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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

Ipso Facto Fuck You

An exchange from today's press briefing.
Q And it does relate to the Libby verdict yesterday. The President has said that he expects everyone on his staff to uphold the highest ethical standards. Does the President believe that everyone involved in this has upheld the highest ethical standards?

MR. SNOW: Again, look, I'm not going to go back and sort of re-litigate it, but he does insist on the highest ethical standards in this White House.

Q Well, then, excuse me, the fact that he hasn't taken any action against anyone, does that, indeed, mean that everyone has acted ethically --


They were all over Tony Snow about why no one has been fired.

posted by mikevotes at 4:07 PM

3 Comments:

  • It seems the WH has increasingly been in a "bar the door and board the windows" mode as they dig in their heels and continue to refuse to deal with the ugly face of reality.

    Look at how much has changed since the 06 elections. Both in the actions of the Bush administration (engaging N. Korea, firing Rumsfeld, etc.) and the pulling back of the veil on the complete corruptness of the administration. I have the feeling the Bush administration wasn't completely prepared for the smack down they received from the citizens of this country.

    By Blogger -epm, at 10:13 PM  

  • Typical!

    By Blogger sumo, at 11:49 PM  

  • EPM, I don't think they were prepared. I think it really shook the president.

    It seems to me like in the immediate aftermath of the loss, thos that the president blamed, Rove, Cheney, Rumsfeld, were all pushed back in their influence. Although, watching now, it looks to me like their clawing their way back.

    The Al Qaeda's gonna getcha of Cheney has slowly come back. The unfounded arrogance and pugnaciousness of Rove has slowly reasserted.

    These guys know the game and know their mark. I think the election wobbled their positions as much as anything, but they're back.

    Mike

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 7:15 AM  

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