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Old 02-28-2006, 11:03 AM   #14
CtEkM8Vq

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No credible source??? Rockerfeller himself said that this is what he did on Fox News Sunday a while back which is how everyone found out...he just blurted it out, out of nowhere.
Well, that's nice, but I didn't happen to catch FOX "News" that day. Do you or do you not have a link that shows he said this? If not, I can conclude you're just making this stuff up. (But if you don't want to bother looking for a link, that's fine, too - I don't care whether Rockefeller said it or not - my post was about his letter to Negroponte.)

I think him taking a pop at goss for blaming those who actually leaked classified information is outrageous... ...For him to say that this WH is playing partisan politics with intelligence is laughable... ... He full well knew of the NSA program from day 1 and did he say anything or object then? ....
Actually, yes, he did ... in a letter to the White House that went unanswered.

But thanks for including some comments on the content of Rockefeller's letter, rather than just ranting about Rockefeller. You surprised me.

To me, it is clear that with classified information and many other things, this White House is nothing BUT partisan politics. When it serves their political agenda, they leak classified information at the drop of a hat ... and when it doesn't suit their political plans, they stonewall every request for information, classified or not. A good example would be their lack of cooperation regarding the Abramhoff scandal.

Oh and blaiming the President for de-classifying information? Well if Bush gives out information he seems to be screwed, if not he's screwed. Whether he does talk or not he gets blamed, when he doesn't reveal about info on NSA he getstotalled, when he does about an L.A. terror plot he gets totalled.
There's no doubt that Bush gets great political advice from Master Rove, and he uses his power as President to selectively de-classify (some would say "leak", but I'll give him the benefit of the doubt - this once) information to strengthen his case, and continue to hide under the classified tag any information that might weaken his case.

But in the two instances you mention ... with the domestic spy program, Bush has authorized the NSA to conduct warrantless electronic surveillance on US persons (in violation of federal law and the Constitution) and with the L.A. terror plot, and in an attempt to distract Americans and make himself look like a strong war president, he revealed details that would probably have been better left concealed. In the first case, he is potentially weakening Constitutional protections for American citizens; in the second, he is potentially weakening nation security.
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