Bob Filner: “it is clear that high-ranking officials in the Bush White House have not leveled with the American people about their…”

“it is clear that high-ranking officials in the Bush White House have not leveled with the American people about their involvement in the leaking of CIA agent Valerie Plame's identity to reporters. When this investigation first began 2 years ago, Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove told ABC News that he was not involved in any way. After a steady stream of questions, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said he personally went and asked Karl Rove and Scooter Libby if they were involved, and they both assured him that they were not. McClellan told reporters at the White House press briefing on October 7, ``They are good individuals. They're important members of our White House team, and that's why I spoke with them, so I could come back to you and say that they were not involved.'' Well, like much of what the White House says today, that is simply not true. Both Rove and Libby were involved in the leaking of a covert agent's identity. That means someone in this administration has a lot of explaining to do. Madam Speaker, this is not the way the American people want their government to be run. It is time for someone to be held accountable at the White House for this outrageous abuse of power. This administration of neo-cons turns out to be an administration of just plain cons. ____________________”