the "truth"

"I wanted people to see the truth. You're not supposed to talk about classified information and so I declassified the document." George Bush in response to a question from a member of the audience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies in Washington (link to story)

Can you imagine being a career intelligence officer? Always having to be careful of what you say, lest you inadvertently allow some critical piece of information slip to the wrong person. Spending years building up your own trustworthiness so as to increase your security rating. Sifting through mounds of documentation to determine what needs to be kept secret and what doesnt.

Then one day, some Yabo who is allowed see everything, simply because he or his handlers were clever enough to win a nation-wide popularity contest, gets his hands on some piece of information, and hands it out to a reporter or two, simply to take a slap at someone who criticized him. Never mind the havoc wreaked in the information apparatus. Never mind the ethical considerations. Never mind the abuse of power.

Dont you think that's gotta be frustrating?

Sadly, Bush's claim that anything he leaks to the press is pretty much automatically declassified, because he says it is, is probably true. But I would like to remind folks that there is one way to stop him.

Impeach Bush!

Now, before it's too late. Yes, that'll leave Cheney in charge. Who's to say he's not already? Cross that bridge when you come to it. Maybe taking out his boss will make Dick a bit more circumspect. Or maybe we'll have to impeach him, too.