Kerry: America's National Security - Not Karl Rove's Job

[kerrygoddess]

John Kerry: America's National Security - Not Karl Rove's Job Security - Should be Administration's Only Priority Reiterates Call for Rove to be Fired
12 July 2005

Senator John Kerry said today, in the wake of last week's terror attacks in London and at a time when the Senate is focused on homeland security, that the White House "cares more about the job security of top aides than homeland security." Senator Kerry made the following statement at a press conference on homeland security today after he was asked about senior White House aide Karl Rove's involvement in the outing of a CIA agent.

Below is a Statement by Senator Kerry:

"It is now evident, through email and through other sources, that Karl Rove released information to a reporter which made it patently clear who Valerie Plame was -- blowing her cover as a covert operative and endangering her, those she works with, and any foreign intelligence sources she may have had. It has been the stated policy of the White House for the past two years that they would fire anyone who released that information.

"Even if Karl Rove didn't say her name point-blank, by identifying Ambassador Wilson's wife as working for the CIA, he revealed classified information. All anyone has to do then is go his biography or his curriculum vitae, and boom -- you've got her name. So this administration deliberately released her identity. That is clear.

"Yesterday at Quantico the President said very clearly to CIA folks that they have a dangerous job and that they need assistance. Well, the President has to mean his words. If their policy is that outing and jeopardizing a covert CIA agent is unacceptable behavior, the president will fire Karl Rove.

"Then the question is what are the White House's fundamental values? Is it the value of day-to-day politics, the value of political advice? Is the value of Karl Rove's position greater than the value of the national security of our country? Is he more important than the protection of the identity of CIA agents or even George Bush's own word?

"The White House's credibility is at issue here, and I believe very clearly that Karl Rove ought to be fired."

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[Old and In the Way]

1. Excellent Mr. President!

He speaks for me.

[ashling]

2. Homeland Security?

Interesting statement in light of this administrations position regarding the fight over job security issues when the HS Dept. was created.

shows who the real flip-floppers are

[kerrygoddess]

3. Kerry is Turning Up the Heat on Rove – Rove Has To Go

http://www.lightupthedarkness.org/blog/default.asp?view=plink&id=1245

[LittleClarkie]

4. Which will have the opposite effect knowing Bush

which is good too. The longer he says, the more politically damaging he is.

[kerrygoddess]

5. I dunno...

Things are getting pretty darn hot!

[cleveramerican]

6. "the wall of silence"

How long can they stonewall the american people like this?
They have proven over and over again they can be very slippery when it comes to stuff like this.Its too soon for any victory laps.

"The fish ain't caught 'till its in the boat"

[Rebellious Republican]

7. I think it would be more correct in this case to say "til its fried" it

could still hop out of the boat. I agree with you though, so for now I am going to have some popcorn, sit back and enjoy the show.

:popcorn:

[kerrygoddess]

8. It's turning into

A soap opera... As The White House Turns

[Rebellious Republican]

12. Bwahahaha, nice, I like that one. N/T

:rofl:

[ohtransplant]

9. Once again, right on the mark.

They must love our dear Senator at the White House. He certainly has been the opposition leader (not the minority leader) since the election. It's hard to argue with him. The truth can be a hard thing. I know he has his faults - as all do - but he's still the guy until proven otherwise.

It seems KKKRove is more important to * than national security, his word (such that it is), his agenda, and ...oh yeah...the Supreme Court nomination. Arrogance is what put * and his band of political thugs where they are.

Hold on tight guys. This isn't going to blow over. Anyone hear anything about Social Security lately?

[kerrygoddess]

10. LOL! The siege is coming! N/T

[ohtransplant]

11. Now we get to see what Dems are made of.

The political winds are shifting. Arrogance and disdain for middle America are combining with self inflicted wounds such as this Plame debacle and *'s political deaf ear a la Social Security. I have to say they deserve what they get. I hope the Dems are up to the fight. It will go 15.

I'd love to see Dems leverage their advantages into a 2006 avalanche and see what * can do with a Dem majority. Pie in the sky perhaps but the putrid smell from the administration has been wafting for some time now and some are beginning to notice.