Unless, of course, they’re CIA operatives. Then they’re fair game for ratting out in the name of lame-ass partisan politics. And that, my friends, is the level of hypocrisy that we’re dealing with. The good news, though, is that Former agents criticize Bush over CIA leak. In other words, the disgust is continuing to grow despite their attempts to knock this disgrace off the front page.
Hey! Look! A chunk of the actual testimony! (scroll down a bit). And perhaps the best lines:
There is a very serious message here. Before you shine up your American flag lapel pin and affix your patriotism to your sleeve, think about what the impact your actions will have on the security of the American people. Think about whether your partisan obfuscation is creating confidence in the United States in general and the CIA in particular. If not, a true patriot would shut up.
or, more to the point:
When this unprecedented act first occurred, the president could have immediately demanded the resignation of all persons even tangentially involved. Or, at a minimum, he could have suspended the security clearances of these persons and placed them on administrative leave. Such methods are routine with police forces throughout the country. That would have at least sent the right message around the globe, that we take the security of those risking their lives on behalf of the United States seriously. Instead, we have flooded the foreign airwaves with two years of inaction, political rhetoric, ignorance, and partisan bickering. That’s the wrong message. In doing so we have not lessened, but increased the threat to the security and safety of the people of the United States.
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