Arch-conservative Krauthammer speaks about Bush “circumventing” the law. Where does “circumvent” lie
between enforcing and breaking the law? mjh
Charles Krauthammer Impeachment nonsense
Contrary to the
administration, I also believe that as a matter of political prudence and comity with Congress, Bush should have tried to get the law
changed rather than circumvent it. This was an error of political judgment. But that does not make it a crime. And only the most brazen
and reckless partisan could pretend it is anything approaching a high crime and misdemeanor.
Powell Speaks Out on Domestic Spy Program By STEVEN R. WEISMAN
Former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell said on Sunday … “My own judgment is that it didn’t seem to me, anyway, that it
would have been that hard to go get the warrants,” Mr. Powell said. “And even in the case of an emergency, you go and do it.
The law provides for that.”
But Mr. Powell added that “for reasons that the president has discussed and the
attorney general has spoken to, they chose not to do it that way.”
“I see absolutely nothing wrong with the president authorizing
these kinds of actions,” he said. …
Mr. Powell said he had not been told about the eavesdropping activity when he served as
secretary of state. … Though Mr. Powell stopped short of criticizing Mr. Bush, his suggestion that there was “another way to handle it”
was another example of his parting company on a critical issue with the president he served for four years.