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Entries from July 2005

Just How Dumb Do They Think We Are?

July 25, 2005 · Leave a Comment

Wayne Slater of The Dallas Morning News, who has covered Rove long and well, puts it this way: ”Throughout his political career, bad things happen — sometimes involving dirty tricks — to his enemies or rivals.” Is that because he’s evil? ” He’s amoral. He doesn’t set up a plan to damage, defeat or destroy his enemies because he’s evil. He does it because he’s so unbelievably competitive and amoral.”

Categories: Rove · corruption

Just How Dumb Do They Think We Are?

July 25, 2005 · Leave a Comment

Wayne Slater of The Dallas Morning News, who has covered Rove long and well, puts it this way: ”Throughout his political career, bad things happen — sometimes involving dirty tricks — to his enemies or rivals.” Is that because he’s evil? ” He’s amoral. He doesn’t set up a plan to damage, defeat or destroy his enemies because he’s evil. He does it because he’s so unbelievably competitive and amoral.”

Categories: Rove · corruption

Bush Lowers the Bar

July 20, 2005 · Leave a Comment

Bush at first said he’d fire anyone involved in the Valerie Plame outing. Now that Rove’s been identified as the leaker, Bush changes his mind.

From the ” target=”blank”>Washington Post:

“In June 2004, Bush was asked if he would "fire anyone found to “have leaked the agent’s name. “Yes,” he replied.”

Categories: Libby · Plame · Rove · corruption

Bush Lowers the Bar

July 20, 2005 · Leave a Comment

Bush at first said he’d fire anyone involved in the Valerie Plame outing. Now that Rove’s been identified as the leaker, Bush changes his mind.

From the ” target=”blank”>Washington Post:

“In June 2004, Bush was asked if he would "fire anyone found to “have leaked the agent’s name. “Yes,” he replied.”

Categories: Libby · Plame · Rove · corruption

Does Bush Lie

July 20, 2005 · Leave a Comment

This blog addresses the question of does Bush lie.

Categories: Bush · corruption

Waxman Demands Bush Act on Treasongate

July 19, 2005 · Leave a Comment

Oh my! Waxman’s on Bush’s case.

Under the executive order, you may not wait until criminal intent and liability are proved by a prosecutor. Instead, you have an affirmative obligation to take “appropriate and prompt corrective action.” And the standards of proof are much different. A criminal violation of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, which Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald is investigating, requires a finding that Mr. Rove “intentionally disclose[d]” the identity of a covert agent. In contrast, the administrative sanctions under Executive Order 12958 can be imposed without a finding of intent. Under the express terms of the executive order, you are required to impose administrative sanctions – such as removal of office or termination of security clearance – if Mr. Rove or other officials acted “negligently” in disclosing or confirming information about Ms. Wilson’s identity.

Categories: Cheney · Libby · Plame · Rove · corruption · smear

Does Bush Lie

July 19, 2005 · Leave a Comment

This blog addresses the question of does Bush lie.

Categories: Bush · corruption

Waxman Demands Bush Act on Treasongate

July 19, 2005 · Leave a Comment

Oh my! Waxman’s on Bush’s case.

Under the executive order, you may not wait until criminal intent and liability are proved by a prosecutor. Instead, you have an affirmative obligation to take “appropriate and prompt corrective action.” And the standards of proof are much different. A criminal violation of the Intelligence Identities Protection Act, which Special Prosecutor Fitzgerald is investigating, requires a finding that Mr. Rove “intentionally disclose[d]” the identity of a covert agent. In contrast, the administrative sanctions under Executive Order 12958 can be imposed without a finding of intent. Under the express terms of the executive order, you are required to impose administrative sanctions – such as removal of office or termination of security clearance – if Mr. Rove or other officials acted “negligently” in disclosing or confirming information about Ms. Wilson’s identity.

Categories: Cheney · Libby · Plame · Rove · corruption · smear