Democratic Leader Pelosi: Bush lacks credibility complaining about leaks

[bigtree]

Pelosi: Republican Resolution on Disclosure of Classified Information a Campaign Document

6/29/2006 7:48:00 PM

"When the identity of an undercover CIA officer was disclosed by high ranking members of the administration in the White House, as part of a smear campaign against a critic of the Iraq war, the president did not fire any of the leakers - in fact one of them was actually promoted. As Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald has told us, this disclosure could have caused severe damage and irreparable harm to our national security.

"Similarly, it was recently revealed that the president himself was alleged to have authorized, for political purposes, the selective leaking of intelligence information in a National Intelligence Estimate.

"And where is the outrage and oversight from this Republican Congress? Nowhere to be seen. Repeatedly, this Republican Congress has spurned resolutions of inquiry, and neglected their oversight responsibilities to get to the bottom of leaks by the Bush administration.

"So let's take this resolution for what it is: it is a campaign document. The Republican resolution contains a number of statements that simply cannot be factually confirmed, and are not the result of congressional fact-finding or rigorous congressional oversight. The Republican resolution also contains a number of statements regarding the legality of the program and the safeguards it claims protects individual rights.


full statement: http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=68598

[ClassWarrior]

1. Amen.

Say it loud and proud, Rep. Pelosi!!

NGU.

[WCGreen]

2. What balls she has......

Finally....

[efhmc]

8. Of course, you really mean what ovaries she has, don't you?

[tlsmith1963]

3. We Need These Leaks

Because Bush never goes through the proper channels when he wants something. That tells me that he is doing things he shouldn't be doing. All the more reason for the leaks. It's the only way we can find out what's really going on.

Tammy

PS--This doesn't mean that I think the Plame leak was okay. But the NSA & the issue with the banks are things we should know, because our civil-liberties are being taken away.

[grannylib]

4. Bush lacks credibility on EVERYTHING...every time he opens his yap,

another lie leaps out.

[timontheleft]

7. How true . . .

but if I remember correctly he did say once that he doesn't bother to read the newspaper . . . I have no trouble in believing that.

:dunce:

[Amonester]

10. Welcome to DU!! :-)

:hi:

Now, I disagree :) about the li'le AWOL king not lying when he said he reads the newspaper. He doesn't read it. His (criminal) brain (KaRl), or his WiFe (CondoLies) reads it to him.

:rofl:

[mwb970]

12. I heard that even *that* was a lie.

You know, to show he's an ordinary Murkan who doesn't read and can't pronounce "nuclear".

[newyawker99]

14. Hi timontheleft!!

welcome to DU!! :toast:

[ejbr]

5. I trust Al Jazeera

before this administration. Period. As a matter of fact, I trust Al Jazeera over Fox (but of course), CNN and MSNBC. Hmmmm...Should I learn Farsi?

[JDPriestly]

6. So true. She echoes my first thoughts upon hearing of Bush's

comments about the NYT.

[TygrBright]

9. Hell, Bush lacks credibility. Period.

If that idiot said the sun was setting in the West, I'd look out the damn' window to check.

skeptically,
Bright

[liberal N proud]

11. Way to go Nancy

Why is the media not standing up for it's self?
This speech should have been on the front page of every newspaper in the land and the cover story for every news broadcast.

Where is the outrage?

[AX10]

13. Peter King should be tried for Treason.

Second of all, shame on the Democrats who supported this resolution. They should go join the GOP.