Democrats blast Bush comment on pending legal case ("DeLay is innocent")

[sabra]

http://www.kfor.com/Global/story.asp?S=4250862&nav=6uy6

Democrats blast Bush comment on pending legal case

CAPITOL HILL Senate Democrats say President Bush appears to using a double standard.

They are sharply critical of his comment that he believes former House Minority Leader Tom DeLay is innocent of the money-laundering charges he faces. He made that statement yesterday on Fox News.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, a former prosecutor, says it's hard to believe the president is prejudging a case.

Democrats say that since the president spoke about that case, he should also reveal what he knows about the investigation into who leaked the identity of a C-I-A officer.

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The White House says the president was employing "presidential prerogative" when he commented on the DeLay case.

[NVMojo]

1. Incredible ...the moron never ceases to amaze ...

[jazzjunkysue]

32. Refusal to comment = B** involvement. "Innocent" = "It wasn't me!"

I think he blabbed on Delay cause he wasn't part of it. He knows he has to keep quiet about Plamegate bacause he's in it up to his neck.

[alcibiades_mystery]

2. It really is unbelievable

When Nixon commented that Charles Manson was guilty during his trial, the judge almost had to order a mistrial.

This is not presidential prerogative. This is an outrageous overstepping of bounds. The President had not reviewed the evidence in the case and he has no right to poison the jury pool in contravention of the legal processes guaranteed to the people of the State of Texas.

It's a scandalous overstepping of bounds.

[lumpy]

17. Nixon was raked over the

coals for his gaff, he should have known better. Bush chooses (plays) to be ignorant of protocal.

[wicket]

3. Ummmm..... "presidential prerogative"????

Utter bullshit. :eyes: :eyes:

[bluedog]

4. what happened to"we do not..........

comment ............ on going investigations"

[Ezlivin]

5. Yeah, that phrase was one of Scotty's favorites

He used it so often I thought he was a living TiVo.

[OKNancy]

7. What happened?

He's an idiot, that's what's happening.
:puke:

[izzie]

15. It is just George doing what he knows best

Plays by his own rules and he gets away with it.God tells him it is OK

[Fenris]

6. Monarchs have "prerogative" rights, too.

[frylock]

8. let it come back to haunt him..

if DeLay is found guilty, the Dems should be right up in his nasty grill with that comment.

[ashling]

9. Bush should be subpoenaed to give

any evidence that he might have leading him to that conclusion. There is no way that he could then survive the subsequent perjury charge.

[KingFlorez]

10. prerogative?

Who the hell does he think he is? Bobby Brown?

[StuckinKS]

20. Naah...

He's more thuggish than Bobby Brown.

Dubya's the one who made up the phrase, "Crack is whack!" He just followed it with, "I prefer only the best nose candy myself."

[chelsea0011]

11. this imperialistic presidency is in it's final throes

[bearfan454]

21. Yes it is.

Their house of cards is finally tumbling down.

[Ian David]

12. Someone's getting a PARDON in his Christmas stocking this year! n/t

[cspanlovr]

13. Really, isn't this obstruction of justice?

Why should we have to pay for an investigation when bubbleboy knows the information the prosecutor wants?

[Roy]

14. Sounds like Bush has relevant info on this investigation....

and should be subpoenaed to tell all he knows.

[screembloodymurder]

16. Bush is a danger to this Republic and to democracy.

*

[journalist3072]

18. What the fuck is Presidential Perogative?

Does that mean Bush thinks it's his perogative to ack like a complete ass?

[JudyM]

19. He's not 'reality based' so his standard of proof is low.

The truth is what chimpy says it is - reality is inconsequential. Hopefully he'll learn how off he is in this situation where he has little influence.

[rhett o rick]

22. It depends what he meant by "is" innocent.

If you get pardoned, are you then innocent??? Maybe that's what he means.

[quazimojo]

25. Innocent?

Come on, we know he's innocent, because the statute excludes checks...

[newyawker99]

28. Hi quazimojo!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[Dudley_DUright]

29. Yeah, the ink runs when you launder checks

Welcome to DU quazimojo! :hi:

[tblue37]

30. Welcome to DU.

Cool nickname, too.

[zbdent]

23. Wasn't there some flak about how

"Repukes can't comment on an ongoing investigation"????

[stepnw1f]

24. Coming from another Criminal

Yo Freeper: You are a piece of shit!

[depakid]

26. Sounds like a page from Nixon

"MANSON GUILTY, NIXON DECLARES."

[madmark]

27. Is presidential perogative similar to bobby brown's my perogative

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

31. Scott McClellan's ultimate explanation of Presidential prerogative

Press: "Can you please explain what you mean by 'Presidential prerogative'? How is it that the President justifies commenting on one ongoing legal case while refusing to comment on another?"

McClellan: "Cuz"

Press: "Can you please elaborate on that explanation and provide us with some context for that answer?"

McClellan: "No, just cuz"