So...Gonzales thinks discussing covert ops puts American lives at risk.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

On Monday, the committee chairman and ranking member will be allowed 10 minutes each for their opening statements; Gonzales gets 20 minutes for his statement. Each committee member will then get 10 minutes to question the witness. The hearing is expected to last all day.



In a statement prepared for the hearing, Gonzales called the monitoring program "reasonable" and "lawful." He lashed out at the news media for stories he called often "misinformed, confused or wrong."



"As the president has explained, the terrorist surveillance program operated by the (electronic-monitoring National Security Agency) requires the maximum in speed and agility, since even a very short delay may make the difference between success and failure in preventing the next attack."

But in his prepared remarks, Gonzales said he could not discuss how the program works, as skeptics of the program have demanded. "An open discussion of the operational details of this program would put the lives of Americans at risk," he said.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,183902,00.html

[SHRED]

1. Perfect! n/t

[rodeodance]

2. This particular claim about 'need for speed" needs to be debunked.

"As the president has explained, the terrorist surveillance program operated by the (electronic-monitoring National Security Agency) requires the maximum in speed and agility, since even a very short delay may make the difference between success and failure in preventing the next attack."

[ewagner]

3. Liar!

Gonzales is lying and hiding behind the convenient shield of "covert operations"..

I'm waiting to hear that he was also up to his knickers in the Plame outing so the country can see just how little he actually cares about "covert operations". :mad: :mad: :mad:

[rodeodance]

4. So, his strategy is to BLAME the PRESS. Lets see how the press will

respond to this.



..In a statement prepared for the hearing, Gonzales called the monitoring program "reasonable" and "lawful." He lashed out at the news media for stories he called often "misinformed, confused or wrong."

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

5. They'll respond on all fours, purring next to a saucer of milk.

Bush has that "liberal media" well trained.

[GreenPartyVoter]

6. He looks soooo smug. I just wanna smoosh a cream pie in his face.