****Set aside Republican speculation that former Clinton national security adviser Samuel "Sandy" Berger was trying to hide classified information from the Sept. 11 commission or that he had provided the material to the Kerry campaign. Do likewise with Democratic suspicions that the FBI's investigation of Berger was leaked to distract attention from the commission's report. Those concerns, all unproven, are partisan and secondary. Keep the focus where it belongs. Did Sandy Berger violate the rules regarding the protection of classified information entrusted to him, and if he did, will he be held accountable for his actions?
That's the key test for Washington.
Sandy Berger is a prominent figure among the nation's foreign policy elite. He has friends everywhere, especially where it counts: on Capitol Hill and in the Democratic administration-in-exile holed up in D.C. think tanks and on K Street. He occupies a place of honor in high political circles and among opinion-makers in the press. And he's got clout. Immediately following disclosure about him and the missing National Archives documents, Bill Clinton and John Kerry put in a good word for their friend. And it wasn't for nothing that Berger received this sympathetic characterization in a Post story on Wednesday: "At the same time," wrote our reporter, "[Berger] was known as someone who would constantly lose track of papers or appointments without subordinates to keep him organized and on schedule. 'For all those who know and love him, it's easy to see how this could happen,' one former Clinton colleague said."
A regular Mr. Magoo, that Sandy Berger. ………………………………….***
hmmmm...............
Evidently too many people are watching and will take notice of the slap on the wrist.
I wonder how CU's investigation of Ward Churchill is going?
Looks like the Left doesn't want any distractions from the opening debut of "Get Karl".
This is truely pathetic......
Maybe this will give the FBI more time to turn Berger and get him to rat out Clinton (who almost certainly was the puppeteer behind the incident)...
Hey, this was in all the newspapers. And didn't you see the anchors on the morning talk shows, asking commentators their opinion on Sandy Berger? Yeah, right.
This stinks.
This stinks.
And a post in my weblog contains an analysis of why I don't think the portion of the laws about mishandling classified documents that are punishable as a misdemeanor can be applied to Sandy Berger. In fact, I think that he ought to qualify under a section that has much, much stiffer penalties.
Message: "Let's see how that little Rove matter progresses before we make a final determination on Mr. Lumpy-Pants."
ping--just suppose his name was Karl Rove.
Yeah ... often he would discover memos and other paperwork in his undies and socks when he got ready for bed.
Sandy has a golf date which could not be broken.
I'm sure this will be a top story on the CBS Evening News tonight.
I want to see Berger in shackles and fined to the last degree.
"Nothing here, folks, let's move along." If anyone doubts liberal media bias, we need to point to the total indifference with which the media have treated this story. A similar crime by Condi Rice would have been a major event, dominating the news for weeks. Berger's crime was virtually passed over in silence. Just look at the huge flap over Rove for what is in all likelihood a non-crime.
Hmmmmm?? Does this mean Sandy burgler is not cooperating and not providing the information he promised .. could this also mean the prosecutor is making plans for Sandy's jail time ..??