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| Harry Reid: I Was Briefed on Spy Program (admits after being pushed) |
| 2005-12-18 |
| An uncomfortable Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid admitted on Sunday that he was briefed on the Bush administration's decision to have the NSA monitor domestic communications in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, as reported in the New York Times on Friday. "I was briefed a couple of months ago," the testy-sounding Democrat told "Fox News Sunday" host Chris Wallace, after complaining: "Listen - the program has been in effect - it's been in effect for four years now." Reid's admission came only after Wallace pressed him twice about President Bush's claim yesterday that congressional leaders had been briefed on the program. Asked the first time Reid dodged the question, saying: "[The president] can't pass the buck on this one. This was his program. He's commander in chief. But the commander in chief does not, I think, trump the Bill of Rights." After Reid finally admitted that he knew about the domestic surveillance program, he again tried to shift blame to the White House, saying: "This is something that's [the responsibility of] the president and the vice president and there's no way he can pass the buck." The top Democrat declined to explain why he didn't raise objections when he was first briefed on the spy program that suddenly has Democrats and the media up in arms. |
| Posted by:Captain America |
| #11 These Demsobitches are nothing more than plain old garden variety communists bent on the destruction of the free world. I think it is high time congressionl term limits become law. The longer these vermin stay in Washington, the more hate and disconent they create. How can they get any work done? They are absolutely consumed with destroying the president. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2005-12-18 23:15 |
| #10 Harry Reid needs to be shot in the gut with a 12-gauge double-barrel using #2 buckshot, and 6 inches range. That way he can experience the pain and agony our GIs go through because of his ego tripping, power-pushing descent into lala land. The man is a total waste of good protoplasm. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2005-12-18 18:36 |
| #9 Reid is evidentally too stupid to hold up against even a rudimentary level of journalistic questioning. He needs to keep to Katie Couric type questioning. But he may not realize his own stupidity |
| Posted by: mhw 2005-12-18 18:20 |
| #8 I was heard about the wire taps before I was against them. |
| Posted by: JKerry 2005-12-18 15:43 |
| #7 Release the names and dates of each time senators were briefed. Add a gold star next to those who have been shocked, shocked that eavesdropping on terrorists has been going on. |
| Posted by: ed 2005-12-18 15:33 |
| #6 another opportunity for Rovian success |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-12-18 13:48 |
| #5 Just another example of abuse of power. The LLL (MSM and Dhimmiecrats)are headed for a reckoning. |
| Posted by: SR-71 2005-12-18 13:20 |
| #4 Oh, I wish it WERE just incompetance. But I suspect it's much more planned and intentional than that. |
| Posted by: too true 2005-12-18 12:53 |
| #3 Searchlight Harry fell asleep during the briefing? What a dip sh*t. |
| Posted by: mjslack 2005-12-18 12:42 |
| #2 what a bunch of losers. |
| Posted by: 2b 2005-12-18 12:24 |
| #1 The top Democrat declined to explain why he didn't raise objections when he was first briefed on the spy program that suddenly has Democrats and the media up in arms. Because he can score more political points now, or at least he thought he could. Dumbass. |
| Posted by: Raj 2005-12-18 12:21 |