Friday, June 26, 2009
Did anyone know what they were doing?
In that vast and disordered dogs breakfast known as the Bush administration, it seems the left hand had no clue what the right hand was doing. At a time when Congressman Rick Renzi was under investigation and running for re-election, the Bushies decided to give him a boost.
“As part of an apparent damage-control effort to assist Renzi’s reelection bid, information was leaked on the same day to three major news organizations: The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Associated Press. The articles reported that although there was an ongoing probe of Renzi, it was only in an early stage, no evidence of serious wrongdoing had been uncovered, and it might end up being much ado about nothing.On the one hand they were saying, Nothing to see here, and on the other hand they were getting ready to take him down. No wonder they couldn't get anything right.
“Yet Gonzales had already approved a request by the then-U.S. attorney leading the investigation, Paul Charlton, to seek an application from a federal judge to wiretap Renzi’s telephone,”
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