The President has been outed. Licitly split, wham bang, like grease lighting, zoom, the White House has asked the Justice Department to begin an investigation to uncover the squealer, snitch, traitor who leaked President George W. Bush's thirty or so unauthorized telephone taps before, during and after the war in Iraq began. This practice may still be in progress. "It was done to protect U.S. citizens."
Lickety split, wham bang, like grease lighting, zoom, the Huggies diaper company has initiated a new promotional campaign ad with babies on telephones. "Wasn't us. We wear Huggies." Rhymes with buggies.
It takes only three days or less for judicial approval to obtain a legal telephone tap, but George was in a rush; which for some strange reason, though it should, does not exactly rhyme with the word: Bush.
"It was done to protect U.S. citizens."
U.S. Senator George Schumer of New York said, "This person may be called a Whistleblower." Or maybe a patriot who respects the Constitution or his country like Patrick Henry, "Give me liberty or give me death." Or Nathan Hale, "I regret I have but one life to give for my country." Or a folksier Martha Stewart, "It's a good thing."
"It was done to protect U.S. citizens."
Some of these telephone taps were made on members of the United Nations in an effort to gain leverage (blackmail) in support of the war in Iraq. The plot thickens. Is this how Bush gained Blair's uncompromising support for the war in Iraq? "Number, please?" From statesman to poodle? "Arf."
When C.I.A. agent Valerie Plame was outed by a White House official, the ho hum reaction was more like, "Well, we're.....aaaaa.....going to assess.... it..... soon..... and.....get to the......aaaa....... bottom of.....it." No such meandering lethargy or turtle pace with President Bush's leaker.
Of course this urgency could have been prompted by the fact that wire tapping telephones without judicial approval is an impeachable offence, and while Republicans hold a majority in the House and Senate, it's expected that a tsunami of Democrats may head toward Washington after the November election and regain the majority. Could this be Dick Cheney's irrepressible way to secure a job change and gain a promotion?
Rhymes with commotion.
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