On Wednesday 16 May 2007 8:03 am, Leland F. Jackson, CPA wrote: <snip> > Mr. Comey's vivid depiction, worthy of a Hollywood script, showed the > lengths to which the administration and the man who is now attorney > general were willing to go to pursue the surveillance program. First, > they tried to coerce a man in intensive care -- a man so sick he had > transferred the reins of power to Mr. Comey -- to grant them legal > approval. Having failed, they were willing to defy the conclusions of > the nation's chief law enforcement officer and pursue the surveillance > without Justice's authorization. Only in the face of the prospect of > mass resignations -- Mr. Comey, FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III and > most likely Mr. Ashcroft himself -- did the president back down.
Hi Leland! So the president and the current attorney general are pationate about protecting America, much like this conversation with Virgil about denying counsel to "guilty" criminals. Several of his staff rebelled and he backed down. The system worked as it should. Yawn. -- Regards, Pete http://www.pete-theisen.com/ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
