Comments on: Son Of PlameGate

By: Clint

Clint — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 14:34:52 +0000

TMS-

Exactly the kind of legislator who is supposed to make it to the top of a “select” committee like Intelligence. Doesn’t she make her Senate counterpart look bad?

Re: “domestic spying”… it’s not really a lie if it’s just implied in the headlines, is it?

By: too many steves

too many steves — Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:31:04 +0000

Well, “domestic spying” is the tell of liberal, lefty, anti-bush bias. Pro-adminstration folks call it “terrorist surveillance”.

Btw, I saw Harman interviewed on Brit Hume’s show the other night. She has been thoroughly briefed on the program from early on and advocates, strongly, that it is necessary and appropriate to the WOT. That said, she also believes the Administration violated FISA. She doesn’t understand why the law wasn’t followed – on grounds of practicality – and wants to change the law or the program to make the activity legal. She did not, in the interview I watched, have any interest in pursuing punitive legal action against the Administration.

Rather a reasonable approach, if you ask me.

By: dmac

dmac — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:39:40 +0000

That’s a good reaon to skip MTP tomorrow – the big question won’t be addressed.

Looks like Fox again tomorrow (sigh).

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:29:05 +0000

His initials wouldn’t be J.R., would they?

By: Clint

Clint — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:05:42 +0000

I’d agree with Muffin that no one is going to leap to indict the NYT for violating the Espionage Act (at least not unless there’s another spectacular terrorist attack on U.S. soil) — but I’d be very surprised if we find the so-called “whistleblowers” and don’t prosecute them.

This is barely above the level of rumor-mongering, but Tim Russert is having a roundtable on the so-called “domestic spying” scandal tomorrow morning on Meet the Press, and there’s a hastily-filled vacancy at the table. The guests: “Senate Intelligence Chair Pat Roberts, R-KS, former Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle, D-SD, House Intelligence Cmte. Chairman Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-MI and Ranking Member Rep. Jane Harman, D-CA on the domestic spying controversy.”

Can anyone identify the glaringly omitted Senator? The only member of the leadership of the intelligence committees — those briefed on this program — missing from this roundtable discussion?

Could it be that a certain Senator is nervous about being asked on live television whether he was the (or a) source for the New York Times on this classified program?

By: Muffin the Cat

Muffin the Cat — Sat, 11 Feb 2006 22:31:12 +0000

In my opinion, no one at the NY Times or any other major media outlet will be indicted for leaking NSA information. Too many of the left wing groups along with the international “human rights activists” would scream “bloody murder”. The LSM would attack in storm trooper unison with a vengeance unforeseen in publishing history. You would have articles every day condemning the government for trying to convict one of their journalist for printing a story that they feel is their “constitutional right” to print regardless of the fact that it exposed national security methods that help protect this country. Their elite arrogance is unparalleled in this country.

As for John Conyers, he is nothing but hot air and gas. He would attempt to impeach Bush for using the wrong toilet in the White House.