Dems Want Law Forcing Rove Firing

Fox News ^ | July 14, 2005 | Fox News

[KC_Conspirator]

When do we start arresting democrats, like Leahy?

[Phantom Lord]

I realize the dims are the majority Party

Huh?

The Dems are running the show. Period.

[Young Werther]

Just imagine if they oozed this type of integrity when the White House attacked Linda Tripp. Maybe they would have voted for Impeachment of the Xlintoon!

NOT!

[cinives]

Then why does Sandy Berger still have his ?

[rocklobster11]

Give me one second...I read it somewhere, although I believe that your words are true. Bush said they would be dealt with, which means some sort of punishment would occur...firing just seems like the logical punishment. Taking away someones security clearance would pretty much be the same as firing them. How good would someone in that position be if they had without a security clearance?

Bush's quote: "If anybody broke the law, they will be dealt with".

To me, that means that they will be dealt with the same as most lawbreakers: in a court of law or plea bargain with a prosecutor, not by their employer.

[dearolddad]

It must have been a different Harry Reid.

[Jackson57]

Well, that's ok. Plame was NOT a covert agent at the time Rove spoke to Cooper. Even 36 news organizations agree with that in their legal briefs filled to keep their reporters from being compelled to testify before the grand jury.

[bitt]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1442958/posts

[Wristpin]

It might be different with high ranking politicos. As long as you have a current 5 year back ground investigation on file, the clearance can be reactivated within days.

[G.Mason]

How else can one explain the actions, or rather inactions, of this completely flustered and outmaneuvered Republican Party?

"Huh?" ... indeed!

[Seadog Bytes]

RE: "...think Kerry should lose his security clearance?"

Yes indeed...right along with Leahy...and NOT just temporarily, either.
...but I am still trying to figure out why this turkey is still in the Senate at all... since he's OBVIOUSLY not eligible to hold any Federal OR State public office (...in THIS country at least.)

[bitt]

[Zacs Mom]

I'm thinking about making this image with interchangeable heads...
just about any cRAT head will work (along with a few rinos)

[newconhere]

I think they know what Bush said. Scott McClellum is the one who was most forceful hence the questions to him do you regret stating that Rove had any knowledge of this. I do wish McClellum was a little better than he is.

[Steve_Seattle]

The Dem and media story line from Day 1 has been that there was a carefully orchestrated White House plan to "get" Wilson. But if the Cooper memo is all they have, to quote Bill Clinton, "There's no 'there' there." Cooper called Rove, late in the day, just as Rove was going on vacation, to purportedly ask about welfare reform. Then he switched to the Wilson topic, and Rove mentioned - in response to some unspecified question - that Wilson's wife worked for the CIA and apparently had a role in getting Wilson the Niger assignment.

That's it, that's all they've shown as far as Rove is concerned. Even if one admits he shouldn't have mentioned Wilson's wife, and that is arguable, we do not have anything at all resembling a smear campaign. In fact, this is not a smear at all, just a simple fact about how Wilson ended up going to Niger. But the story line is that Wilson was smeared and punished and attacked, and this offhand comment about his wife is no such thing.

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Ok. :-)

[Zacs Mom]

[Parthalan]

I can agree with this legislation. "Deny security clearances to officials who disclose the identity of an undercover agent." Undercover agents should remian undercover at all cost. Including the arrest and conviction of a spouse revealing the identity on a personal website.

Can someone elplain to me how a person who is seen walking into the CIA offices in Langley on a daily basis is considered an Undercover Covert Operative?

[Steve_Seattle]

"How good would someone in that position be if they had without a security clearance?"

Rove is a political strategist, not a national security advisor, so IMHO he could function quite well without a high security clearance.

[msnimje]

Do they honestly think if he is fired he will stop working against the Dems? Perhaps he will start operating outside the constraints of being a government employee and then he will be REALLY dangerous to the Dems. They should be careful what they wish for.