Yes it's not the facts we care about, it's the seriousness of the charge. :)
On 7/11/05, Larry C. Lyons wrote: > Interesting piece of hypocracy here. After longly and loudly > proclaiming that he would fire the official responsible for leaking > the Plame information, suddenly the president is silent on the issue: > > http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/12107180.htm > Posted on Mon, Jul. 11, 2005 > > White House won't comment on Rove, leak > > Associated Press > > WASHINGTON - For two years, the White House has insisted that > presidential adviser Karl Rove had nothing to do with the leak of a > CIA officer's identity. And President Bush said the leaker would be > fired. > > But Bush's spokesman wouldn't repeat any of those assertions Monday in > the face of Rove's own lawyer saying his client spoke with at least > one reporter about Valerie Plame's role at the CIA before she was > identified in a newspaper column. > > Rove described the woman to a reporter as someone who "apparently > works" at the CIA, according to an e-mail obtained by Newsweek > magazine. > > White House press secretary Scott McClellan refused to discuss the > matter at two news briefings Monday. He said he would not comment > because the leak is the focus of a federal criminal investigation. > > "The prosecutors overseeing the investigation had expressed a > preference to us that one way to help the investigation is not to be > commenting on it from this podium," McClellan said in response to a > barrage of questions about Rove and the previous White House denials. > > "I'm well aware, like you, of what was previously said," McClellan > said. "And I will be glad to talk about it at the appropriate time." > He said the appropriate time would be when the investigation is > completed. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:164276 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
