You know it's big trouble for the Bush team when W. devotes his weekly radio address to the domestic spying scandal. This clearly wasn't the scheduled radio address for today. The issue only came to light yesterday (but why it took so long for the NY Times to release it is a whole other story). Bush and his team have been caught red-handed violating the law and they know it:
President Bush said Saturday he personally has authorized a secret eavesdropping program in the U.S. more than 30 times since the Sept. 11 attacks and he lashed out at those involved in publicly revealing the program.So Bush personally authorized the program. Fine. Then let him take the punishment for breaking the law.
"This is a highly classified program that is crucial to our national security," he said in a radio address delivered live from the White House's Roosevelt Room.
Apparently, during the radio address -- which he did live -- Bush showed some real anger. Yeah, cause he got busted.
This President thinks he is above the law of the US. That's what happens when you have a leader who thinks he has a mandate from a higher power. That pesky constitution and the U.S. code just get in his way.
His fear-mongering rhetoric should not and cannot save him this time. He thinks there will be no repercussions. He has to be proven wrong.
