[STARWISE]

I heard Reid's scurrilous comments, spoken in such an off-handed way, as if it wasn't what it was intended to be: a public character assassination. It was a despicable decision, on his part .. glad DOJ is jumping on this. Why is that the Dems always have to be FORCED to be honorable.

[SkyPilot]

Chuck Colson was sentenced to 3 years in prison for the illegal release of one FBI file.

Of course, these are Democrats, so the rules don't apply.

[gulfcoast6]

CONFIDENTIAL to a dimwit means the press and TV media gets its copies of the document within 20 minutes.

[prairiebreeze]

Tony Snow had a very good friend of Judge Saab's on his radio show yesterday. It was Sheriff Michael Beauchard (not sure of spelling on last name) who is a sheriff in the MI county where Judge Saab sits on the bench. My recap of what he said is at post #121 and I'll also post it here.

It's Sherriff Beauchard. Sheriff in MI. Sheriff Beauchard says that he has no idea what Reid could be talking about. Beauchard himself has top clearance and if there was anything in Saad's files he'd have been told of it.

Saad's been nominated and passed in judiciary 3 times, this couldn't have happened if there was something in his file. Says it's personal because Levin wants his cousin's wife to get an appointment. Also that Stabinow got up in arms because Saab emailed somebody that she "practices politics and may pay a price" for gamesmanship the RATS are playing with the nominations in MI.

[Bahbah]

I don't know if what Reid did is illegal or not, but I do know it's disgusting to throw an implication out in public that there is something so awful in the background of a nominee that he simply must be filibustered, and if we all knew what it was, we would agree. But we can't know what it is and neither can the nominee who is not allowed to see his file and so now cannot defend himself and must just live with this innuendo hanging over his head. It seems fairly wll known that the reason Saad was resisted is because Carl Levin wants the job for a relative and not because he's a pedophile who cuts the heads off of kittens, but hey, who can say. Reid committed the worst kind of character assassination. I hope he pays for it.

[libertylover]

I wish a Republican had the guts to remind everyone that NOT ONE Democrat entered the evidence room during Clinton's impeachment "trial" to read the documents about the crimes he committed. Not one!

[Dad yer funny]

Dusty Harry , start dancin'!! Oh, will this be spoken of on the yapfest Sun a.m.??

[Soul Seeker]

Bookmark to read when I get back.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

BUMP!

[newzjunkey]

We need to demand charges be filed. This FBI file leakage is unexceptable!

[MinuteGal]

bttt

[conservativecorner]

POS Reid should be censured for the stunt he pulled on the senate floor. How is the jurist supposed to protect himself from this when he can't see the report?

[InvisibleChurch]

why is the fbi handing out people's files?

[Libloather]

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Thursday, May 12, 2005, offered to help confirm some of President Bush's blocked judicial nominees from Michigan in an attempt to stave off a showdown over filibustering the White House's court appointments. From left, 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals nominees U.S. District Court Judge David McKeague, State Court of Appeals Judge Richard Griffin, Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Henry Saad and Susan Neilson are shown in undated photos. Reid, in his offer, promised that Democrats would not filibuster the nominations of Michigan nominees Griffin, McKeague and Neilson if Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., calls for a vote on them instead of pushing his plan to ban judicial filibusters. Saad, would likely be filibustered by Democrats according to Reid. (AP Photo/Files)

[NonValueAdded]

I wonder what Reid's FBI faile says about his votes and his kids?

[The Ghost of FReepers Past]

There are only two Democrats in the world that I like. My least favorite Democrats are the ones that call themselves Republicans so they can get elected.

[sirthomasthemore]

This is not sarcasm.

Reid, Dean, Boxer and Pelosi are a God send to the GOP. They are the back-benchers, bomb throwers, who heretofore would never have found themselves anywhere near leadership in the once formidable Dem. party.

What's best, if left to their own devices, they can't help themselves- they will continue to spew inanities and make mistakes- e.g. Bush a loser, Dean for Sanders, Boxer demonizing Condi, Reid leaking FBI data, etc.-

Just pray they keep talking- they're destroying themselves. Wait and see, at least one will ultimately commit a "whopper", that even the MSM will not be able to conceal or defend.

[pgkdan]

Why is that the Dems always have to be FORCED to be honorable.

They can't even be forced to be honorable. It's an alien concept to these power mad, despicable, selfish louts.

[Raycpa]

The FBI must show that he was once a registered republican.

[hershey]

Reid's stock in trade is to look like Casper Milquetoast, white-haired, bespectacled, butter wouldn't melt in his mouth. He's Uriah Heep and worse.

[Cicero]

If a Republican senator had done this, there would have been huge headlines in the media demanding an investigation by the Justice Department. Maybe a Special Prosecutor.

Since a Democrat did it, this article typically begins as if the Administration is behaving like a bully, intruding where it doesn't belong.