OT: At least there was one

[George]

person in the previous administration who knew how to keep it in his pants.

[jo4hn]

a bunch of neocons stole 'em. mahalo, genghis khan

[Doug Miller]

Stole what, Berger's pants? Looks from here like Berger's the thief.

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[Dave Hinz]

Isn't he one of Kerry's election advisors, or is that another person of the same name? If it's the same guy, hardly fits the definition of a "neocon" (whatever that's supposed to be...), and probably not much of a "trusted advisor".

Dave Hinz

[Dave Balderstone]

It's him.

[Dave Hinz]

So, just so I have this straight, one of John Kerry's election advisers, and Clinton's National Security Adviser, removed documents critical to the 9/11 investigation from the National Archives?

What other scoundrels and/or Clinton leftovers (but I repeat myself) is John Kerry keeping the company of? Doesn't say much for Kerry's judgement if he had this sort of person advising him. Brings up the question - Did Kerry not know, or did he not care? I mean, pretty big thing not to mention in the job interview, isn't it? So did Berger lie to Kerry about having a very tarnished past, or did Kerry know about it and not care?

This guy is looking more and more like SlickWillie all the time.

[Dave Balderstone]

That is what's being reported.

about it

Willie's defending him, and apparently knew about the investigation some months ago...

djb

[Dave Hinz]

abcnews.com has it as well, so the people who ignore Fox can't claim it's just them. Looks like now that his adviser has been found out, Kerry has given him the heave-ho. Obviously it's not the deed that bothers Kerry, it's that Berger was caught. Good to know that Kerry is following in his apparent role-model's footsteps. (NOT)

about it

Slipperier and slipperier all the time. Cue the "waaah, you can't use guilt by association" apologists in 3...2...1...

[Doug Winterburn]

One of the others on his re-election commitee is Joe Wilson, the nuetral, independent, objective investigator of the Yellowcake/Niger Bush lies false statements in his State of the Union address. Turns out his investigation was a farce, the false documents weren't the basis for the intelligence, his CIA employeed wife _did_ get him the trip to Niger to "investigate" and the British and our home grown investigators have completely discredited him.

I got a kick out of Daschle today saying Berger"should be given the benefit of the doubt" as if they haven't jumped on every unfounded piece of crap they can throw against the wall against Bush.

-Doug

[Joe Tylicki]

How's that possible, wasn't Willie disbarred?

Joe

[Dave Balderstone]

Defending verbally, not legally...

[JR-jred]

Y'all realize of course that this is just another facet of Hilary's vast right wing conspiracy that caught Slick Willie with his pants down.

[Fred the Red Shirt]

Not any more.

I guess no one thought it odd for someone from BJ Clinton's cabinet to be seen walking out of the office with a bulge in his pants.

[Fred the Red Shirt]

I wasn't aware that Berger's PAST was tarnished, though it will be now. I'm sure that not everyone in BJ's administration was dishonest, though I have to base that on general principal rather than specific evidence, same as with Baby Bush's administration. Hmm, Laura looks honest.

Wilson was never assigned to investigate false statements made in the State of the Union message. He was assigned to investigate the allegation that Iraq had tried to import yellowcake from Niger.

Based on what, exactly? Please cite _something_.

Yet those forgeries WERE submitted to the IAEA and were misrepresented to the IAEA as authentic.

Indeed, she did recommend him for the task. Can anyone explain how the fact that fact alone could mean he was unsuitable or biased?

Does anyone claim that his wife, a field agent, had so much authority that she could get him picked for the job over better qualified officials?

Please be specific in your answers, please cite something.

Again, they say there was a basis for the claim but cite no evidence beyond the fact that Niger received a single trade delegation from Iraq.

According to Bush there is an old saying in Texas, maybe you never heard it: "Fool us once, shame on you... and we won't be fooled again!" It's rather good advice, from your good buddy Baby Bush. How about if you try it out?

He's admitted to it. Doesn't leave much room for doubt. I can see taking notes to be used for his testimony, but not sneaking them out. he should have submitted his notes for review. And there is no way he can justify removing anything of the stored materials, even if it wasn't classified!

[Charlie Self]

Fredfighter responds:

True. The following is part of what I got from an old friend yesterday. Kind of sums up my opinion of Bush & Babies.

"Things you have to believe to be a Republican today:

Saddam was a good guy when Reagan armed him, a bad guy when Bush's daddy made war on him, a good guy when Cheney did business with him and a bad guy when Bush needed a "we can't find Bin Laden" diversion. Trade with Cuba is wrong because the country is communist, but trade with China and Vietnam is vital to a spirit of international harmony. The United States should get out of the United Nations, and our highest national priority is enforcing U.N. resolutions against Iraq. The best way to improve military morale is to praise the troops in speeches while slashing veterans' benefits and combat pay.

Providing health care to all Iraqis is sound policy. Providing health care to all Americans is socialism. A president lying about an extramarital affair is an impeachable offense. A president lying to enlist support for a war in which thousands die is solid defense policy."

Charlie Self "When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty." George Bernard Shaw, Caesar and Cleopatra (1901)

[Glen]

Wasn't that a song by The Who?

[Charlie Self]

Al Reid posits:

Nonsense.

Bit of a stretch from my short list, which I edited with a heavy handy out of compassion for conservatives--always a mistake, I see.

Charlie Self "When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty." George Bernard Shaw, Caesar and Cleopatra (1901)

[Dave Hinz]

This should be an unbiased list, I bet. Let's see...

Right, because it's impossible for someone to go from "tolerable" to "intolerable", is that it?

You are actually proposing that the war in Iraq was a diversion about finding Bin Laden? You must be aware of all of the Democrats who also held Hussein to be a danger and someone who must be stopped, right? The whole thing with the UN inspections being deferred for a decade, that whole bit?

Because of course, Cuba, China, and Vietnam are exactly the same in regard to physical proximity, degree of intensity, and so on, riiiiight.

Even the UN, in their perpetual bickering and ineffectiveness, was able to see that Iraq was a problem.

Cite please? Clinton's legacy in regards to military pay and benefits is blisteringly clear - as with most recent Democrat presidents, the military (and it's members and their families) suffered under him.

The democrats failed to do anything about this during the 8 years Clinton was president as well.

A president lying under oath to congress, is an impeachable offense, yes.

A president acting on best available information to make decisions (that even your boy Kerry agreed with and you know it), you mean.

[Dave Hinz]

Complete and utter lack of a substantive response, and the inherent evasion, noted.

[jo4hn]

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I was one of a lot of Republicans who understand that war (viz. killing people and destroying things) should be the absolute last resort. We were told that Afghanistan was harboring Bin Laden and had been since the Clinton administration. He was proven to be responsible, in the main, for 9/11. To attack with the intent of destroying Al Qaeda and removing its leadership: OK.

We sent in enough troops to scatter the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Both are still very much in business. We bungled the operation.

Insofar as Iraq was concerned, we saw no evidence of WMDs. The aluminum tubing and yellow cake incidents were debunked in the newspapers long before the State of the Union address. We attacked anyway. Big mistake. We have had several changes of reasons for attacking including the current favorite: we are better off without Saddam. Puke. Now the administration has lost all credibility. Toss in the multi-trillion dollar national debt (much of which is held by Asian countries) and you get two reasons why I cannot vote for Bush.

mahalo, jo4hn