Letters to the Editor
djtoth
Published Letters: 215 Editor's Choice: 47
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Fair is foul and foul is fair
[Read the article: Did Bush lie about Rove -- or did Rove lie to him?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]What seems more likely is that Bush didn't know he was lying or being lied to because Karl Rove didn't tell Bush he was lying or being lied to. This theory also explains what happened to the weapons of mass destruction, which is really what the Plame Game is all about. Apparently, the only ones telling the truth in this case were Joe Wilson and Saddam Hussein, and everyone connected with them is out of a job.
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Unveiling Bob Woodward
[Read the article: Blacklisted by Bill O'Reilly? Not yet, but we've got our fingers crossed]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]As the Plame case gets curiouser and curiouser, shouldn't we apply the same logic to it that the Bush Administration applies to the War on Terror? It wasn't Bob Woodward who outed Valerie Plame; it was the Bush Administration.
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How Do We Define Leak
[Read the article: The deception Bush can't spin]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe, Joe. If the President authorized Scooter Libby to share classified information on matters of national security with reporters, then it cannot be considered a leak because it was authorized. A leak is by definition unauthorized. You could argue that a leak is a leak whether it is intentional or unintentional. If water is coming out of a pipe, then the pipe is leaking; however, if a plumber causes the water to come out of the pipe, then the pipe is being drained. Clearly in this case, the President was draining national security, not leaking it.
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Why the President Leaks
[Read the article: In a leak, the White House says it didn't leak]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]One wonders why Mr. Bush did not hold a press conference or address the national directly on this issue. I know. He felt it would be much more effective to have Scooter Libby leak the information to Judith Miller of the New York Times, claim that he hated leakers and that the leakers would be found and punished, and have Scott McClellan deny Libby had anything to do with the leaks all the while knowing that he had authorized the leaking of information that was not properly declassified. That's genius.
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Snowny Toad
[Read the article: Happy Happy Joy Joy]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]While no one could possibly believe that the Whitehouse is an upbeat place these days, it is not hard for me to understand why Tony - "You know what people who believe that don't understand" - Snow believes it. After all, he works at mission accomplished central, a place where Jabberwockies like Snowny Toad can gyre and gimble on the wabe.
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A Nation of Memos
[Read the article: Secrets or lies, and maybe both]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It is important for all of us to realize that this is not a nation of laws but a nation of memos. Allowing Negroponte to free companies from record-keeping is just another case of the President invoking his Memoranda Rights. This particular memo is based on the "Everything I Needed to Know about Being President I Learned in Kindergarten" principle known as "Chewing Gum On Line." "It is only okay to spy on suspected terrorists if you spy on everyone" is a prime example. In this case, only three companies gave the NSA records when clearly all companies should have been able to. By requiring these companies not to report their records, the President is simply taking the gum away from the chewers and placing it under his desk with the rest of the gum.
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You Say Tomorrow and I say Hello-oo!
[Read the article: And tomorrow is the first day of the rest of your life]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Mr. Friedman has apparently been sifting through the entrails of Boston Red Sox fans. One may not like MacBeth, but he does call 'em like he sees 'em.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day
To the last syllable of recorded time,
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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Pray for People to Stop Praying
[Read the article: Quote of the Day]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Dear Justice Thomas -
I wish that I could pray for the President in his time of need, but I gave up praying when you were appointed to the Supreme Court.
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I came, I saw, I stayed
[Read the article: A phased withdrawal from Iraq?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You do realize that we are never going to pull our troops out of Iraq. Phased withdrawal means that we build permanent bases while we forget the troops are there. When was the last time we thought about bringing the troops home from South Korea? By the way, isn't World War II over? Should we think about the troops in Germany? There are those who will claim that these are three very different cases, but they are, in fact, one army in three different stages of phased withdrawal.
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Or Maybe What If
[Read the article: The Rove watch, through a looking glass]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Or, maybe what if Rove keeps trying to get himself indicted, but Fitzgerald is just too smart to fall for that old right wing ploy.
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Chris Dodd
[Read the article: Bill, Hillary and Iraq]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Since Chris Dodd has declared that he is running for President, it might be a good idea for him to answer this question as well. Salon reported that he voted in favor of the War Powers Act. At the time, I wrote to Senator Dodd urging him to vote against the act. I questioned the evidence the Bush Administration was using to justify going to war, especially in the light of an article in The New Yorker that the evidence was suspect. Senator Dodd assured me that he had seen the evidence and that he considered it valid. I have been a long time supporter of Senator Dodd, but I agree that Democrats need to answer this question. I also believe that the answer needs to be presented in detail so that we can better their decision making process.
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Hail to the Thief
[Read the article: Senate confirms Hayden as CIA chief]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The only consolation I have left is that Hayden and the NSA had to listen in on my phone calls from my mother. She may have ruined my life, but she didn't listen in on my phone calls. I love you, mom.
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Lockdown at Ascaban
[Read the article: A lockdown at the Capitol]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]It was a good idea. For awhile we were all safe. But, Voldemorte always escapes.