Sen. Saxby Chambliss: Obama released Bush torture memos in the effort to embarrass Bush

[sabra]

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2009/04/20/1900519.aspx

From NBC’s Ken Strickland and Domenico Montanaro
Senate Republican Saxby Chambliss, a member of the Intelligence and Armed Services committees, today said in the effort to embarrass former President Bush, the Obama administration "overstepped their bounds" in releasing interrogation memos last week.

"It seems that this administration looks for every opportunity they can to seek to embarrass the previous administration,” Chambliss said at a news conference. “And I think this is one time they really overstepped their bounds."

Citing the fact that there hasn't been a terrorist attack on U.S. soil since 9/11, Chambliss added, "Whatever the previous administration did, under the guise of the legal opinions that the Justice Department issued, it's worked. And the American people have a great appreciation for that."

He added, "There are some things that when you operate in the cloak-and-dagger world of the intelligence community that need to remain in the intelligence community."

:crazy:

[Puzzler]

1. Bush embarrassed himself.

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[SpiralHawk]

4. "That's right. We Republicons don't need no help. Smirk." - xCommander AWOL (R)

[MADem]

2. Ha! Fucking whiner! I can't stand that little shithead. NT

[RT Atlanta]

7. He's a miserable POS

and should stick to what he does best, playing golf. The Good Lord knows Shameless does not "serve" and "represent" all of the people in this fair state.

[liberalmuse]

3. At least he admits the memos are embarrassing.

The Republicans sure love to blame others for their vile, twisted crimes, don't they?

[Cha]

5. Well, is bush embarrassed?

'Cause I'm thinking bush is sociopath..therefore incapable of being "embarrassed".

saxby's whining 'cause the release exposes him and the whole repuke vipers nest.

[WI_DEM]

6. But Saxby! 9/11 was still on your heroes watch! He blew it, and he was told there was going

to be an imminent terrorist attack probably by plane, but he didn't want to interrupt his August vacation to the pig farm to read the report.

[rocktivity]

8. In the immortal words of his colleague Dick Cheney

So?

And he should look on the bright side--a little "embarrassment" beats the hell out of jail cell at The Haugue!

:evilgrin:
rocktivity

[walldude]

9. So it's only embarrassing if someone knows what you did?

Not the act itself. Well, thank my lucky starts the party of self-reliance and responsibility are here to tell me these things.

[Renew Deal]

10. Why should they be embarrassed Saxby?

:shrug:

[Cirque du So-What]

11. If Chimpolini did nothing wrong, what's there to be embarrassed about?

Isn't that the sort of logic RW pinheads love to employ?

'If you didn't do anything wrong, you have nothing to fear from indiscriminate wiretapping, dontcha know?!?'

:crazy:

[malaise]

23. Bingo

Men are scared shitless. They know what they were doing is illegal.

[AldebTX]

12. If They Were In the Right

There would be nothing to embarrass them about.

[NRaleighLiberal]

13. Keeping it simple....Hey Saxby, Fuck You. N/T

[No More Bushbots]

14. This was the overwhelming talking point on the Sunday News circuit

Unfortunately they don't realize that Bushyt was already an embarassment.

[Sydnie]

15. That would include operatives names right Shamebliss?

Or is that just a big Oops to you?

Can't have it both ways dirtbag!

[quaker bill]

16. President Obama

did not write this stuff or even embellish it. He simply released it. Saxby, if you do not like embarassment, don't condone torturers. It is really that simple.

[mitchum]

17. mitchum: Saxby Chambliss continues to talk in the effort to embarrass Georgia (and USA)

[RubyDuby in GA]

18. Oh Sackofshit Shameless - we don't have to look for any opportunity! Bush made it so easy that

I bet even you (you worthless piece of crap excuse for "representation) could point some out.

Oh and any Republican talking about things of the "intelligence community that need to remain in the intelligence community" can kiss mine and Valerie Plame's asses!

[Proud Liberal Dem]

19. Did it work?

Bush, Cheney, et. al SHOULD be embarrassed (and ashamed) about encouraging and promulgating such grotesquely anti-american/anti-human rights legal memos, particularly since they DID lead to people actually being tortured and being systematically denied their human rights regardless of their alleged "evilness".

[Turbineguy]

20. Since when

is it possible to embarrass Bush?

[EFerrari]

21. Chambliss: CIA is like Vegas! Here's your coupon!

:rofl:

[Solly Mack]

22. "under the guise of the legal opinions " the word guise says it all

Even Chambliss admits those legal opinions are bullshit

He doesn't care, obviously...but that is an admission by him