Bush Whore of the Week: Sen. Pat Roberts!

[priller]

Puke from Kansas:

"So far, I am very disturbed by what appears to be extremely sloppy handling of the issue from the outset by the CIA."

The CIA was sloppy?!? The CIA consistently told the admin that the Niger story was bogus, for nearly a year before the SOTU speech. It was the Bushies who constantly pushed this bogus piece of "evidence".

"What now concerns me most, however, is what appears to be a campaign of press leaks by the CIA in an effort to discredit the President."

Yep, telling the truth always puts monkey boy in a bad light, doesn't it?

"This is not the type of responsibility that can be delegated to mid-level officials. The Director of Central Intelligence is the President's principal advisor on intelligence matters. He should have told the President and it appears that he failed to do so."

Way to be "on message"! Pin the tail on the Tenet. Tenet's fault was he didn't stand firmly enough in the face of Bush's rampagin ideology and stupidity. Yeah, let's blame Tenet for all of it!

[tjdee]

1. He should NOT be commenting on an investigation in progress.

This guy is a loser.

He should not be giving his personal opinion on these issues.
If he was so interested in letting people know what was going on, why didn't he OPEN THE HEARINGS, as John Edwards suggested, instead of giving only his side?

Oh, he's a Republican. That's right.

[Pallas180]

2. Of the year. Standing in Levin's way of investigation.

:puke:

[Rose Siding]

3. Roberts has played his part for months-

from Pitt's interview of Ray McGovern:

...Take Pat Roberts, the Republican Senator from Kansas, who is chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee. When the Niger forgery was unearthed and when Colin Powell admitted, well shucks, it was a forgery, Senator Jay Rockefellar, the ranking Democrat on that committee, went to Pat Roberts and said they really needed the FBI to take a look at this. After all, this was known to be a forgery and was still used on Congressmen and Senators. We’d better get the Bureau in on this. Pat Roberts said no, that would be inappropriate. So Rockefellar drafted his own letter, and went back to Roberts and said he was going to send the letter to FBI Director Mueller, and asked if Roberts would sign on to it. Roberts said no, that would be inappropriate.

What the FBI Director eventually got was a letter from one Minority member saying pretty please, would you maybe take a look at what happened here, because we think there may have been some skullduggery. The answer he got from the Bureau was a brush-off. Why do I mention all that? This is the same Pat Roberts who is going to lead the investigation into what happened with this issue.

There is a lot that could be said about Pat Roberts. I remember way back last fall when people were being briefed, CIA and others were briefing Congressmen and Senators about the weapons of mass destruction. These press folks were hanging around outside the briefing room, and when the Senators came out, one of the press asked Senator Roberts how the evidence on weapons of mass destruction was. Roberts said, oh, it was very persuasive, very persuasive.

The press guy asked Roberts to tell him more about that. Roberts said, “Truck A was observed to be going under Shed B, where Process C is believed to be taking place.” The press guy asked him if he found that persuasive, and Pat Roberts said, “Oh, these intelligence folks, they have these techniques down so well, so yeah, this is very persuasive.” And the correspondent said thank you very much, Senator.

http://www.truthout.org/docs_03/062603B.shtml

[priller]

4. Interesting interview

Doesn't put Tenet in a good light, does it? Hmm, maybe he should resign. But I fear whoever Smirky replaces him with will be an even bigger Bush ass-kisser.

[thx1138A]

5. Fireworks ahead?

Agree... a Bush appointment to head the CIA would further politcize the agency...

I just wonder what Tennet and crew have on King George and his courtesans... Or what deal was cut to keep Tennet quiet despite the humiliation.

Fireworks ahead? I can't imagine a proud / smart organization like the CIA taking this abuse lying down... George (and Dick) are really making some enemies. Can't wait to see the leaks.