Posted on 01/03/2007 11:48:07 PM PST by Jim Robinson
"Berger said he put in over 100 unpaid hours of his time to be responsive. "
Who are they kidding?
These guys don't have UNPAID hours, there's a PAYOFF to
everything they do.
Scumbag should be rotting in the Atlanta Pen, or hung like Saddam.
Geez, the guy should have done jail time.
I'll gladly join your team. They other name was almost certainly Bruce Lindsay, Mr. Fix-it, who cut his teeth as leader of the Bimbo-Brigade.
and Lindsay would never be as sloppy about it as Berger. We need a Hall of Infame... to include the likes of such RATS as Bert Lance, Bruce Lindsay, Sandy Berger, Janet Reno, Craig Livingstone, Bill Richardson, (Clinton's former Labor secr. ,etc.)
Anyon know how Bruce earns his living these days beyond his contiued Clinton pay.
It's especially galling to me because I know of someone who was away from defense contracting for a while, did some heavy imbibing in substances, and then totally cleaned himself up without a rehab program. Upon returning to defense work, he encountered a questionnaire that asked if he did anything in the past seven years. All set to say yes, he noticed that saying yes also meant saying when, where and how many times. Unfortunately, it was not enough for him to simply say, "Yes, I did these things, but it's been 3, 4, 5 years since I did." Worse yet, ironically, he did it on his own so there was nothing he could offer as proof as no longer being where he was. In any event, he would have had to expose himself and his family and friends to a whole bunch of scrutiny and, certainly, a raft of questions on this particular subject. In the end, he decided it wasn't worth it and there went a potentially good career in defense.
Now before anyone piles on and says, "Hey, do stuff like that, get what you deserve," keep in mind that this guy was fine with those consequences because he brought it on himself. However, to see Sandy Berger brazenly destroy Presidential level classified material and not only get a slap on the wrist, but be allowed to get access again in three years is beyond infuriating.
It's a disgrace that regular people cannot make mistakes, but clymers like Berger can get away with crimes of the highest order. And there isn't a Republican with the stones to even mention it. Sickening.
There is more to this story than we know. The Archives claims that they have additional copies of all the documents Berger took, but I suspect that is not the full truth.
I bet the redacted name is Hillary.
He's off the hook Jim... it's too late.
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"Berger said if someone had always been with him, he would not have taken any documents."
I hadn't realized we were dealing with a child until I read these comments.
I'm thinking the other designated agent is richard clarke.
I worked at the pentagon for two years and worked every day with top secret info. Had I even thought of pilfering or destroying any of the material I'd worked on I'd still be doing time in jail.
Why did this administrations justice dept give berger an essential pass?
Before being given such a clearence you are informed of the penelties for just such transgressions.
This stinks to high heaven.
Also thanks for F.R. Jim.
and when I was 8 years old, if the dog barked twice,and someone gave me a red balloon,and my uncle promised to take me fishing.....I would put the cookie back. This is the kind of stuff you get from a former NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR
Nancy P. will call for a new investigation in her first 100 hours.
/dreaming.
Excuse the double post.
My opinion is, and has been, the Clintons must have a lot of dirt on Bush. The entire Justice Department career lawyers, who served under numerous Presidents, were sacked and replaced immediately upon Clinton taking the Presidency. Because Bush retained most of these Clinton loyalists, Scooter Libby has become the biggest national security risk during the last 6 years. Unbelievable!
bump
I can't imagine it's for real. Frankly, what the Archives says makes some sense. Basically, they say that unknown to Berger, they kept duplicate copies of everything.
But then if you look at those duplicate copies, and there is nothing particularly incriminating in them, you wonder why he would go to all this trouble to deep six them.
One report early on was that the Archives kept duplicate copies of the reports, but not of the particular copies of the reports that had handwritten notes on them. I don't know if that is true or not, but that's what the claim was. Maybe it was the handwritten notes he wanted to deep six. But I guess we'll never know.
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