Conservative Quotes of the Week
The past week has seen another bumper of crop curious quotes and glorious gaffes from the renegades of the Right. From the Valerie Plame affair and NSA domestic spying to adminstration flip-flops on terrorist detainees and the do-nothing Republican Congress, the mouthpieces of the conservative ascendancy this week offered Americans fresh heapings of hypocrisy with the occasional dollup of honesty.
"The President is always right."
Steven Bradbury, head of the Justice Department's office of legal counsel, July 12, 2006.
"It's not really a reversal of policy."
Tony Snow, on Bush administration decision after the Hamdan decision to apply Geneva Conventions to terrorist detainees, July 11, 2006.
"Guantanamo ought to be closed immediately."
Colin Powell, July 7, 2006.
"Have confidence in the process."
Karl Rove, on the investigation into the Valerie Plame leak, July 9, 2006.
"Let's get this out."
President Bush to Vice President Cheney, regarding information to discredit Joseph Wilson, July 2003.
"The U.S. Congress simply should not have to play Twenty Questions to get the information that it deserves under our Constitution."
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-MI), letter to President Bush, May 18, 2006.
"It's [Cheney chief if staff David] Addington. He doesn't care about the Constitution."
Colin Powell, on the architect of the NSA domestic spying program, December 18, 2005.
"I'm not sure what this Congress has accomplished."
Dick Armey, former Republican House Majority Leader, July 10, 2006.
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It blows my mind to see a treasoness war criminal president of the united states walking about freely. I heard that those punk ass senate democrats actually decided not to participate in approving amendments to water down the voting rights act. Perhaps they are evolving to the point of finally working together to take power instead of quietly hiding and trying to sneak back into power.