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George Bush Authorized the Leak of Valerie Wilson’s Identity

emptywheel.firedoglake.com — Scottie McC doesn't know it yet. But that's basically what he revealed this morning on the Today Show. During the interview, Scottie revealed the two things that really pissed him off with the Bush Administration. First, being set up to lie by Karl Rove and Scooter Libby. And second, learning that Bush had--himself--authorized the selective ..

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  • inactive, on 05/29/2008, -20/+522Treason.

    GEORGE H.W. BUSH: “I have nothing but contempt and anger for those who betray the trust by exposing the name of our sources. They are, in my view, the most insidious of traitors.” [Speech at CIA, 4/26/99]
  • katiedogg, on 05/29/2008, -17/+286If he was involved in the crime he commuted Libby of, it's an impeachable offense.

    Nancy Pelosi, is that still "off the table?" How bad does it have to get?
  • piniella, on 05/29/2008, -9/+157Isn't this enough to justify impeachment hearings?
  • egregiousfdl, on 05/29/2008, -14/+145Treason. I'm sure the media will be reporting on this any day now.
  • thomasnikl, on 05/30/2008, -18/+119Mother. *****. REVOLUTION. God DAMNIT.

    I'm so burnt out on this crocked ass *****. Time to bring back the mother ***** GUILLOTINE....
  • Dumbledorito, on 05/30/2008, -8/+99Bush and his cronies need to be prosecuted, even if nothing comes of it, if only to make future presidents actually THINK before they break the law in the name of squelching criticism.
  • bevw, on 05/29/2008, -10/+88Where is Conyers? Impeachment time.
  • dakine01, on 05/29/2008, -4/+79I believe they would call it "Obstruction of Justice." If my memory is serving me correctly, there was a president in the early 1970s who resigned over this charge rather than face a certain Impeachment and conviction.
  • TeddySanFran, on 05/29/2008, -11/+86"Yeah, I did"

    The banality of evil.
  • LenBaird, on 05/30/2008, -5/+58People get paid to digg down stories and comments critical of this administration. I am surprised it hasn't been tagged as inaccurate yet.
  • homesickalien, on 05/30/2008, -7/+56Dugg for treason.
  • eurekaspringsar, on 05/30/2008, -5/+42It's disgruntled treason! which in my book.. is much worse.
  • TeddySanFran, on 05/30/2008, -5/+41Impeachment needs to start the day after election day this November; wrap it up by Christmas time. Oh -- and impeach Cheney first!
  • omgTHEPATRIOTS, on 05/30/2008, -8/+41McClellan also restated Bush's authorization of leaking Plame's identity on Countdown later this evening. That's a handful of treason counts now.

    If there is a guy in the sky, we'll start impeachment hearings the day after the election, sweep all of those ***** in jail for treason, then send Bush,. Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld, Rove, Bolton and a cadre of others to The Hague the day after Obama is inaugurated to commence war crimes tribunals.
  • inactive, on 05/30/2008, -1/+31we were warned, we had the debates prior to the election.

  • dracostimpy, on 05/30/2008, -8/+35So what's the big deal with that? I mean sheesh, it's not like he wore a scarf that looks kinda muslimish in a Dunkin Donuts ad! Get your priorities straight, people!
  • Sil369, on 05/30/2008, -15/+413 ppl buried this comment. whom may i ask haha
  • inactive, on 05/30/2008, -9/+32Treason. HANG HIM!
  • swrostmore, on 05/30/2008, -1/+24Rep. Wexler is calling for McClellan to testify before Conyers' Judicial Comittee. We can only hope Conyers listens.
  • desuexmachina, on 05/30/2008, -3/+26Perino: I'm sorry Helen, we have already gone over your accusations that President Bush killed and ate a baby during last week's press conference. Could we please move on to more important matters?
  • inactive, on 05/30/2008, -5/+28Bush and Cheney are planning their get away to Dubai.
  • inactive, on 05/30/2008, -3/+24Pelosi and the entire congress must be impeached for their misfeasance. Their oath of office requires them to remove these criminals, yet they roll over and do what they are told.
  • rossiohead, on 05/30/2008, -6/+26Scottie doesn't know? So don't tell Scottie.
  • swrostmore, on 05/30/2008, -5/+23parroting right wing talking points is what LastVisibleDog does best. He does it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • inactive, on 05/30/2008, -9/+27...in other news, the sky is blue.
  • Hangly, on 05/30/2008, -1/+19How about criminal proceedings?
  • siszam, on 05/30/2008, -1/+18I wish you could go back and make all the votes be counted.
  • Waiting2awake, on 05/30/2008, -1/+18What party was he part of?

    Just saying.
  • eliot2000, on 05/30/2008, -3/+20how bad? Maybe if he killed and ate a baby at a press conference.
  • harrisbradley, on 05/30/2008, -6/+23George you ***** RAT!!!
  • madfrogurt, on 05/30/2008, -16/+32"The only question now is whether Bush realized he authorized the leak of Valerie's identity, in addition to a bunch of other classified documents."

    Here is why the Democrats won't bring up impeachment proceedings. While a lot of what Bush has done has been immoral and evil, it's not outright illegal. He has a team of lawyers and a lot of just-barely-legal Presidential signings to make sure that any charges brought against him would take a very long time to work out.


    Since this is not an open and shut case (like with Watergate) it's not in the interest of the Democrats to start a huge war which may cost them congressional seats or even the presidency. It's not right, but it makes political sense.
  • inactive, on 05/30/2008, -3/+18Just because the Bush Administration says something doesn't make it a lie. Oh wait, yes it does.
  • chrissku, on 05/30/2008, -8/+22I wish I had a flux capacitor so I could go back to the year 2000 and warn people.
  • jeremyduffy, on 05/30/2008, -0/+14So.... so beautiful. There's nothing better to hit someone with than their own hypocrisy. Well played!
  • roho76, on 05/30/2008, -0/+13Well then we'll finally have a reason to invade the middle east.
  • LadyOBOF, on 05/30/2008, -4/+16Nothing comes as a surprise with the Bush administration. Everyone knows he voted himself in. I think we should send his ass over to Iraq with Cheney in tow. Who's paying for this Bush crap ? the American people.. and who's going to clean up the Bush *****? Get Ur shovels out..The American people.
  • mrsteveman1, on 05/30/2008, -1/+13Those republicans were all for impeachment back when clinton was having sex in the white house.
  • statstudent, on 05/30/2008, -3/+15interview on msnbc: http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/24870079 ...
  • mrsteveman1, on 05/30/2008, -2/+14The president would like to state for the record that his recent marinating and consumption of a child that may or may not have already been seasoned, should in no way be construed as an admission that this president finds babies to be tasty snacks.
  • Waiting2awake, on 05/30/2008, -2/+13and yet you still took the time to post. Strange isn't? I guess things you'll do for money.
  • HeroreV, on 05/30/2008, -0/+11Pelosi will probably be remembered as, "The bitch who refused to get Bush impeached".
  • Modulo, on 05/30/2008, -1/+12treason
  • inactive, on 05/30/2008, -5/+15The Bush Administration leaked her identity in political retribution for undermining the (false) yellowcake claims used as a rationale for war. Anyone who doesn't believe it is an idiot, quite frankly. Learn how governments work.
  • Hangly, on 05/30/2008, -1/+11He's Texan, he should get the chair.
  • inactive, on 05/29/2008, -17/+27Reported for hate speech.

    Lefty loonies is the same as calling someone a dumb white trash redneck.

    BTW Armitage was not the original source.

    You are just parroting right wing talking points which were disproved over a year ago.

    Thanks old man.
  • inactive, on 05/30/2008, -1/+11Democracy in America? Since when?
  • kreneskyp, on 05/30/2008, -0/+9i'd say ask poser, jimmyspaza and the couple other regulars who seem to do nothing but post on digg all day in every anti republican article.
  • inactive, on 05/30/2008, -3/+12Meanwhile some dumb inbred idiot moron white trash uneducated ignorant bush voting retard nutbar is saying', I'm sure glad 'da Terrists isn't attacking ma' wudshed!"

    Never forget who supported this failure, don't let them distance themselves from him. Whining about Libs and Dems and Clinton and Obama's pastors and gay sex, while offering nothing of substance - and most notably - no defense for the lying little sack of ***** from Texas they shackled us with!

    America's enemy is the idiot who IGNORED that Bush lied to us about Iraq, IGNORED that Bush defends treason, IGNORED that Bush was asleep at the wheel on 9/11, IGNORED that Bush had already blundered our war effort in Iraq, IGNORED that Bush still tries to link Iraq and 911, IGNORED that Bush was going to run amok with our Constitution, IGNORED his continued policy that fuels extremist groups and floods intelligence agencies with "false positives" from illegal wiretapping operations—among other things and still voted to re-elect this miserable failure.

    The enemy from within has perpetuated this death and devastation. Don't forget it.

    It is because of a bush voting idiot traitor that the country is in the atrocious position it is in today.
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