October 28, 2005

Reactions, Mostly From Democrats

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) "It is stunning to see someone so close to the President and Vice President indicted for lying to a grand jury and trying to cover up a national security leak."

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-NY): "Today's indictment charging that Lewis Libby willfully interfered with the investigation into the possible exposure of a CIA agent's identity raises serious national security concerns. Taking such action for political purposes is simply reprehensible and should never be tolerated."

Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA): "Mr. Libby's resignation is appropriate. The court can now decide the facts of the case. An indictment is not a statement of guilt, but simply outlines the case for the prosecutor. Keep in mind that we have not heard Mr. Libby's side of this story."
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Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN): "Launching a campaign to smear political opponents is not something top officials should be engaged in, especially when we have so many serious challenges facing our country. I hope the President will take this opportunity to tell the American people that the politics of personal destruction will no longer be conducted in his White House. We need to put an end to the type of politics that has divided our country so profoundly."

Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV): "These are very serious charges. They suggest that a senior White House aide put politics ahead of our national security and the rule of law."

Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. (D-TN): ""It is now important that we rekindle people's confidence in government's ability to work for them. The next few weeks will test the White House and Congress. We should rise to the occasion by working together to pass a balanced budget that does not shove more debt on middle class Americans. We should also craft a rebuilding plan for the Gulf Coast that is paid for not by cutting programs for poor and middle-class working Americans, but by asking everyone to share proportionately in the cost."

Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH): ""The buck does not stop with an aide. Those responsible for this colossal foreign policy misdeed must be held accountable to the American public, to the Congress and to courts of law."

Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA) -- "Dissent is the ultimate form of patriotism, and it's time we return to having an honest discourse in this country about changing direction and paying attention to the needs of the American people

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