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2005-11-10 Home Front: Politix

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Posted by Besoeker 2005-11-10 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Trent Lott has already claimed that it must have been one of the Redpublican Senators, who were briefed along with (or by?) VP on this very subject just days before the leak. It was a GOP-only meeting, and according to Lott some statements were almost verbatim to what was said in the meeting.

This is old news. Come on!

Posted by notmyproblem 2005-11-10 01:11|| 2005-11-10 01:11|| Front Page Top

#2 It could get even more interesting if my memory is correct - I thought the WaPo said it's not a senator, came from other sources.

Posted by anonymous2u 2005-11-10 01:14|| 2005-11-10 01:14|| Front Page Top

#3 No groin shot in sight. Pat Roberts wants the Justice Dept to finish their investigation before opening it up to the Senate Intell Committee.

Posted by Captain America 2005-11-10 01:39|| 2005-11-10 01:39|| Front Page Top

#4 Trent Lott has already claimed that it must have been one of the Redpublican Senators, who were briefed along with (or by?) VP on this very subject just days before the leak.

No, that's the Democrat lie about what Lott said.

He said the details of a meeting were leaked. He didn't say those details were the basis of that story.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-11-10 07:48|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-11-10 07:48|| Front Page Top

#5 From a source of mine on the hill, who is close to the players mentioned in this story, the leak came from a certain Republican Senator from Arizona. You know, the same one who has quite a bit of experience with torture himself.

At first, I found that hard to believe, because it displays a blatant lack of concern for national security in a time of war. After all, how could a former military man possibly be so obtuse, or reckless? But upon further reflection, given his strong position on torture, perhaps he felt this was a way to expose the CIA's goings on. Doing so would bolster his case against torture since this story is nothing more than red meat for the anti-bush MSM.

Factor that into his potential run at the white house in 2008, and you begin to see the political upside to the leak.

Posted by eltoroverde 2005-11-10 09:50|| 2005-11-10 09:50|| Front Page Top

#6 elto - Then start the investigation now. A leak is a leak. McCain is a great American, a poor Rupublican, and a terrible conservative. I hope he is defeated in the primaries.

Posted by SR-71 2005-11-10 10:17|| 2005-11-10 10:17|| Front Page Top

#7 SR-71, I'm right there with you.

McCain is a likable guy, at least when you watch him on the Daily Show (what? I know it's a shameless vehicle for the Left but it's still funny). I wouldn't mind seeing McCain fall by the wayside, especially if what I've been told is true. I've watched him try to straddle both sides of the fence for years now and while that may make for good politics, it reeks of poor leadership to me.

It seems clear to me that McCain is doing his damndest to capture the middle in preparation for the 2008 race. His position on torture, where he arguably has moral authority over everyone else on the subject, is in my estimiation a calculated attempt to do so. By leaking the secret CIA prisons to the media-- albeit a risky endeavor-- McCain is hoping that public opinion will swell in favor of his position, resulting in him looking like the moderate Republican/war hero who wasn't afraid to stand up to the President and his torture-happy goons.

At least I believe that's what he wants people to think, if my sources are correct.

Posted by eltoroverde 2005-11-10 15:02|| 2005-11-10 15:02|| Front Page Top

#8 He's insane.

Posted by Shipman 2005-11-10 17:38|| 2005-11-10 17:38|| Front Page Top

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