Bush's words too slippery to clog leaks (Chicago Tribune No Less)

[kpete]

Bush's words too slippery to clog leaks

Published April 9, 2006

So the hands of the Bush White House are covered with tar. It was sticky enough just listening to Bush spokesman Scott McClellan try to spin out of it, attempting to distinguish between the president's opposition to leaks, and, well, other leaks.

"There is a difference between providing declassified information to the public when it's in the public's interest and leaking classified information involved in sensitive national intelligence regarding our security," McClellan said.

I don't have to remind anyone that if Bill Clinton had leaked classified information to debunk Republican critics, we'd all be deaf from angry Republican shrieking. President Bush better start talking straight and loud and clear on this, and soon.

But the Texas Republican might be taking a page from that wily Arkansas hairsplitter. I can almost hear Bush say: "I guess it depends on what the definition of `leak' is."

more at:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/columnists/chi-0604090202apr09,1,7273275.column?coll=chi-news-col&ctrack=1&cset=true

[madrchsod]

1. and klass no less

he`s been one of the biggest shills for the junta in the united states. doesn`t look good for the republicans in tight races across the country, does it?

[madame defarge]

2. Wow. I'm stunned...

I stopped getting the Trib because of RW columnists like Kass & Dennis Byrne (ggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrr) -- and of course because the Trib endorsed Georgie for Supreme Leader...

But if RW shills like Kass are starting to see the light, maybe there is hope...

(I'm still not going to renew my subscription to the Trib though...)

[janx]

3. Interesting!

And encouraging!