Bush on His Administration’s (Lack of) Accountability
Asked for clear examples of his "commitment" to accountability, President Bush first cites "Scooter" Libby as someone who has been held accountable (sure, before he got pardoned) and then flies into a tailspin over the presumptive innocence of Alberto "Al" Gonzales, dropping doozies like this along the way: "I haven't seen Congress say he's done anything wrong."Asked by NPR’s David Greene for clear examples of his “commitment” to accountability, President Bush first cites “Scooter” Libby as someone who has been held accountable (sure, before he got pardoned) and then flies into a tailspin over the presumptive innocence of Alberto “Al” Gonzales, dropping doozies like this along the way: “I haven’t seen Congress say he’s done anything wrong.”
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