NY Daily News: WH defense will be that aides "simply got tripped up"

[highplainsdem]

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/story/359006p-305893c.html


Bushies take aim at probe

BY KENNETH R. BAZINET
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU


<snip>

Behind the scenes, however, Team Bush was finalizing its campaign to discredit and undermine special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's conclusions, sources told the Daily News.

The White House strategy is counting on major help from GOP allies and neocon commentators who turned on Bush for naming Harriet Miers to the Supreme Court and are now looking for redemption with a miffed President.

An emerging theme in the Bush war room is arguing that his top political aide, Karl Rove, simply got tripped up on his recollections of whom he talked to and what he told them when questioned about the outing of CIA spy Valerie Plame. He shouldn't be indicted simply because of contradictory grand jury testimony, a source said.

Bush allies have already begun casting perjury and obstruction charges as irrelevant in a probe created to find out who leaked classified information.

<snip>

[CottonBear]

1. Supidest. Lamest. Excuse. Ever.

:grr:

[ck4829]

4. But yet, you know that 30% of the population will fall for it.

:grr:, right there with you buddy.

[electropop]

2. Perjury and obstruction were good enough to impeach Clinton.

I think they're good enough for the Regime. But not to worry, there'll be treason indictments a-plenty too.

[Skidmore]

3. As in on the way to cushy appointments?

[Search Party]

5. Oh, I see. The Steve Martin Defense: "I forgot!" eom

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

6. I don't think this will wash

Fitzgerald has got stuff on all of them. And the i's have all been dotted, the t's all crossed.

[bowens43]

7. these guys are slime........

[Rose Siding]

8. Other possible defenses, suggested by The Editors

at http://www.thepoorman.net/

1. Cheney cannot have coordinated the smearing of Wilson because strawberries are yummier than cranberries.
2. Libby cannot have perjured himself because my birthday is next Thursday.
3. George W. Bush cannot have known who was responsible for the leak because peeance freeance.

But getting tripped up incompetence works, too.

[Ganja Ninja]

9. Tripping their way into treason.

:spray: and they got caught lying to a grand jury.

[mwb970]

10. Remember this old Steve Martin bit?

You.. can be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes! You can be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes! You say.. "Steve.. how can I be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes?" First.. get a million dollars. Now.. you say, "Steve.. what do I say to the tax man when he comes to my door and says, 'You.. have never paid taxes'?" Two simple words. Two simple words in the English language: "I forgot!" How many times do we let ourselves get into terrible situations because we don't say "I forgot"? Let's say you're on trial for armed robbery. You say to the judge, "I forgot armed robbery was illegal."

[peekaloo]

11. Jebus. Barney ate my subpoena would be more believable

:eyes:

[CottonBear]

13. That's the ticket! Blame everything on Barney!

[maine_raptor]

12. Awww....Geee, can't you guys do better!!!

"arguing that his top political aide, Karl Rove, simply got tripped up on his recollections"

See folks, it was just a simple mistake.....:sarcasm:

"whom he talked to and what he told them when questioned"

Why Karl talks to many, many, people each and every day.....:sarcasm:

"He shouldn't be indicted simply because of contradictory grand jury testimony"

No, no, he was just tired, and maybe his blood sugar was low, and....

Wait a minute...That's it.....Karl was contradictory 'cause he needed a Twinky!!!!!

Ahh, the "Twenky Defense" circa 2005 :bounce:


(Well why not, this crap they're saying now ain't workin')
:shrug:

[spanone]

14. Oh, the dog ate my homework. What a bullshit story. Good luck boys.

[TahitiNut]

15. They're trying to reinforce defenses at "Firewall #1" as I described it.

Firewall 1 - Admit to an 'error' for 'mistakenly' exposing Valerie Plame.

Firewall 2 - Have junior staffers take the perjury fall for something motivated by political retribution.

Firewall 3 - Have senior staffers take the perjury and obstruction fall for something motivated by political retribution.

Firewall 4 - Have Cheney take the conspiracy fall for something motivated by political retribution.

Firewall 5 - Admit guilt for deliberate political retribution.

Firewall 6 - Admit attempt to cover up knowledge of false 'intelligence' in arguing for invasion of Iraq.

Core being defended - Deliberate destruction of CIA intelligence assets that were exposing corruption in Corporate/federal dealings in the Middle East, clearing the way in the future for corrupt corporate profiteering and weapons dealing in South Asia and the Middle East.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5150627&mesg_id=5150962

These corrupt bastards are so damned predictable! :grr: