Bush welcomes probe of CIA leak
President Bush said Tuesday he welcomes a Justice Department investigation into who revealed the classified identity of a CIA operative.
"If there's a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is," Bush told reporters at an impromptu news conference during a fund-raising stop in Chicago, Illinois. "If the person has violated law, that person will be taken care of.
"I want to know the truth," the president continued. "Leaks of classified information are bad things."
Each of us is responsible for the decisions we make in life. The old [juvenile justice] code used to say if you commit a crime it is not your fault, it is our fault. The new code recognizes that discipline and love go hand in hand. Our new juvenile justice code says there will be bad consequences for bad behavior in the state of Texas. We want you to understand you are responsible for the decisions you make in life. It’s called tough love.
My appointees to the board of pardons and paroles reflect my no-nonsense approach to crime and punishment. They believe people who commit crimes against innocent Texans should pay the consequences; they believe sentences imposed by juries should be carried out.
Houston Chronicle, August 11, 1999
"I think it is nothing short of unbelievable that the governor of a major state running for president thought it was acceptable to mock a woman he decided to put to death," Bauer said of Bush.
The Problem with Presidential Signing Statements, by John Dean
It is remarkable that Bush believes he can ignore a law, and protect himself, through a signing statement. Despite the McCain Amendment's clear anti-torture stance, the military may feel free to use torture anyway, based on the President's attempt to use a signing statement to wholly undercut the bill.
"This is an impressive crowd - the haves and the have-mores," quipped the GOP standard-bearer. "Some people call you the elites; I call you my base."
If this were a dictatorship, it would be a heck of a lot easier, just so long as I'm the dictator," Bush joked.
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For those of you into conspiracy and dark thoughts, howsabout on the morning of January 19, 2009 good old Bush gives Cheney and everyone else on the "A" List a blanket pardon and then resigns. Right after lunching on live puppies with baby chicks for dessert, President Cheney gives Bush his very own blanket pardon. A Happly Ever After story, all legal and everything.
I'll put a fiver on it, anyone willing to give odds against?