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To: Lane3 who wrote (16252)	4/6/2006 6:14:33 PM
From: carranza2	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 543550

He simply made too big a deal about leaks, in general, to dodge that judgment from me. I think that conclusion is clearly warranted. (<g>) You are well within your rights to hold such an opinion. The leak issue is a tricky one. All Presidents detest leaks they don't authorize because they often are made by the disgruntled and are designed to embarrass. A President cannot keep quiet when a leak springs. Otherwise, he will invite them. He has to go on record as being strongly against them in order to prevent them, all while engaging in his own manipulations which often involve selective leaking. Leaking is a fine political art. It's part and parcel of political life. It can, as we've seen, be a crime. The NYT has chimed in, claiming that Bush is now "involved" in the "swirl" of events leading to Plame's outing. What a deceptive way to write things. Sober langugage is hardly to be expected from the formerly great Grey Lady. nytimes.com