Bush: "This investigation is taking a long time, kind of being drug out....for political reasons."

[seafan]

May 24, 2007

Michael.

Q Good morning, Mr. President. I'd like to ask you about the Justice Department. In the last couple months, we have heard disturbing evidence about senior officials of the Justice Department misleading Congress. We heard disturbing evidence yesterday that a senior official at the Justice Department improperly took, by her own admission, political considerations into effect in evaluating career employees of the Justice Department.

We've also had evidence from the former Deputy Attorney General of the White House strong-arming a sick man into trying to approve an illegal spying program. I'm curious, Mr. President, if you are concerned about the cumulative picture that's being drawn about your Justice Department? And what assurances can you give the American people that the department is delivering impartial justice to the American people?

THE PRESIDENT: Yes, thank you, Michael. There is a -- an internal investigation taking place at the Justice Department. And this will be an exhaustive investigation. And if there's wrongdoing, it will be taken care of.

I thought it was interesting how you started your question, "over the months," I think you said, "over the last months." This investigation is taking a long time, kind of being drug out, I suspect for political question -- for political reasons. In other words, as I mentioned the other day, it's just grand political theater.

Attorney General Gonzales has testified, he's produced documents. And I would hope the Senate and the Congress would move expeditiously to finish their hearings and get on to the business of passing legislation that is meaningful for the country. But if there had been wrongdoing, that will be addressed, the way we'd hope it would be.

Q (Inaudible) -- confidence. Are you --

THE PRESIDENT: Yes, I've got confidence in Al Gonzales doing the job.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/05/20070524.html



Sounds like it's time for his next medication.



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[Systematic Chaos]

1. But we already KNOW he's drugged out!!

Wait, what? :P

[Lerkfish]

2. well, it could have been over quickly without stonewalling and refusing to testify under oath

and destruction of evidence and witness tampering and...and....

[MotorCityMan]

3. Oh yeah, new talking point, "Political Theater"

All the right-wing shills are being re-programmed with this new talking point (* and Co. are as chaste and pure as the newly driven snow; the Democrats are just engaging in "Political Theater".)

Have I ever said how much I hate Repugs? The f*cking hypocrisy gets to me every damn time.

[Disturbed]

5. If Congress had the spine they would Impeach Gonzo

next week. That would speed up the DOJ corruption investigation. Gonzo has commited at least three Felonies. A bit of research would reveal those.

[Marr]

4. There you go, Dems. Cave on one line, and they just advance to the next.

And when you cave on this one, they'll advance to the next and attack you on that. Eventually you'll be arguing for your right to breath.

[ProgressiveFool]

6. Did the White House transcript mention

that moments later Bush was shat upon by a passing bird?

[Amonester]

7. (one of the) bu$che lie(s) of the day: "an internal investigation" ...

yeah... right... "there is a -- an internal investigation taking place at the Justice Department. And this will be an exhaustive investigation. And if there's wrongdoing, it will be taken care of."

is it only me but this reminds me of this other lie:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8605680
July 19, 2005
~snip~
WASHINGTON - President Bush said Monday that if anyone on his staff committed a crime in the CIA-leak case, that person will "no longer work in my administration." His statement represented a shift from a previous comment, when he said that he would fire anyone shown to have leaked information that exposed the identity of a CIA officer.

At the same time, Bush yet again sidestepped a question on the role of his top political adviser, Karl Rove, in the matter.

"We have a serious ongoing investigation here and it's being played out in the press," Bush said at an East Room news conference.


Because, my oh my, there's never been any investigation:

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/03/16/white-house-plame-leak/
~snap~
Top Bush Official Reveals White House Never Investigated Plame Leak

Dr. James Knodell, director of the Office of Security at the White House, revealed today that to his knowledge the White House has never ordered a probe, report, or sanctions as a result of the outing of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame. “I have no knowledge of any investigation in my office,” he said.

but, of course, don't count on "journalists" to bring that one up... :grr:

[Disturbed]

8. Breaking News! Foxes investigate hen house massacre.

It has been discovered that no foxes were involved in this matter. It is suspected that the rooster attacked the hens. No further investigation is scheduled on this incident.

[NastyRiffraff]

9. "Drug out"?

There's a reason it's "drug out." (God it hurts to type that) Senate and House Commitees have been trying "over the last months" to get documents and have reluctant people testify. And when the Gonzaleses and Sampsons of the world finally do show up, they have a strange memory loss, so getting information is like pulling a recalictrant ox.