Political Quotes

“a lot has been made lately about leaks coming from the White House, and the outing of CIA Agent Valerie Wilson was admittedly an egregious act. But I, for one, would like more leaks, not less from this White House. And let me quote the President. Bring it on. Let me be clear. I am not looking for more of the kind of leaks that have tripped up Karl Rove and Scooter Libby. It is generally not a good idea to out undercover CIA agents working on behalf of America's national security. Those are the types of leaks that can lead to unfortunate consequences, like people getting killed and national security being breached. Even if you leak on double super secret background you might get caught. And if there is a special prosecutor involved, well, look out. You could end up, as the old cliche in the book says, the former White House official is doing time in Allenwood. The kind of leaks I am thinking about might include like the real cost of the prescription drug bill for Medicare or the secret plan for Social Security solvency. Those are the types of leaks that I wish this White House would provide and knew. It would have been useful, for example, if someone had leaked the true cost of the Medicare prescription drug program before Congress had voted to commit future generations to twice the obligation we were told. Originally they told us that the prescription drug bill would cost $394 billion over 10 years. The American people are going to pay $800 billion.…”