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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: paret who wrote (60631)	12/20/2005 7:52:59 PM
From: American Spirit	Respond to of 173976

Kerry Calls Bush Spying Defense 'Lame' By GLEN JOHNSON, Associated Press Writer BOSTON - Domestic spying authorized by the White House "doesn't uphold our Constitution" and President Bush's defense of the practice is "lame," Sen. John Kerry said Tuesday. The Massachusetts Democrat also said the alleged White House leak of a CIA agent's identity was more serious than the media's disclosure of the spying program. Bush said Monday it was "a shameful act" for someone to have leaked details of the spying program that he authorized shortly after the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. The program allows the National Security Agency to eavesdrop — without warrants — on international calls and e-mails of Americans and others inside the U.S. with suspected ties to al-Qaida. Kerry, talking with reporters after addressing ironworkers at a local labor hall, contrasted the media's disclosure of the spy program with the White House leak involving Valerie Plame. Her identity as a CIA analyst was exposed in July 2003 after her husband, former ambassador Joe Wilson, challenged an administration justification for the Iraqi war. "The leak in the White House was an effort to destroy somebody and his family and attack them for telling the truth," the senator said. "The leak that took place in this case is a leak that — I'm not excusing it — is to tell the truth about something that violates the rights of Americans and doesn't uphold our Constitution," Kerry said. Bush has said Congress gave him the power to authorize the spying under a mandate to protect the country "by all means necessary." Kerry called the explanation "lame" and said "there is no wording whatsoever in the law that permits what he engaged in." The Republican National Committee batted away the criticism. "While President Bush remains focused on defending Americans against those intent on doing us harm, John Kerry remains focused on attacking President Bush," RNC spokeswoman Tracey Schmitt said.

To: paret who wrote (60631)	12/20/2005 7:54:46 PM
From: American Spirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

Murtha is a conservative hawk military expert, you bimbo. He knows and cares more about our military in his little finger than Bush-Cheney and their entire staff do in their entire bodies and souls. This is a 37 year Marine and the #1 military expert in congress. Apologize to this American hero now. You're the one who's the traitor saying trash like that. Look what Bush's war just delivered too, Islamic government. What a screw-up. Terrible news we may be suffering for for decades.