Bob Filner: “what is President Bush waiting for? It is now blatantly clear that the President's main political adviser, Karl Rove…”

“what is President Bush waiting for? It is now blatantly clear that the President's main political adviser, Karl Rove, and the Vice President's Chief of Staff, Scooter Libby, leaked a CIA agent's identity to the press. Madam Speaker, 2 years ago at the beginning of the investigation, the President said, ``If there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is.'' Today all the President will say is he will not comment on it until the investigation is over. If the President really wanted to know exactly how Rove and Libby were involved, he could walk down to their offices and demand that they answer him honestly. There is simply no reason for President Bush to delay any longer. The American people and our CIA agents around the world need to be able to trust those with top security clearance. Let us not forget that both Rove and Libby continue to hold these clearances despite the ongoing investigation and all of the evidence pointing to their heavy involvement. Madam Speaker, it is time for the President to take action. There is an ethical cloud hanging over the White House. It is unlikely that firing these two men will remove the cloud, but it is certainly a beginning. Instead of an administration of neo-cons, we apparently have an administration of just plain cons. ____________________”