Posted on 10/28/2005 4:54:12 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Worse Than Watergate
Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald today indicted Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, on two counts of perjury, two counts of making false statements and one count of obstruction of justice.
Libby was known to have been part of a group of White House officials that included Deputy White House Chief of Staff Karl Rove, Deputy National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley, White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, and Press Secretary Scott McClellan who were charged with selling the Bush Administration's rationale for the Iraq war to the American people.
Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today issued the following statement:
"This is a sad day for America.
"Beyond the evidence that the White House manipulated the intelligence used to justify the war in Iraq, a group of senior White House officials not only orchestrated efforts to smear a critic of the war, but worked to cover up this smear campaign. In so doing, they ignored the rule of law, endangering our national security and the brave men and women who dedicate their lives to protecting our nation's security. I. Lewis Libby was a part of this internal White House group.
"This is not only an abuse of power, it is an un-American abuse of the public trust. As Americans, we must hold ourselves and our leaders to a higher standard. We cannot fear dissent. We cannot fear the truth. And we cannot tolerate those who do.
"More importantly, we can't ignore the glaring questions this case has raised about the rationale the Bush Administration used to send us to war in Iraq, a war that continues. American soldiers are still in harms way. Over 2,000 brave Americans have lost their lives, thousands of American soldiers have been wounded, and thousands of American families have made the ultimate sacrifice. Still, the President has no plan and no exit strategy. And still he hasn't answered the question, what are we doing in Iraq and when can our troops come home?
"President Bush faces a serious test of leadership; will he keep his pledge to hold his Administration to high ethical standards and give the American people what they deserve, and will he answer to the American people for these serious missteps?"
I guess they are saying that Watergate was nothing to get excited about.
Give me a break. Even Travelgate, one of the lesser-known Clinton scandals, made this look like nothing.
Yes, the libs are all cheering -- mainly because their scumbag reprobate criminal President got away with so many crimes, yet Repubs appear to have to pay for theirs.
When will the Repubs ever learn how to FIGHT ON CAPITOL HILL???
That's rich coming from the party that supported slick willy the king of all Liars!
[i]After weeks of joyous anticipation by many in the media, a Bush Administration official, I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, was today indicted by a federal grand jury. NBC's Washington bureau chief Tim Russert wanted to emphasize the event's importance, telling his MSNBC audience: "This is significant, it's the first time in 130 years a White House official has been indicted."
Not according to MSNBC's own Web site. It's "Fact File: White House Staff Indictments" provides a "brief
history of indictments in recent administrations." Going back only into the mid-1970s, it identifies eight people, including a Reagan Cabinet member and two Clinton Cabinet members, who were indicted on various charges. These included conspiracy, obstruction, embezzlement, illegal stock trading, lying to the FBI and grand larceny. One Clinton official was indicted on 39 corruption counts related to acceptance of gifts from a company he was responsible for regulating.
Mr. Libby, by contrast, was indicted on five counts for obstructing justice, perjury and making false statements in an investigation. Gee, could it be this story isn't as huge as it's been portrayed?[/i] http://newsbusters.org/node/2557
LOL! There is no DNC anymore, just a rabid foaming-at-the-mouth cartoon cutout.
The lesson here is no matter what, take the 5th before the grand jury EVEN IF YOU KNOW NOTHING. These are technical charges not substantive.
If lawyers are low in the eyes of the public, then prosecutors should be the lowest of the low.
A real hurl-o-rama.
> When will the Repubs ever learn how to FIGHT ON CAPITOL HILL???
Hey, the Republicans have taken both branches of Congress, the Presidency and a majority of governorships in the last 15 years. I'd say they fight pretty well, with a few notable exceptions. Ever heard of the velvet fist?
Everyone moans about Bush being too nice. That is his strength. Let others take out the garbage, so to speak.
"This is not only an abuse of power, it is an un-American abuse of the public trust. As Americans, we must hold ourselves and our leaders to a higher standard. We cannot fear dissent. We cannot fear the truth. And we cannot tolerate those who do."
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The massive DOUBLE STANDARD OF HYPOCRISY of the rotten left. I can only blame the Repubs though -- they keep letting them get away with high crimes, while we have to pay for every "traffic ticket"...
If that's what the Republicans have been doing, they need to stick some brass knuckles inside that velvet.
Hey, the Republicans have taken both branches of Congress, the Presidency and a majority of governorships in the last 15 years.
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And you would never know it. They might as well be in the minority -- the libs still control the political agenda in Washington. Done well? Hardly.
"When will the Repubs ever learn how to FIGHT ON CAPITOL HILL???"
No evidence that they EVER will.......hard to believe.
Overplaying their hand. Still, if they want to just get us angry (and make sure we crawl over broken glass to get Senators like Nelson kicked out in '06), so be it.
At least there was a real crime at Watergate. Even if it was no big deal and Nixon didn't have anything to do with it.
Save your dramatic autopsy declarations till the curtain close. This is still opening game.
Nonsense, but that's what the DNC is good at. Really, these people are incredibly tiresome. After foisting eight years of the Clinton frolics on us , they have the audacity to whine about someone being charged with perjury. I wish these fakes would just shut up.
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