Statement of Senator John Edwards on the Libby Verdict

Alamom

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Tue Mar-06-07 10:21 PM
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Statement of Senator John Edwards on the Libby Verdict

http://blog.johnedwards.com/story/2007/3/6/163633/1743

3/06/2007 at 4:36 PM EST

Senator John Edwards released the following statement today on the verdict finding Vice President Cheney's former Chief of Staff, Lewis "Scooter" Libby guilty on multiple counts in the CIA leak case:

"Today's verdict in the Libby case is an important step in holding the Administration accountable for its consistent misuse and manipulation of intelligence to further its ideological agenda. But there are serious questions about whether the buck actually stopped with Scooter Libby. The American people deserve to know if Mr. Libby has been made a scapegoat in order to protect anyone else."

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wyldwolf

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Wed Mar-07-07 06:41 AM
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1. Edwards must be... (Let's see, what did they say about Clinton for similar comments?)...

...ah yes, a weak leader. Not presidential. Panderer.

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NDP

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Wed Mar-07-07 07:44 AM
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2. John Edwards' statement was much better than Clinton and Obama's

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Tellurian

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Wed Mar-07-07 07:57 AM
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3. Yes, much better than Obama's...

Almost as good as Sen Clintons'.

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Robeson

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Wed Mar-07-07 08:12 AM
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4. Agreed. No comparison.

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JNelson6563

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Wed Mar-07-07 08:57 AM
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5. Buck stop with Libby? Scapegoat?

More direct than dancing around the accuracy of intelligence.

:toast:

Julie

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Tellurian

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Wed Mar-07-07 09:12 AM
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6. Yes, Hillary statement was the strongest..

"Clearly, the Bush Administration wasn't forthcoming about the intelligence failures leading up to the war in Iraq and as a result damaged the country's credibility."

Calling Bush a Liar in a respectful way. Edwards statement was by far stronger than the wishy washy statement released by Obama..

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pampango

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Wed Mar-07-07 09:13 AM
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7. Too bad we can't have a blind test to see how each statement

compares to the others. Everyone tends to see the statement made by "their" candidate as superior to all the others.

Too bad we can't put the statements side-by-side without knowing the author and see how we would rank them.

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