"I don’t give a goddamn," Bush retorted. "I’m the President and the Commander-in-Chief. Do it my way."

"Mr. President," one aide in the meeting said. "There is a valid case that the provisions in this law undermine the Constitution."

"Stop throwing the Constitution in my face," Bush screamed back. "It’s just a goddamned piece of paper!"

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Tuesday, July 24, 2007

Think Progress » Gonzales Contradicts Prior Statements, Confirms Existence Of Other Spying Programs

Think Progress » Gonzales Contradicts Prior Statements, Confirms Existence Of Other Spying Programs: "Today, Gonzales said Comey was referring to “other intelligence activities,” appearing to confirm that the Bush administration is operating more than one warrantless domestic spying program."

The administration might be lying to us about the scope of its surveillance activities on U.S. citizens? That never happened before...

Oh, yeah, this was said while the secret, warrantless wiretap program was running:

"'Any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires -- a wiretap requires a court order,' he [BUSH] said on April 20, 2004 in Buffalo, New York."

More secrets, more lies, and more lies to cover up those secrets and lies. This is what the United States' presidential office has fallen to...

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