Bush Invokes "Criminal" Presidential Privilege

Bush Invokes "Criminal" Presidential Privilege

Okay, we all know he did it; President Bush gave up a CIA agent, someone whose job it is to protect the United States covertly, to settle a personal agenda. He let one of his patsies take the fall, then when the guy gets sentenced commutes the sentence so the guy doesn't have to go to jail. Very convenient.

Now today, the same guy invokes his own presidential privilege when Congress asks for records because they're still investigating it to see if there are more skeletons in the closet, which we all know is not only a political move, but was also purposely done to indicate (no, prove) to the American public that Bush and company have something to hide.

Yeah, they have something to hide; they did it! They purposely outed one of their own, "our" own, spies, just to get back at her husband, who was supposedly an insider because he was an ambassador in another country, for not supporting something stupid that he did. And the action he did is illegal, and he's going to get away with it, at least for now, and probably after the election and the inauguration of a new president, just like Nixon got away with his criminal activity.

Is Bush actually the new Teflon Don? I mean, he outs our own spies, makes back room deals with the Saudis to raise oil prices so he can collect more on the back end (we know it's true), invades Iraq to go after Saddam because his daddy was threatened and, oh yeah, they have a lot of oil (Cafferty of CNN asked last week "was the war really about oil all along?"), won the presidency through a back room deal with Florida, which his brother was leading and that shrill woman who thought her bad Mary Kay makeup job would make her a prime candidate for attorney general of her state,... there's probably more, but I'm at a loss at the moment,... Teflon Don seems to fit just fine with me.

This is a dangerous precedent. How many other people who represent the United States will now have to worry that their commander in chief is going to out them and basically put their lives in danger just because they get mad at someone in their circle, and then get away with it? For all those who want to bad mouth Clinton, at least he never did the cowardly thing and pardoned Susan MacDougal when she wouldn't talk to Ken Starr, and there was never anything to discover there in the first place. Bush couldn't carry Clinton's jock strap (sorry, I just wanted to get a Larry Holmes quote in there somehow)!

So, who ends up being the bigger crook; Nixon or Bush?

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Submitted by ms zola on July 16, 2008 - 7:06pm.

There are plenty of rotten apples in those barrels.

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I think the BIGGEST crook is BUSH!! Catfish

Submitted by Sassys on July 17, 2008 - 7:10am.

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At least Nixon had the grace to blush when he was caught...remember the two finger salute? Well Bush also uses a finger to salute us...he uses his middle finger and laughs about it later with his equally corrupt comrade Cheney! What kills me is the tiny amount of news this is making. This is as bad as Watergate was and yet no one dares "stir the crap" Disgusting! It also does set a very scary precedent when it comes time to recruit potential spy wannabes, who the hell would now take that job knowing that they doubly risk their lives...not just with the "enemy" but with their own employer!!

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It's scary, Sassys,...

Submitted by Catfish on July 17, 2008 - 6:45pm.

and the only good thing that will come out of this is that Bush is almost gone. What's also scary is that his father was director of the CIA before he was vice president, and you'd think he'd honor what his father did by not outing a live agent.

If we're hearing that Bush Jr is worth over $200 million within 5 years, we'll have our proof of his dealings with the Saudis, though we already know he's got money from his father. The whole thing makes me fearful, I have to say, and I'm really glad we made it through all this for eight years.

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Well now see Catfish...this is exactly why

Submitted by Sassys on July 18, 2008 - 6:33am.

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you should be a little more excited about Obama! He may very well "put it to them" Pray, pray, pray that he wins...because if he doesn't then we will have McCain and his Gramm like buddies in control and that is far scarier than not.

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Do we really believe, Sassys,...

Submitted by Catfish on July 18, 2008 - 8:36pm.

that McCain has a legitimate shot at winning this election? I know we said that same thing about Bush, but McCain has other types of negatives that Bush didn't have, with the biggest being his age. No person has ever been elected for the first time at his age, and I'm thinking that most people won't be able to relate to that. You saw the press this week when he admitted he doesn't know how to use the internet; sheesh!

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His daddy must have approved it Catfish!

Submitted by Sassys on July 20, 2008 - 7:53am.

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There is no way Bush senior wasn't told about this before it happened. Now that is indeed scary.
Bush Jr is already worth over $200 million, but if we ever hear about it it will be on some foreign news channel like the BBC.

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Actually Sassys,...

Submitted by Catfish on July 20, 2008 - 6:08pm.

Bush Jr is "only" worth between $9 and $26 million; Kerry was worth more than $175 million when he ran against Bush. That's why it will be very apparent if he ends up super wealthy later on.

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"Presidential Priviledge" should not be allowed.

Submitted by Sassys on July 18, 2008 - 6:39am.

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I disagree with the premise to begin with. If we look back in history very few, if any, Presidents have used that "right" in a way that is lawful...it's a security blanket for their pals that screw up. Now there is something we should get to vote on!

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We'll never get that one, Sassys,...

Submitted by Catfish on July 18, 2008 - 8:37pm.

but from what I can remember, it was supposed to be used sparingly to begin with, as in approving a military action that would protect the country, not the way it's been invoked since.

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Privilege is not the same as

Submitted by IntricateGirl on July 21, 2008 - 5:46am.

Privilege is not the same as pardon. It is simply the act of keeping some discussions out of the public eye. I guarantee you, there is a 100% chance that if Obama is President, he will use Executive Privilege. It can be as simple as a private conversation with a foreign head of state, or discussing plans to veto a bill that he has not voiced an opinion on. That is not where it becomes an issue. When it becomes an issue, and what we're really talking about is when they invoke Executive Privilege in a Congressional investigation. This is rare. But whether they ever tell Congress that they are using their Executive Privilege or not, it still exists, and by itself, has absolutely nothing to do with covering for your buddies.

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