Response from Lieberman regarding Downing Street Memo

[NewJeffCT]

He's my senator, so I wrote to him & Dodd. Dodd has yet to respond.
It's a form response, or something written by a staffer, but it's actually better than I thought he'd respond:

>>>
Thank you for contacting me to express your concerns regarding the
"Downing Street Memo." I appreciate the time you took to share your
views with me and I welcome the opportunity to respond.

As you may know, the Times of London published on May 1, 2005, during the British elections, a memorandum concerning an invasion of Iraq by U.S. and British forces. On May 5, 2005, 89 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to President Bush asking him to answer the claims made in the Downing Street Memo.

As your U.S. Senator, I take very seriously allegations about
intelligence being manipulated to meet a policy objective. Our nation's intelligence must be sound and reflect only the best judgment of our intelligence professionals. I will continue to monitor this situation closely. You can be further assured that as Ranking Minority member on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which oversees the Department of Homeland Security and as a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I continue to monitor U.S. military actions in Iraq
and Afghanistan.

[Stinky The Clown]

1. Wutta guy

Who wrote that for him?

[JerseygirlCT]

2. I have to admit I remain skeptical

he's perfectly good about "monitoring" and "watching carefully" and all that. It's action that seems to be difficult for Joe.

[MichiganVote]

3. This is the same guy who is really a Republican with Democrat

slapped on top

[JohnyCanuck]

4. I continue to monitor U.S. military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan

and laugh heartily at our President's lame ass, sick jokes.



http://www.musicforamerica.org/misc/media_files/bushjoke.mov

[tk2kewl]

5. that is a lame response IMO

Is he a senator or a hall "monitor"

[NewJeffCT]

7. I was expecting

I was expecting a letter that extolled the virtues of all the good things we're doing in Iraq, you know, rebuilding the schools we bombed, trying to clean up the water we pissed in, etc.

[tk2kewl]

8. he and his staff aren't stupid...

they told you something that doesn't betray his position but doesn't go against you by not saying anything substantive.

[rodeodance]

10. it is called politics!

[tk2kewl]

18. You should write him again and ask him what he intends to "do"

if his "monitoring" shows that bush "lied"

[Double T]

6. Joe has got to get off the fence and stop acting like a damn republican!!!

[endarkenment]

12. He doesn't have the upper body strength

to lift himself off of the fence post that is deeply impaled in his nether regions.

[gratuitous]

9. Wow, three paragraphs and he says absolutely nothing

To quote from Silver Streak: "Yes, that's right. Now what are you going to do about it, you idiot?"

[rodeodance]

11. ask him if he signed Kerry's petition (on afterdowningstreet).

[EFerrari]

14. Hey, it's HARD to write three paragraphs and say nothing.

Something of an art form. I say, give the man the Vacuous Response Award. He's earned it.

[Media_Lies_Daily]

13. Yadda, yadda, yadda. No substance, and barely any form.

[Jackpine Radical]

15. Translation from politicospeak to English:

Blah Blah Blah
Blah Blah Blah
Blah Blah Blah
Blah Blah Blah
Blah Blah
Blah Blah Blah
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah
Blah.

[merh]

16. That letter doesn't say jack!

What a jerk. I'll monitor, as you know, the house sent!

A lot of words with not meaning or direction or committment. :argh:

[cthrumatrix]

20. LOL... you honestly think Joementum the DINO will do anything?

[merh]

21. Well of course not.

Just as his letter says nothing, means nothing, so too his actions.

[DistressedAmerican]

17. Oh Well, Now That He Is Monitoring The Situation, I'm Sure An

impeachment is imminent! George better start packing NOW!

[B Calm]

19. At least you got a response, still waiting for Bayh...

[B Calm]

23. Seeing how Lieberman and Bayh are both members of NDOL

I'm really surprised Liberman responded at all!

[Stirk]

22. Wow- he's practically Che Guevarra.

Did he actually *say* anything there?