Not only can the republicans NOT think for themselves, now they have
to spy on the Democrats:

GOP stole peek at Dems' papers
Memos were on judicial nominations

Neil A. Lewis, New York Times
Friday, March 5, 2004



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Washington -- For 18 months, at least two aides to Republican senators
engaged in unauthorized and possibly illegal spying by reading
Democratic strategy memorandums on a Senate computer system, according
to a report released Thursday by the Senate's sergeant-at-arms.

The 65-page report concluded that two Republican staff aides, both of
whom have since departed, improperly read, downloaded and printed as
many as 4, 670 files concerning the Democrats' strategy in opposing
many of President Bush's judicial nominees.

The report of an investigation undertaken at the request of the Senate
Judiciary Committee suggests that many other Republican aides may have
been involved in trafficking in the purloined documents from the
offices of Democratic Sens. Dianne Feinstein of California, Edward
Kennedy of Massachusetts and others.

"I am mortified that this improper, unethical and simply unacceptable
breach of confidential files occurred," Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the
chairman of the Judiciary Committee, told reporters.

The report was supposed to be released with the names of people
involved redacted, but reporters were mistakenly given a copy with the
names included.

The two former Republican aides were identified as Manuel Miranda, who
already had been named as a central figure in the investigation, and
Jason Lundell, whose name had not been known previously. Investigators
said an inexperienced computer coordinator did not make files
adequately inaccessible, and that Lundell observed the coordinator
opening files with a few key strokes and then copied what he had done.
For the next 18 months, the report said, Lundell supplied documents to
Miranda after getting access to the files of staff aides for
Democratic Sens. Joseph Biden of Delaware, Russell Feingold of
Wisconsin, Richard Durbin of Illinois, Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont,
Feinstein and Kennedy. The largest share was from Durbin's office.

Some information sought by Miranda and provided by Lundell, according
to the report, was about how Democrats would question some of Bush's
judicial nominees. Leahy, the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary
Committee, wrote to White House counsel Alberto Gonzales asking if his
office received any of the stolen information. Gonzales offered a
denial, saying: "I am not aware of any credible allegation of White
House involvement in this matter."

I can't believe anyone felt the need to put anti-Bush strategy in writing to
begin with. Cripes....all they need to do is surprise the chimp by
mentioning government programs he's never heard of.

On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 01:44:30 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

I can't believe anyone felt the need to put anti-Bush strategy in writing to
begin with. Cripes....all they need to do is surprise the chimp by
mentioning government programs he's never heard of.

Like saving the Chesapeake Bay!

http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?p...33pecp1.app14a

Write and tell him.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"John H" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 01:44:30 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

I can't believe anyone felt the need to put anti-Bush strategy in writing
to
begin with. Cripes....all they need to do is surprise the chimp by
mentioning government programs he's never heard of.

Like saving the Chesapeake Bay!


http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?p...33pecp1.app14a

Write and tell him.

I did that a year ago. I got a form letter which was nothing but an attempt
to choke my chicken.

On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 02:07:02 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 01:44:30 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

I can't believe anyone felt the need to put anti-Bush strategy in writing
to
begin with. Cripes....all they need to do is surprise the chimp by
mentioning government programs he's never heard of.

Like saving the Chesapeake Bay!


http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?p...33pecp1.app14a

Write and tell him.

I did that a year ago. I got a form letter which was nothing but an attempt
to choke my chicken.

Ditto.

John H

On the 'Poco Loco' out of Deale, MD
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

In article , "Doug Kanter" wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 01:44:30 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

I can't believe anyone felt the need to put anti-Bush strategy in writing
to
begin with. Cripes....all they need to do is surprise the chimp by
mentioning government programs he's never heard of.

Like saving the Chesapeake Bay!


http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?p...ssionId r008=
4bn33pecp1.app14a

Write and tell him.

I did that a year ago. I got a form letter which was nothing but an attempt
to choke my chicken.

Write Kerry and see what he says....

"Henry Blackmoore" wrote in message
hlink.net...
In article , "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 01:44:30 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

I can't believe anyone felt the need to put anti-Bush strategy in
writing
to
begin with. Cripes....all they need to do is surprise the chimp by
mentioning government programs he's never heard of.

Like saving the Chesapeake Bay!



http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?p...rvSessionId r
008=
4bn33pecp1.app14a

Write and tell him.

I did that a year ago. I got a form letter which was nothing but an
attempt
to choke my chicken.

Write Kerry and see what he says....


They're all the same, Henry, except for one thing: Only a fool could watch
Bush on TV or listen to him on the radio conclude that he's not as dumb as a
bag of hammers. Given a choice between the devil, and the devil with
developmental disabilities, I'll take "A", please.

"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ...
"Henry Blackmoore" wrote in message
hlink.net...
In article , "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 01:44:30 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

I can't believe anyone felt the need to put anti-Bush strategy in
writing
to
begin with. Cripes....all they need to do is surprise the chimp by
mentioning government programs he's never heard of.

Like saving the Chesapeake Bay!



http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?p...rvSessionId r
008=
4bn33pecp1.app14a

Write and tell him.

I did that a year ago. I got a form letter which was nothing but an
attempt
to choke my chicken.

Write Kerry and see what he says....


They're all the same, Henry, except for one thing: Only a fool could watch
Bush on TV or listen to him on the radio conclude that he's not as dumb as a
bag of hammers. Given a choice between the devil, and the devil with
developmental disabilities, I'll take "A", please.

The thing that absolutely floors me, is that these people can also
listen to Bush, and conclude that he's telling the truth.

"basskisser" wrote in message
m...

The thing that absolutely floors me, is that these people can also
listen to Bush, and conclude that he's telling the truth.

To do otherwise would require the expenditure of intellectual effort.

(Henry Blackmoore) wrote in message thlink.net...
In article , "Doug Kanter" wrote:

"John H" wrote in message
.. .
On Sat, 06 Mar 2004 01:44:30 GMT, "Doug Kanter"
wrote:

I can't believe anyone felt the need to put anti-Bush strategy in writing
to
begin with. Cripes....all they need to do is surprise the chimp by
mentioning government programs he's never heard of.

Like saving the Chesapeake Bay!


http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?p...ssionId r008=
4bn33pecp1.app14a

Write and tell him.

I did that a year ago. I got a form letter which was nothing but an attempt
to choke my chicken.

Write Kerry and see what he says....

Please tell, what does Kerry have to do with the Chesapeake Bay?