Comments on: Judge Sullivan: Steven Bradbury Not Qualified to Withhold Cheney’s Plame Materials

By: windje

windje — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:33:44 +0000

dare i say that this would appear to make Jon Stewart the most feared ‘journalist’ in amerika?

and what in turn does that say about the MSM, particularly the inside the beltway MSM?

By: MarkH

MarkH — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:39:06 +0000

I’d love to hear a Bushie lawyer try to explain how disclosing the nature of Valerie Plame Wilson’s work (’outing’ a NOC agent) is somehow “normal in the course of work for a President, Vice President, Political Adviser, Press Secretary or Adviser to the Veep”.

It isn’t ‘normal’ in my world. And, if it isn’t ‘normal’ then it can’t be protected, even now.

By: MarkH

MarkH — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 05:26:59 +0000

Declassifying, as I understand it, is a process and can’t be done instantly. There is also the question of authority: did Bush authorize Cheney to declassify this kind of thing. Also, as I understand it, classifying and declassifying are tightly related and person A can’t declassify something person B classified…at least not easily or instantly.

Parsing is a pain, but there are some existing rules and precedents, so what happened, regardless of how it’s described, can be reviewed for legality.

My guess is that if Cheney is in serious trouble it’s because he didn’t receive a proper authorization or Bush was vague, but implied authority, or Bush would simply lie and stab Darth in the back (the Bush modus operandi) to place blame on Cheney.

[ Note: Is it operandi or operandus? Hmmm. ]

Of course Bush wouldn’t say anything in front of witnesses or sign a piece of paper, but there may be some other evidence. Who knows? I’d ask Armitage if he knows anything about it.

By: Mary

Mary — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:32:27 +0000

*g*

@40 - or possibly the Jon’s Defense?

By: hawkseye36

hawkseye36 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:22:31 +0000

I’m beginning to get a little irked at the O Admin. No more money—and I gave plenty—until they shape up.

By: TheLurkingMod

TheLurkingMod — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:51:36 +0000

Swopa is upstairs at the Mothership!
Tightrope Walking in Tehran (and Washington, D.C.)

By: malikk

malikk — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:48:13 +0000

f chris mathews we all no who signs his paycheck

By: malikk

malikk — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:46:14 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related
everyone check this out and make up your own mind

By: Raven

Raven — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:42:19 +0000

Mathews is screaming at Congressman Cohen who sponsored the apology for slavery. WE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT!

By: malikk

malikk — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:42:11 +0000

what the hell is going on this has to be the last straw we all have to face the facts when it come to obama and the folks in his administration darn near all of them are tri lateral commision and the bilderburgs and skull n bones.earlier this week crew ask to see secret service logs obama said no just like bush,he is expanding the war in afgannistan, increasing the milatary budget, broke his promise to gay community, i can go on and on from day 1 he has lied and no one is saying a damm word am i the only one that has eyes and ears people wkae up we been had