

Didnt you get the memo from the right wingers here.. its NOT treason when He and his croinies do stuff like this becaause they are doing it in defence of all that is RIGHT WING and HOLY.

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This just in . . .

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush on Thursday acknowledged publicly for the first time that someone in his administration likely leaked the name of a CIA operative, although he also said he hopes the controversy over his decision to spare prison for a former White House aide has "run its course."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/12/bush.leak.ap/index.html

So, what he's saying is . . . he knew all along and this whole thing could have been avoided if they just would have owned up to it to begin with?

And now, we should just forget about an act of TREASON and just move on?

WTF?!?

Damn straight!! When do Armitage and Novak go on trial?

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Damn straight!! When do Armitage and Novak go on trial?

Fuckin a man..... with Bush and Cheney right after them.... since its all the same thing.. playing politics with the people who really HAVE served this country...especially those who have been covert and have humint that is now destroyed.. for what... political gain.....disgusting.. shows you just how much they truely value the "little" people. Patriotism... walk the walk.. dont just talk the soundbite for your base.

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This just in . . .

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Bush on Thursday acknowledged publicly for the first time that someone in his administration likely leaked the name of a CIA operative, although he also said he hopes the controversy over his decision to spare prison for a former White House aide has "run its course."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/12/bush.leak.ap/index.html

So, what he's saying is . . . he knew all along and this whole thing could have been avoided if they just would have owned up to it to begin with?

And now, we should just forget about an act of TREASON and just move on?

WTF?!?

He should fire Scooter Libby!!!

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So he's saying he finally read a newspaper and it was Armitage.

Come on, this is old news we know where the leak came from, and Armitage told Fitzgeralt who ordered Armitage to stay quiet about it as he tried to trap Libby.

This is a friggin' pantomime. EVERYONE already knows it was Armitage so where's the story?