Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. - Friedrich von Schiller The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness. - John Galbraith

Friday, April 21, 2006

On the president's authorization to leak classified info

A little love-note to my favorite president:

The American people are now given a glimpse of the truth at last: the leaker you promised to fire may well have been you.

This entire shameful episode should embarrass you and all your supporters. It seems to me that you owe the people of this country a full explanation of what went on, at the very least. You also owe us all an apology for the lies and evasions practiced by members of your administration with your (at the very least) implied approval. Most of all, you owe a promise to never allow such an act of naked partisan lawbreaking as blowing a CIA person's cover in order to intimidate her family into supporting your policies again, and to severely punish all those involved in this one.

I won't be holding my breath.