Monday, July 18, 2005

Poop, pomp, puff and . . . .Plame.

Poop, Pomp, Puff, and . . . Plame

USA TODAY, July 18, Three Letters, from New York to California, and places in between.

A. “The president is known for being loyal. Will his loyalty rest with his old friend Karl or with the people who re-elected him? He has promised to dismiss anyone who'd knowingly make a CIA operative's identity public. Is he a man of his word? I think it is the president's identity that will be "outed." --N. W. Koppelman, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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B. “President Eisenhower, a man of high principles and character, demonstrated these qualities when, without hesitation, he fired his chief of staff Sherman Adams for accepting a vicuna coat as a gift from a supporter.

Today, Americans can judge for themselves the ethical and moral standards by which our current president conducts himself. White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove has been identified as a possible source for the leak that revealed the name of a CIA officer. This can be a federal offense and treason ("Plame probe heats up, but effects are chilling," Editorial, Thursday).

Yet President Bush hesitates to do what he has promised to do: fire the person who leaked the name of the CIA officer, placing her and her contacts at risk. Rove has demonstrated he can't be trusted with government secrets and does not belong in the White House.

Clearly, Bush is no Eisenhower.” --Philip Brunskill, Mayville, N.Y.
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C. ” I find it quite disheartening that President Bush refuses to share any thoughts regarding Karl Rove and the leak of a CIA operative's identity.

Is Mr. Bush trying to hide something? Why is it that he can comment on all news events except those involving his friends? How or why should anyone trust the man for that kind of behavior?

This is a serious matter involving national security. Americans deserve to know the truth.” --Tom Jeffrey, Charleston, S.C.
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Could it be that the blind deceit and deception of the Bush White House: “poop, pomp and puff,” is finally coming home to roost?
Paschal Baute

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