Bush 'Disappointed' By Release Of Gorelick Memos

Talon News ^ | 4/30/2004 | Jeff Gannon, White House Correspondent

[drypowder]

I think that the president looks at this and doesn't believe there ought to be finger-pointing

Bush once again declines an opportunity to expose and hold the Clinton Admin accountable for American deaths on the home land. Craig Livingstone is still a free man.

[syriacus]

Anyone think Mary Jo White might make a fine Time person of the year?

She certainly has a fine head on her shoulders.

[cyncooper]

I am a huge Bush supporter but I am disappointed that he made this statement.

We are entitled to this information, especially since Ms. Gorelick felt she could adopt a prosecutorial tone from her commission perch while questioning any Bush administration officials.

I hope and pray the DOJ does not have to hide these memos from public viewing.

[cyncooper]

Besides, airing these documents is not playing unfairly.

[syriacus]

What Mc Clellan said:
I think that the president looks at this and doesn't believe there ought to be finger-pointing. We ought to all be working together to learn the lessons of September 11th...

What McClellan meant:
The commission should really avoid partisanship. The next time partisan liberals distort the purpose of the 911 Commission, a few more memos will be declassified.

[ConservativeMajority]

I disagree. If the documents don't have anything in them, it's not finger-pointing.

So what's in the memos that's so damning?

[syriacus]

McClellan said:
"We were not involved in it. I think the president was disappointed about that."

McClellan meant:
"C'mon DOJ guys. Be fair.
Next time you declassify a memo, make sure to let The White House take part in the action.

[drypowder]

I could be wrong but I think Gorelick is on that commission for the sole purpose of deflecting Clinton Admin negligence re our national security & 9/11. The more info that can be gleaned from ANY Cinton era document involving Gorelick's complicity in stopping the flow of security info will hopefully help focus everyones attention where it belongs, on the Clinton Admin. If Bush and Ashcroft are the good Christians they portend to be then they would not be skittish at exposing the TRUTH about the previous Admin. Those FBI files are far reaching and can potentially hurt a lot of the good old boys, thus the Bush admin motivation is to protect the establishment. I would like to be wrong in this and welcome a different view if it exists.

[ConservativeMajority]

Here's what the Washington Post thinks about it. This is from their on-line "ask the reporter" discussion board:

Philadelphia, Pa.: I watched yesterday's briefing on C-Span and was surprised at the uproar over the Gorelick memos. Why weren't the networks and big papers on top of the story?

They were asking about the seating arrangement before that guy in the fourth row brought it up. Then everybody jumped on it -- and it turned out to be the story of the day.

What's up with that?

Dana Milbank: White House correspondents travel in herds, so it's not uncommon for such a pile-on. What set this one off was Scott McClellan's surprising rebuke of the Justice Department. Once McClellan volunteered that criticism of Ashcroft, everybody jumped in to flesh out the story. The White House really created that story with McClellan's remarks, which were obviously pre-planned. Interesting to note that the Justice Department did not immediately take down the memos from its web site. Democrats are suggesting the president could have done a lot more if he were truly irritated about it.

[prairiebreeze]

Personally it looks like a good cop, bad cop routine to me to get the information out there.

DING! DING! DING! We have a winner!!

Prairie

[prairiebreeze]

The White House really created that story with McClellan's remarks, which were obviously pre-planned. Interesting to note that the Justice Department did not immediately take down the memos from its web site

Precisely.

Prairie

[FourtySeven]

Interesting.

[syriacus]

Thank you for providing that (heartening) information

[el_texicano]

Hmmmmmmmmm, you know...it could be read that way. Good point. But hell, he should just come out and say it.

[muleskinner]

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