Traitorgate continues

Top Senate Democrat Calls for Rove to Resign
Veteran Republican Cites Need for 'New Blood' in White House
WASHINGTON (Oct. 31) - The indictment of a top White House aide is a sign of deeper problems within the administration, say Democrats who are criticizing President Bush for lauding I. Lewis Libby rather than apologizing for his alleged actions.

The Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid, also said Sunday that another key insider, presidential adviser Karl Rove, should resign because of his role in exposing an undercover CIA officer.

A veteran Republican senator added that Bush needs to bring "new blood" into his White House.
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Reid said he is disappointed that Bush and Cheney responded to the indictment by praising Libby _ known around Washington as "Scooter" -- and suggested they should apologize for the leak that revealed the identity of covert CIA officer Valerie Plame.

"First of all, the vice president issues this very terse statement praising Libby for all the great things he's done," Reid said. "Then we have the president come on camera a few minutes later calling him Scooter and what a great patriot he is. There has not been an apology to the American people for this obvious problem in the White House," Reid, D-Nev., told ABC's "This Week."

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Of course, this is standard procedure for this administration - praise those who screw up and fire those who tell the truth! Who gives a damn about national security!