Guess who was in favor of warrantless wiretaps during the Ford years?

[BushOut06]

Why, none other than Pappy Bush, Dick Cheney, and Dumsfeld.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060204/ap_on_go_pr_wh/ford_era_spying

"We strongly believe it is unwise for the president to concede any lack of constitutional power to authorize electronic surveillance for foreign intelligence purposes," wrote Robert Ingersoll, then-deputy secretary of state, in a 1976 memorandum to President Ford about the proposed bill on electronic surveillance.

George H.W. Bush, then director of the CIA, wanted to ensure "no unnecessary diminution of collection of important foreign intelligence" under the proposal to require judges to approve terror wiretaps, according to a March 1976 memorandum he wrote to the Justice Department. Bush also complained that some major communications companies were unwilling to install government wiretaps without a judge's approval. Such a refusal "seriously affects the capabilities of the intelligence community," Bush wrote.

In another document, Jack Marsh, a White House adviser, outlined options for Ford over the wiretap legislation. Marsh alerted Ford to objections by Bush as CIA director and by Rumsfeld, Henry Kissinger and Brent Scowcroft over the scope of a provision to require judicial oversight of wiretaps. At the time, Rumsfeld was defense secretary, Kissinger was secretary of state and Scowcroft was the White House national security adviser.

[fooj]

1. Father knows best.

:grr: :grr: :grr:

[BushOut06]

3. How much shit do you think Pappy got away with while he was in office?

His sons are idiots. But Pappy, I have to give him credit, he's pretty smart. Evil, but smart. I wonder how much stuff he did during his administration that we will never know about. Shit, just look at all he was able to accomplish in the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Look how closely he's aligned himself with Bill Clinton (I refuse to believe that this newfound friendship is strictly that - I'm sure Pappy has something up his sleeve).

[DBoon]

4. something up his sleeve?

more like many incriminating NSA intercepts that Clinton does not want to see the light of day

[BushOut06]

5. It's no secret that Hillary is the current frontrunner for '08

Nah, I'm sure that Pappy wouldn't be doing any spying, would he? Not the former director of the friggin CIA? Not the man who engineered the whole Iran Contra scandal? Not the man who may have played a role in JFK's assassintion (cough cough)? No, such a man would NEVER stoop to something like that.

I can just imagine it now - Bush has his ear pressed aginst the wall while Clinton is on the phone in the next room - then walks in and catches Bush, who comes up with some zany excuse (er, I was checking for Iraqi bugging devices).

[fooj]

8. Hence...the Big Dog/Poppy lovefest.

:puke:

[TomInTib]

2. Well, you can at least give give 'em a D for Doggedness.

Bastards.

They never stop.

[ClassWarrior]

6. Not till we incarcerate them.

Because we Progressives...

Never Give Up.

[rucky]

7. There must be a genetic code for this in their DNA. n/t

[fooj]

9. Kick and recommend!

Peace.