Senators: Cheney Should Be Probed in Leak

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060212/ap_on_go_co/cia_leak;_ylt=AmRn0oqx.o.FPWiCeauTKvms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--

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WASHINGTON - Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald should investigate Vice President Dick Cheney and others in the CIA leak probe if they authorized an aide to give secret information to reporters, Democratic and Republican senators said Sunday.

Sen. Jack Reed (news, bio, voting record), D-R.I., called the leak of intelligence information "inappropriate" if it is true that unnamed "superiors" instructed Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, to divulge the material on Iraq.

Sen. George Allen (news, bio, voting record), R-Va., said a full investigation is necessary.

"I don't think anybody should be releasing classified information, period, whether in the Congress, executive branch or some underling in some bureaucracy," said Allen, who appeared with Reed on "Fox News Sunday."

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[ewagner]

1. "...probed in leak..."?

that's not my suggestion.... :rofl:

[HysteryDiagnosis]

8. You asked for it....

[mogster]

13. LOL!

:rofl: I can just see him...

Good stuff, this. The probing into this administration is mentioned in the media here too now :-)

[HysteryDiagnosis]

18. Your sig.... my creativity.....

[mogster]

24. Very appropriate

We need a reboot soon, no? :P
Or perhaps we'd settle for a little disk-cleaning and anti-virus, haha! Good stuff, 4MoronicYears :hi:

[happydreams]

50. ROFLMAO!!

Great moniker too!!

[hang a left]

16. ......

[freeplessinseattle]

38. omg, where did you get that "probe" smiley?

I want it!

[hang a left]

45. I gotta million of em

http://smiley.onegreatguy.net/

[freeplessinseattle]

51. fun! thank you! eom

[aquart]

22. Yeah, I know exactly where I want to put the probe.

Does anyone know if it's on our list of allowable torture?

[Auntie Bush]

26. Done when it registers 190 degrees. OUCH!

But all the bull sh** up there has lost its steam...so It will probably only register 30 Degrees...the temperature of his cold DEAD heart!

[bemildred]

43. Yeah, Cheney "fingered" in CIA leak ....

:rofl:

[ewagner]

2. self-deleted dupe

[NVMojo]

3. I love that fecking headline!!! Probed for alien implants!!!

[burythehatchet]

21. Why is it that

everything we talk about involves something going in or coming out of your ass Cartman.(paraphrase)
Funniest line ever.

[NVMojo]

27. I love that line too! HAHA!! Cheney deserves to be bent!

[donco6]

4. I hope that probe is REALLY, REALLY long.

ala the proverbial "10 foot pole."

[goforit]

5. Well if they probe....probe with muscle!!!!

[lovuian]

6. Republicans are going after Cheney because he isn't

going to leave that office unless arrested or removed!!!

[rodeodance]

14. seems some repugs do not like to be strongarmed by the fear mongral.

[Up2Late]

7. Ouch, that sounds Painful!

They should sell the privilege.

[annabanana]

48. they could make a friggen FORTUNE!.....eom

[Botany]

9. Dick sleeps w/ the fishes?

What Dick did was treason. End of Story.

[NVMojo]

10. kick!

[Wheezy]

11. Dick should be probed in leak?

could be a urinary tract infection.

[rodeodance]

12. surprized to hear Allen said this.

[Tiggeroshii]

20. He wants to be president

All these peeps who are vying for their nomination have to at least show a drop of sincerity and practicaltiy before doing so...

[dsewell]

47. He also needs to get re-elected in 2006

Ordinarily Allen's Senate seat would be considered very safe. But given the consecutive wins in Virginia by Democratic gubernatorial candidates, Allen probably is feeling some pressure to run to the center a bit by distancing himself from the Bush administration. Or, more precisely, from the member of the Bush administration with the lowest popularity ratings.

Whatever Allen's motives, it's good to see him move in this direction. There's no question that a politically powerful Cheney would do the country a lot more harm between now and 2008 than a politically neutralized Cheney or (devoutly to be wished) an out-of-office Cheney.

[rodeodance]

15. so--what are they waiting for?--

[tmooses]

17. Karnak sees Condi as VP by the end of the year and being

primed for 08. :puke: :puke: :puke:

[Ignacio Upton]

19. Allen is just trying to provide cover for himself for his 2008 bid

He knows that by then Bush's name will be toxic, especially in Virginia and wants to make himelf look bipartisan. He is also up for re-election this year and could be defeated by former Reagan Navy Secretary James Webb (he's running as a Democrat and is anti-war), that is if Webb gets enough money from all of us..

[freefall]

44. Thanks for the info about Webb. I didn't know he was running. I used to

live in Virginia and plan to donate to Webb now that I know he is running.

[grasswire]

23. this is an important signal

But I'm suspicious, because insiders said that Allen was the Bushies' choice for 2008. Why would a Bushie who has presidential aspirations signal a distancing from W at this time?

[stevedeshazer]

25. I see it more as a distancing from Cheney than Bush

And, as you rightfully point out, Allen is a Bush favorite. It may be a trial balloon indicating that Dick's on his way out soon.

[meisje]

28. Just wait, soon it will read "Probe on Dick Leak Extended"

what do you want, I'm only 12

[progressoid]

29. "Leaky Dick to be Probed"??

[deadparrot]

30. Senators: Cheney should be investigated if he OK'd leak

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald should investigate Vice President Dick Cheney and others in the CIA leak probe if they authorized an aide to give secret information to reporters, Democratic and Republican senators said Sunday.

Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., called the leak of intelligence information "inappropriate" if it is true that unnamed "superiors" instructed Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, to divulge the material on Iraq.

Sen. George Allen, R-Va., said a full investigation is necessary.

"I don't think anybody should be releasing classified information, period, whether in the Congress, executive branch or some underling in some bureaucracy," said Allen, who appeared with Reed on Fox News Sunday.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-02-12-senators-cheney_x.htm?csp=34

[JeffR]

31. By all means, probe him

Just make sure he's disarmed before the probe begins...

[Jamastiene]

54. Else, he may shoot his

load and spray everyone around him. :evilgrin:

[stop the bleeding]

32. K&R! Key statement here:

Allen expressed confidence in Fitzgerald, whom he called "a very articulate, professional prosecutor."

"And I think the facts will lead wherever they lead, and I think he will prosecute as appropriate," Allen said.

[WhiteTara]

33. great headline...I wonder if the Aliens

will be doing the probing. :rofl:

[Divine Discontent]

34. I'd love to get a picture of that.....

http://www.cafepress.com/sureshotcheney

[WhiteTara]

35. wish I was a computer artist

you'd have one in a flash! I'd even buy the hat!

[Hekate]

36. Will he be taken to the mother ship for this procedure?

:rofl: :evilgrin:

Hekate

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

37. If so, watch out for a peppering spray of pellets.

[jazzjunkysue]

39. Finding cheney's leak might be too difficult for those who can't find WMDs

:rofl:

[jazzjunkysue]

40. "Paging Jeff Gannon. Probe on 3."

[jazzjunkysue]

41. Probe him hard. After all, "It's hard work"

[stepnw1f]

42. Will He Be Under Oath? (nt)

[annabanana]

49. Who's "Oath"?.. Anyone we know?. . . .eom

[rodeodance]

46. I have trust in Fritz--if needed he will question Cheney.

According to court documents disclosed last week, Libby told a federal grand jury that he disclosed in July 2003 the contents of a classified National Intelligence Estimate as part of the Bush administration's defense of intelligence used to justify invading Iraq.

Fitzgerald said in the documents it was his understanding that "Mr. Libby testified that he was authorized to disclose information about the NIE to the press by his superiors."

The White House has refused to comment on the case.

"I think this calls into question in terms of Fitzgerald's investigation of the conduct of the vice president and others," Reed said. "I think he has to look closely at their behavior."

[Wordie]

52. Progress at last...BIG kick!

[Jamastiene]

53. Yeah, he oughta be probed all right...

Going around shooting and spraying his fellow hunters, nasty devil man that he is. :evilgrin:

[cureautismnow]

55. Bush to Dick: "We should probe Uranus" n/t

:evilgrin:

[hackshop]

56. makes the hunting accident seem like no accident at all

A glance at du and the web in general shows that far more people are interested in a politically meaningless, albeit humorous news item involving the Vice President than the news of progress in the investigation of serious criminal activity involving the Vice President. Go figure...