LEAHY Shoots Bushco In Face: "Bush & Cheney were in charge when the last attack happened"

[kpete]

Sam Stein
Leahy Knocks Cheney: "I Don't Need Any Lectures From Him"


February 11, 2009 11:39 AM


Senator Patrick Leahy and Dick Cheney have a legendarily icy relationship, one that crested with the former Vice President telling the Judiciary Committee Chairman "go fuck yourself" on the Senate floor.

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In an interview with Leahy last night, I asked him about the former V.P.'s latest, cryptic assertion that the Obama administration was making it easier for terrorists to successfully attack the United States. The senior Senator from Vermont didn't disappoint.

"I just want to say here Bush and Cheney were in charge when the last attack happened," Leahy said. "They were warned about the last attack before it happened. On September 10th their proposal was to cut our counter-terrorism budget substantially. I don't need any lectures from him. They screwed up badly.

"They are also the same people who said the war in Iraq would be over in a couple weeks, shock and awe and we would find the weapons of mass destruction. Their policy was to let Osama bin Laden get away when we had him cornered and send the troops into a useless war in Iraq. No, no, I don't think he has a great deal of credibility."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/02/11/leahy-knocks-cheney-i-don_n_165997.html

[47of74]

1. You go Mr. Leahy!

Someone needs to call out that no good son of a bitch tick turd Cheney on his behavior.

[Lasher]

2. This needs to be said loud and long.

I knew some Democrat would eventually grow a spine.

[texpatriot2004]

24. That is so true. It does need to be said LOUD and LONG! This

should never be forgotten!

[Ian David]

3. Pat Leahy or Barbara Boxer should replace Harry Reid.

Hell, my Schipperke with the cone on her head who is blind in one eye could replace Harry Reid and do a better job.

[MadMaddie]

14. I agree...Harry Reid is more of a follower not a leader

[kestrel91316]

17. My male cat with no male parts left could do a better job than Harry Reid.

(he had to have a perineal urethrostomy years ago)

[FailureToCommunicate]

21. Because your cat still has a BACKBONE!! Don't really need them other parts...

[kestrel91316]

26. And he has cattitude.......

[Jack Sprat]

23. There you go...good thought, Wish it were so. n/t

[Optical.Catalyst]

33. Barbara Boxer would be an excellent choice to replace Reid

We need someone as Senate Majority Leader who is significantly more aggressive than Harry Reid.

[Ian David]

4. The August 6th, 2001 Presidential Daily Briefing Document

APRIL 10--Under pressure from the September 11 commission, the White House today declassified and released an intelligence digest given to President George W. Bush weeks before the 2001 terrorist attacks. The confidential President's Daily Brief (PDB) for August 6, 2001 contained a two-page section entitled "Bin Ladin Determined to Strike in US," and refers to possible hijacking attempts by Osama bin Laden disciples and the existence of about 70 FBI investigations into alleged al-Qaeda cells operating within the United States. The August 6 PDB, an excerpt from which you'll find below, was presented to Bush while he vacationed at his ranch in Crawford, Texas. The digest is prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency, an official from which briefs the president on the report's contents. While Bush critics have described the August 6 PDB as a warning of an impending al-Qaeda attack, Condoleezza Rice, Bush's national security adviser, testified Thursday that the document contained "historical information based on old reporting. There was no new threat information." (2 pages)





More:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0409041pdb1.html

[Kajsa]

6. This does contain " new information",

the last two paragraphs indicate a HIGH level of probability
that another attack will occur, hijacking aircraft, within the
US.

And they did NOTHING!

:grr:

[Ian David]

7. LIHOP. n/t

[MagickMuffin]

30. Dick Cheney MIHOP + GW Bush LIHOP = September 11, 2001

You betcha

[FailureToCommunicate]

22. I lost two friends that day. I'll NEVER forgive Bush/Cheney. They ignored all

the specific warnings Clinton folks passed to Condi. "Bush kept us safe" Right.

[Kajsa]

39. I'm so sorry,FailureToCommunicate!

Yes, they ignored all warnings, then took full credit
for " stopping future attacks". Right- sure thing!

:sarcasm:

My condolences to you and the families of your friends
lost that tragic day.

:hug:

[Iwillnevergiveup]

31. These are fightin' words, Sen. Leahy, but.......

just as Cheney will never apologize for the outrageous words he spoke to you, a truth & reconciliation commission will not cut it. Cheney is a shameless liar. It's all he knows, and he will continue to lie for the remainder of his hopefully short life.

But guess his back is feeling much better, huh?

[BOSSHOG]

5. I've found another way to piss conservatives off with their latest nonsense

I've been told on several occasions by the fake patriots that "at least bush kept us safe." To wit I have responded, "almost as safe as Clinton did."

"bush kept us safe" is their response to economic ruin and now there is such great conservative concern about federal spending. limbaugh is right, they all are comedians.

[bdamomma]

9. but again another response to that

he didn't keep us safe for 8 years!!!

[bdamomma]

8. Leahy should have said he has the same sentiment for Cheney

Fcuk you too.

[gordianot]

10. Cheney needs to someday express his regret for his remarks to Senator Leahy.

I doubt Cheney will ever have a clue.

Republicans need to learn there are some who take their oath of office seriously. I am of the opinion that Roberts failure at the inauguration was on purpose. It appears that Senator Leahy and President Obama are sincere in their oath.

[Alcibiades]

36. Cheney? Regret?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Regret would require empathy, something of which that one's constitutionally incapable.

[gordianot]

44. Regret might be possible if prison officials operate his pacemaker.

[glitch]

11. Oh OUCH. Too bad zombies don't feel pain or Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld would be hurting from this barrage.

:applause: Senator Leahy!

[joeunderdog]

12. Anytime I hear a Rethug talk about how heroic BushCo was for not letting it happen AGAIN

I remind them that another way to look at it is that Bush was the Commander in Chief for the single most lethal attack on American soil in the continental US in our country's history. Why should I be so proud that it didn't happen twice?

Isn't that the same as looking at my Bush-era 401K like it's half full rather than half empty?

[goforit]

13. Sen. Leahy....You're awesome!! Keep a protection ring around you 24/7 though!

[MasonJar]

15. Love your Cheney/Bush rant, Senator Leahy, but I want a Special

Prosecutor, not another useless commission.

[katandmoon]

20. THANK YOU. Put your money where your mouth is, Senator, or STFU

[ejbr]

16. "They screwed up badly" Au contraire

They did exactly what they needed to do to become war presidents; even a 2-term president which seemed extremely unlikely pre-9/11. With high approval ratings, they plundered and pillaged per plan. Their "execution" was flawless.

[veganlush]

18. yes this needs to be shouted from the rooftops..

for all those people who don't know it yet...and who did the right wing blame when we got hit? Clinton, of course. It just kills me that anybody thinks "bush kept us safe.." he ignored warnings, let it happen, bankrupted america just like bin laden wanted by attacking the wrong country. Then he curtails American's freedoms, again, giving bin laden what he wanted, lowers our standing in the world further appeasing bin laden. spys on americans, lets bin laden remain free...etc..:banghead:

[veganlush]

19. yes this needs to be shouted from the rooftops..

for all those people who don't know it yet...and who did the right wing blame when we got hit? Clinton, of course. It just kills me that anybody thinks "bush kept us safe.." he ignored warnings, let it happen, bankrupted america just like bin laden wanted by attacking the wrong country. Then he curtails American's freedoms, again, giving bin laden what he wanted, lowers our standing in the world further appeasing bin laden. spys on americans, lets bin laden remain free...etc..:banghead:

[opihimoimoi]

25. The GOP BUSHCO was on a WAR WISH

[Blaze Diem]

27. Their greed for money brought death & destruction to the entire world in some fashion.

The plan was no less than a heist on the US Treasury.
It wasn't foreign terrorist doing what they do best, it was an organized for-profit 'hit' on this Nation.

[Left Coast2020]

28. If this isn't a solid reason to prosecute these bastards,

then I don't know what is. How much more clearly can we make it to this attorney general that this is beyond treason. Is there any leader in the world that would allow, I repeat ALLOW their country to be attacked?

[opihimoimoi]

29. Dispicable and Treasonous....President Obama now has to play Catch Up

BushCo / GOP has set us back ..we wasted blood, $$$$, and energy for 8 years

[hologram]

32. Bush's first year

was largely consumed by pathologically greedy Republicans foaming at the mouth over the tax cuts they were going to give themselves. You put single-minded Republicans in a position like that and they are not likely to notice a tornado passing overhead.


And then 9/11 interrupted their orgy.

[Enthusiast]

34. HEY! Listen up,

Al Gore proposed reinforcing cabin doors for airliners way before 9/11. It was to protect the pilots from just such an attack. I remember Limbaugh and other Reich Wing talking heads making fun of Vice President Gore at the time. They cited a cost figure that would cause "hardship" to the airlines. I believe the cost cited was $300 per plane. If adopted Gore's proposals would have prevented the attacks. Can someone find information on this? I'm not a skillful searcher.

[deacon]

35. kick and highly recommend! n/t

[wroberts189]

37. "And they also had anthrax sent to me" he said

Ok I made that up ..sorry after eight years of these evil bastards my humor is a little darkened.

[MessiahRp]

38. Leahy should know how to stare down evil too..

Since he has stared down the Joker


and the Penguin!


Rp

[Wizard777]

40. Did Bush have a legal obligation to prevent the Hijackings he was informed of?

Lets start there. Gross negligence?

[Blaze Diem]

41. Gross Negligence Indeed.

Got what they came for after all. Their sinister Mission Accomplished. They've all walked away with billions.
Why George Bush had to be selected. Preplanned and carried out.

[Wizard777]

42. Does that gross negligence reach a criminal level ?

This is the next question.

[trusty elf]

43. Too late to recommend this, but a big kick!