Former GOP staffer calls Senate memo investigation 'waste of government $$

[Khephra]

Manuel Miranda, a former Senate staffer in the middle of the investigation into how Democratic computer memos got into GOP hands, says Republicans who back the inquiry are "surprisingly defeatist."

Miranda, who resigned last week, was unapologetic on Friday about reading Democratic strategy documents found on a shared Judiciary Committee computer.

"They had an obligation to protect their documents," said Miranda, who worked at getting President Bush's judicial nominations through the Senate for Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn. "I had an obligation to learn everything possible I could learn to defend my clients."

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http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/archive/2004/02/13/national1426EST0636.DTL

[MidwestTransplant]

1. Must mean that because he is obviously so guilty

they shouldn't waste their time investigating.

[snippy]

17. No, he means that since he is a republican,

this should be immune from prosecution.

[codegreen]

2. in other news House Repubs demand a 30% increase for Marraige Awareness

spending

[MidwestTransplant]

18. Is that so that if you get married

you know that you are or if you are married so you remember you are or so people can be educated to the fact that such an institution exists?

[leesa]

21. Don't forget 'Boobgate'...keeping our children safe from rogue breasts

[xray s]

3. I agree, the Senate investigation is a waste of time

Give it right to the cops, skip the middle man.

[hlthe2b]

8. Get a rope!

:evilgrin:

[Skip Intro]

4. The party of Ken Starr is concerned about wasting money?

Rrrriiiigggghhhtt.

Meanwhile, the same party has the taxpayer picking up the tab for bush* to go to the NASCAR race this Sunday (calling it an "official visit" - not a campaign stop).

[tom_paine]

5. My God, that shameless &%^$!

So if I leave my house unlocked mistakenly and this &%^$! comes and and robs me blind, it's MY fault?!?

:wtf:

Jail this unapologetic, theivin' Totalitarian Bootlicking, corrupt &%^$!

[benfranklin1776]

13. Isn't it a thing of wonderment to behold the twisted ethics of the right

When caught in the midst of an act of criminality or low down political dirty trickery their standard defense is to always blame someone else for their actions, even the victim. All the more galling when it is these same cretins that give interminable, red faced, puritanical sermons on "personal responsibility" PAH. They should practice what they incessantly preach.

[bif]

6. But investigating Clinton's dick was worth the $100 million?

I don't want to hear about it.

[RedEarth]

7. Sounds like this guy is at peace with his criminal behavior...

It seems to be typical of many Republicans....Nixon, North, etc

[denverbill]

9. Yeah, if they wanted to keep their TV, why they leave the door unlocked?

[proud patriot]

10. The Arrogance is Deafening

x(

[leftofthedial]

11. "That person had an obligation to protect their automobile."

"They left the car parked on the street and I had an obligation to smash the window and steal that stereo. Good thing they weren't inside the car or I would have had an opbligation to kill them if they tried to stop me. It's THEIR fault, not mine."

Classic repug asshole.

[myrna minx]

12. Uh...The handbag was just hanging on her shoulder...

I didn't know it belonged to anyone...:eyes:

[jpak]

14. That's OK

He'll be sharing a jail cell with Scooter Libby soon enough...

[Papa]

15. His remarks remind me of an old highschool chum I had

Anytime he walked by a convertible with it's top down, he'd spit in it and say "If they're stupid enough to leave the top down, I'm stupid enough to spit in it".

Wrong is wrong, and what the Republicans did ain't right.

[brentspeak]

16. Read Miranda his rights

That's the only obligation he deserves.

[CookieD]

19. "They had an obligation to protect their documents." Just like ...

saying that it was the burglary victim's fault, because she had an obligation to keep her doors and windows locked.

Most defense lawyers would not lead with that one in court.:shrug:

[yellowcanine]

20. Why are those damn Kuwaitis complaining?

"They had an obligation to protect their oil. I had an obligation to get it for my country." Saddam, 1991.

[Peachhead22]

22. Parallels to Watergate

"They had an obligation to protect their documents," said Miranda, who worked at getting President Bush's judicial nominations through the Senate for Judiciary Chairman Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, and Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn. "I had an obligation to learn everything possible I could learn to defend my clients."

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So I guess the DNC office in the Watergate hotel should have had stronger locks. Watergate was the Dems fault! </sarcasm>

Watergate was about the attempt to surreptitiously gain access to priviledged information (planting bugs, etc.) about Democratic strategy, then basically Nixon and others say "Nothing to see here, move along. Nope, no big deal".

This current case is about Republicans surreptitiously gaining access to priviledged information. Now some Republicans are say "It's no big deal"

[mrdmk]

23. One word about Manuel Miranda

Punk