Isn't the issue that first Bush said anyone "involved" would be dealt with, and now he's changed the criteria to "committed a crime"?
"If there's a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is," Bush told reporters at an impromptu news conference during a fund-raising stop in Chicago, Illinois. "If the person has violated law, that person will be taken care of.
http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/09/30/wilson.cia/
One quote that I can find. Not sure if there are other instances.
You're twisting the same way the MSM is. Bush said he'd deal with anyone that leaked CLASSIFIED INFORMATION. What about Valerie Plame's identity was classified?
"Isn't the issue that first Bush said anyone "involved" would be dealt with, and now he's changed the criteria to "committed a crime"?"
NO
Read this please.
http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2005/7/18/224504.shtml
"Isn't the issue that first Bush said anyone "involved" would be dealt with, and now he's changed the criteria to "committed a crime"?"
It's not a CHANGE in criteria, it's a clarification.
He never said what "dealt with" meant.
Clearly if someone committed a crime, then "deal with" should mean something different than if they didn't.