"Mr Bush let Chalabi hang, and there was a very good reason for it. As an authentic conservative, President Bush values loyalty above all else----as do all real conservatives. "
It used to be that "authentic conservatives" valued truth above all else.
I have very little patience with the kind of grandstanding this congressman did. It is irresponsible passing the buck, imho. Better an honest man like Dick Gephart describing his conversation with George Tenet.